The unfinished wooden fishing vessels are seen during the sunset in an artisanal shipyard on the beach in Manta, Ecuador.
The unfinished wooden fishing vessels are seen during the sunset in an artisanal shipyard on the beach in Manta, Ecuador, 20 November 2014. The construction process takes 3-4 months to complete, depending on the ship size and purpose (fish capture methods). Although a wooden boat tends to be more stable on the sea and less expensive to build (up to $ million USD), it needs a maintenance every 2 years, while a fiberglass-made boat, costing almost double the wooden one, may serve 5-6 years without any repairs. The shipyard produces 6-8 vessels every year.
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Location: Manta, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Jan Sochor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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