Türkiye’nin batısında, Covid-19 salgınından sonra hurda metal satışları için beş büyük kruvaziyer gemisinin söküldüğü bir rıhtımla işler hızla yürüyor. Salgının başlangıcında yolcu gemileri belki de en büyük hasta kümelerine sahipti.

İzmir’in 45 km kuzeyindeki Aliağa’daki rıhtımda düzinelerce işçi çeşitli gemilerin duvarlarını, pencerelerini, zeminlerini ve parmaklıklarını söktü. Zaten sökülmüş olanlara üç gemi daha katılacak.

Bir yolcu gemisini tamamen sökmek için yaklaşık altı ay gerekiyor ve ekipler halinde tersanede 2.500 kişi çalıştı. Gemiler İngiltere, İtalya ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nden geldi.

Otel için yararlı olacak malzemeler genelde satıldığından hemen hiçbir şeyin çöpe gitmediği söylenebilir.










