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Man died in work accident during demolition work in Alang

Only weeks ahead of the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, an accident during the recycling of the 'Rem', ex 'SK Supreme', has claimed the life of the 20-year-old worker Satur Bhai from Gujarat on May 20, 2025, who was employed as a helper, a typically untrained, underpaid and unprotected position, He fell to his death while dismantling the vessel at plot No. 50. He was reportedly tasked with removing furniture from deck 7 without a safety harness. The tanker was renamed 'Rem' and re-registered to fly the St. Kitts and Nevis flag before being dumped in Alang. The vessek’s beneficial owner is the South Korean SK Shipping, which according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform,‘intentionally sidestepped’ international safety and environmental norms in order to “obtain the highest profit for the end-of-life asset. In the past five years, at least 10 workers have lost their lives in Alang As of April 2025, it is estimated that, since 2020, at least 94 ships owned by South Korean companies were dismantled on the beaches of Bangladesh and India. In the last two years alone, three serious accidents, which led to deaths and injuries, also allegedly took place on a South Korean vessel.

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Beached at Alang 14.02.25

arrived Alang Anchorage

arrived Alang Anchorage 13.02.25