Shipbreaker

A shipbreaker is a person, or team of people, tasked with disassembling a vessel of some kind, space or sea-borne

Terrestrial shipbreaking
20th/21st century shipbreakers had to disassemble ocean-going ships for scrap and recyclable materials. This was often done in developing nations, with workers using basic tools like acetylene torches to cut the tough steel hull. Objects like cranes were usually not used due to cost and unavailability and as such most scrap was hauled by hand and rope.

Workers were often poorly trained conscripts or poorly paid employees from local towns and villages

Space shipbreaking
A 22nd/23rd century shipbreaker's duties were similar to their terrestrial counterparts. Future shipbreakers used advanced tools like hand-held laser cutters, plasma grapples and low-yield demolition charges to destroy 'cut points' - strategically designed connectors to allow for easy breaking. A 23rd century shipbreaker was also tasked with salvaging what they could from decommissioned