Wildlife is bubbling
“On the Trail” n°6, 134 pages of beauty and cruelty
Information and Analysis bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling.

Open parcels and find poisonous scorpions, search a shop in Malaysia and stumble on a vial of elephant sperm, find out about the latest trafficker’s tricks, meet the rhino mafia, hunt the MGM lion and discover the Tibetan Wild Ass, or Kiang.

Introduction: Several recent studies suggest that violence on animals and abuse of animal’s weakness show predisposition to violence against humans and that witnessing domestic violence or being submitted to parental harassment leads to a predisposition to violence against animals. Violence is a viral and vicious circle …

Only in French.

Simon, from North Lincolnshire, UK, has identified the mystery-ship Hassan 1 beached for demolition in Pakistan (Cf Ship-breaking # 37, p 27): she is actually the ex-Chariot Bulker, a bulk carrier built in 1977 in Japan.

Hassan 1 is no longer a mystery. She is no stranger either. In 1999, her name was Maria K. On December 10th, 1999, she left the port of Saint-Nazaire (France) bound for England. She came back to Saint-Nazaire the day after due to bad weather conditions and was anchored there. She then dragged her anchor, was not loaded and represented a hazard and a pollution risk in case she hit the sea bottom. A pilot boat was supporting her, a harbor tug from the port of Saint-Nazaire, the Saint-Denis, was ready to take action.

July / August / September 2014

A wondrous World Tour

–       Pakistan pulls ahead of the pack (p 9).

–       6 genetically modified ships depart for the scrapyard (p 3).

–       8 giant Russian predators leave the fleet (p 11).

–       A rotten egg for the US Navy: the dismantling of the USS Saratoga delayed by a brood of Peregrine falcons (p 7).

–       Radioactive waste scrapped in the United Kingdom (p 61).

–       Mexican tanker towed over 22,000 km to be broken up (p 62).

2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 –  2006

Ships sent to demolition in 2024

Shipbreaking #72– from April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, pdf 97 pages, 16.8 Mo

Ships sent to demolition in 2023

Shipbreaking #71– from October 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024, pdf 97 pages, 16.2 MB

Shipbreaking #70– from April 1 to September 30, 2023, pdf 92 pages, 16.2 Mo

Shipbreaking #69– from January 1 to March 31, 2023, pdf 68 pages, 12.3 Mo

The Borodine in Riga, August 1982. © Yan Tikhonov

Ships sent to demolition in 2022

Shipbreaking #68– from July 1 to December 31, 2022, pdf 101 pages, 19Mo

Shipbreaking #67– from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, pdf 63 pages, 12.3 Mo