Local women and children gathered on the beach at Uppada watch fishing boats out at sea, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. The beautiful location of Kakinada may soon become a hazardous toxic scrap wasteland if the proposal for a new ship-breaking site goes ahead. Shipbreaking at Kakinada would have serious consequences for the health and livelihoods of the local population and threaten the nearby nature reserve at Coringa.