Dry Dock

A small, family-owned dry dock struggles to stay in business in a harsh global economic climate where a ship may well be worth more as scrap metal than as a working cargo carrier.

Fixing the Leaks

Welder II

Cutter

Grinding the Prop

Hull Painter

Pressure Blasting

Under the Ship

Anchor Chains

Rudder Man

Rudder Maintenance

Blasting

Cutting for Scrap

Anode Welding

Sprayer

Painting the Superstructure

Painting Crew

Prop Repair

The Dock

A small, family-owned dry dock in Wales struggles to survive in the harsh global climate where ships are often worth more as scrap metal than as actual sea-going cargo vessels. Wales suffered badly during the 2008 economic crash and has been the area slowest to return to prosperity. The dock's closure would have been devastating for the local economy.

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