Michael Glawogger, an Austrian documentary director, who died tragically in a car crash in 2014, made a 2005 documentary partly about Pashtun workers in Pakistan who dismantle ships. The part about the ship-breaking workers starts at about 1:21:10 and lasts about 25 minutes. It's really fascinating - I highly recommend it. The documentary is called "Workingman's Death". Actually, the whole documentary is really good:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478331/
Weird. I distinctly remember at the time that it was reported as a car crash, but everything I can google now agrees with you. Ok, he died from malaria. I also loved his comedy movie "Contact High" (2009). Basically a European stoner movie that IMHO is much better than any of the Cheech and Chong movies!
