A primitive mask is attached to a rubber pipe used by divers to go as deep as 200 feet underwater in...
A primitive mask is attached to a rubber pipe used by divers to go as deep as 200 feet (61 metres) underwater in search of coal and iron from sunken ships on Yangon River July 10, 2013. Every morning and evening during high tide, up to 40 boats of different shapes and sizes with crews of between four and eight people leave the former capital for the dangerous job of salvaging items from Yangon River's muddy waters. Wearing flimsy-looking gas masks attached to rubber water pipe, the divers jump into the water in search of coal and iron from sunken ships to be sold later. Some divers have lost their lives on the job when their ropes break or when they get caught in fishing nets and hooks. Divers say each boat earns about $1000 a month in this tiring and lethal job. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)