Crane lowers engine block into ship hull in Yemen twilight

Steel-blue ambient light washes the shipyard as indigo twilight settles over the service road. A massive crane arm arcs downward, suspending a heavy engine block above the open ribcage of a ship's hull. Along the road, rows of industrial pipes run parallel to the water's edge, their metal surfaces reflecting the low-hanging gray clouds of the monsoon season. The hull's interior reveals dark, wet steel ribs and scattered tools resting on the deck. Workers in heavy clothing stand on the platform, their silhouettes small against the machinery. The engine block hangs in mid-air, its painted surface dull against the cool, damp air, while a final beam of fading light catches the edge of a rusted pipe running along the ground.