[post_page_title]Ship breaking[/post_page_title]
Ship breaking is pretty big business these days. Modern ships are only expected to last around 25 to 30 years before they are decommissioned due to corrosion.
That leaves lots of working valuable equipment onboard these ships even if the body of the ship isn’t. That’s where shipyards such as the one where the Sam Ratulangi was headed come in. Shipyards allow the owners of these ships to make some money from what is otherwise an expensive hunk of metal that will soon sink to the bottom of the ocean.
