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Back to the Indian subcontinent for two months in Spring 2018.

With Sri Lanka, Mumbai, the Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Amritsar and Delhi on the menu, we had many sweet experiences sprinkled with some sour ones.

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Shipyards of Veraval

 

(vero;2018-Oct-11)

Veraval came as a complete surprise and turned to be THE revelation of this trip. Not because of the famous Somnath temple which we dutifully visited but thanks to its amazing shipyards.

We caught a first glimpse of the shipyards when our bus passed through them on its way to the bus station.
Often shipowners will commission several ships in a go. The area is very busy with lorries and cranes bringing materials and taking away waste. Ship hulls in various stages of construction. Inside the hull of a ship. A smaller fishing ship. Hard to believe, but this seemingly fragile construction will once be at sea. This bigger ship will be a cargo ship trading between India and the Gulf countries. Lunch break. Scaffolding keeping the ship straight. An other inside view of the hull. Note the many bolts and screws, they are all set manually. Work has started on the deck. Still a lot to do on this cargo ship, which will also ply the route between India and the Gulf. The green tarpaulin protects workers from the sun. Fishing ships. The ship's cockpit nearly finished and some equipment is already on board. An other inside view of the hull of a cargo ship. Bringing the finishing touches to Chandan, one of two fishing ships being completed on the day we were there. We stayed a while and watched as both were hauled onto a lorry and transported to their launching pad. An other view of Chandan. We spoke with the owner of the ships who told us that one of them costs roughly 60 lakhs (a lakh is a hundred thousand, which means 6 Millions Rupees translating approximately into 63,500£/72,400€/82,500 US$) and would take around two to three months to be constructed with 10 workers on the job. The white handprints are supposed to bring luck and are applied in a ceremony before the ship leaves the yard. A crane is starting to lift the sister ship of Chandan. The ship is lifted up in the air and will be deposited on the trailer of a lorry (where we stand). No time wasted: a new ship is brought onto the site to be repaired as soon as the completed one is gone. All the while, the workers have to remove the wooden supports of the completed ship before re-using them to steady the new arrival.

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$updated from: Photos.htxt Mon 04 Mar 2024 16:04:40 trvl2 (By Vero and Thomas Lauer)$