“Nouadhibou means ‘where the jackals get fat.’

It is also where ships go to die.”

When Smith attempted to venture into Mauritania in 2008, he encountered no shortage of struggle.

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No one believed I would travel to the remoteness of Nouadhibou to simply take pictures of rotting ships."

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