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Shipbreaking

A worker uses a torch to breakdown ship parts for recycling at International Shipbreaking Ltd., in Brownsville, Texas, Thursday, May 1, 2008. The group began recycling a 42-year-old Adonis, purchased for an unprecedented $1.1 million, background, last week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A worker uses a torch to breakdown ship parts for recycling at International Shipbreaking Ltd., in Brownsville, Texas, Thursday, May 1, 2008. The group began recycling a 42-year-old Adonis, purchased for an unprecedented $1.1 million, background, last week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Image: AP Photo/Eric Gay
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