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Hard Work!
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Keraniganj - home of broken boats, in need of repainting or rebuilding.
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Spares on a handcart
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Cleaning the rust
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Holding the finished propeller
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Passing heavy machinery
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In to the furnace, to soften the metal - Keraniganj
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Clearing the rust
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Knocking rust all day, every day.
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Final coat of paint
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Scraping off boat rust...
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Son checking on Dad’s hair!
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Sorting out the chains
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Man in control
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Preparations for heating metal.
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Propellers
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Intense heat, to soften metal. Working day by day in these conditions is BAD for their health and their future survival.
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Knocking it into place!
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Men on board the ship
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Preparing for the fire
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The propeller moulds
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One of many small cafes
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Three men waiting
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Keraniganj ship repair yard, Dhaka
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The scrapers.
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Figuring it out.....Boat Repair Yard, Keraniganj
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Sitting still
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Intricate work...
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Detailed blow-torch work
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On board a broken vessel.
