Diving for debris
A diver holding his mask grimaces as he strains to haul himself into a small boat on the Yangon River, after retrieving scraps of coal and iron from sunken ships.
Every morning and evening during high tide, up to 40 boats of varied shapes and sizes with rudimentarily equipped crews leave Myanmar's former capital to salvage items from the Yangon River's muddy depths.
A man adjusts his mask before diving into the murky deeps.
Men travel on the river in their small boat.
A man with tattoos inked across his shoulders and chest is seen aboard.
A group of men sit on a boat as it travels up the Yangon River.
A man operates an exposed engine sunken into the floor of a boat.
Workers sort through a diver's finds.
A diver squats, holding his mask.
A mask lies attached to coils of rubber piping on the planks of a boat.
