What happens to a scrapped ship?

What happens to all the scrapped material? The steel plates are melted and refashioned into reinforcing bars for roads and other construction. There is a large secondary market where fittings such as toilets, chairs, lighting, panelling and other ship components are sold.



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The process of scrapping a cruise ship may take just a few weeks, depending on the ship's size and the work schedule at the scrapyard, or could take several months or even years before the last vestiges of the hull finally vanish.

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Now, unless administrators can find a buyer to pay the ship's $1.5 billion price tag, Global Dream II is set to be scrapped. The ship has so far cost around $2 billion to build – and it still needs $340 million to be spent on it to complete construction.

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The world's oldest cruise ship, Astoria, has been sold for scrap metal and will soon sail on her final voyage. The Astoria, a storied cruise ship with a rich and varied history, has reached the end of its journey as it will set sail one last time to a ship-breaking yard in the European Union.

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As an alternative to ship recycling, ships may be sunk to create artificial reefs after removal of hazardous materials, in order to promote marine life or support recreational diving.

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Cruise ships sinking is a rare occurrence. This is due to the safety measures that the cruise industry has in place and the fact that modern-day cruise ships are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Most of us know the iconic story of the Titanic, which tragically sunk in 1912.

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