This is fascinating. There may be a boom in ship-breaking activity over the next few years as all the past-due crude tankers, LNG tankers and container ships retire from the fleet.
Here’s an 11-minute video about what happens to ships when they get to the end of their lives…
https://youtu.be/JRQzYaCRgnw?si=5FL5k5stMEcGpZq3
And here are some amazing photographs of giant ships grounded on the beach in Alang…