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• ­Langew­iesche, William. "The Shipbreakers." Atlantic Monthly. Volume 286: Issue 2. August, 2000.
• Morais, Richard C. "The Shipbreakers' Ball." Forbes. Volume 161. Issue 5. March, 1998.
• Greenpeace. Shipbreaking. http://www.greenpeaceweb.org/shipbreak/india.asp
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