• A carpenter uses manual tools to cut out a wood panel while working on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    A carpenter uses manual tools to cut out a wood panel while working on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • The yard is used mainly for building and repairing cargo and fishing boats the traditional way, without using high-end technology or blueprints. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    The yard is used mainly for building and repairing cargo and fishing boats the traditional way, without using high-end technology or blueprints. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • The boat sizes vary from 60 to 120 feet, and takes 15 to 20 artisans to complete in 15 months. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    The boat sizes vary from 60 to 120 feet, and takes 15 to 20 artisans to complete in 15 months. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • The boats are made for locals as well as foreign buyers, says one contractor. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    The boats are made for locals as well as foreign buyers, says one contractor. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • A carpenter uses manual tools to cut out a wood panel while working on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    A carpenter uses manual tools to cut out a wood panel while working on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • Work progresses on a boat in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    Work progresses on a boat in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • A carpenter cuts out a wood panel while working on a boat in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    A carpenter cuts out a wood panel while working on a boat in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
  • A worker is silhouetted as a carpenter works on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    A worker is silhouetted as a carpenter works on a boat at a yard in Karachi's Fish Harbour. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

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In pictures: Karachi boatmakers keep up tradition

Liz Claus

March 23, 2014

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Armed with just manual tools, artisans in Pakistan build huge vessels without the aid of modern technology.

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