Dubai Drydocks is located in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), on the western coat of the Persian Gulf and is operated by the UAE government. The yard now employs about 5000 people, mostly foreign workers from the Phillipines (about 1600) and India.
It was established in 1983, and it is one of the largest ship repair facilities in the world, serving customers from over 40 countries. The yards takes up 500 acres and has direct access to the sea with it's own port protected by an extensive breakwater.
Dry dock is the world's largest, 521 meters long and 100 meters wide. It is reported that the two failed panels where being worked on at the time of failure, due to a previous ship strike days before
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