Cutty Sark Gone

[WillyBWright]

I haven't found the story on the net yet, but just heard on the radio that the Cutty Sark was destroyed by fire. It was drydocked and under major restoration. Sad day for maritime history ... and whiskey drinkers I suppose.

Cutty Sark

 

[ricksrster]

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I used to have a mirror mural (of the ship) of it a long time ago. You had me worried for a moment. I thought you meant the Scotch.
Here's a link to the fire:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1817806.ece

 

[JB]

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Great ship.

Lousy Scotch.

 

[QC]

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I'm with JB . . .

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Great ship.

Lousy Scotch.

I'll bet your favorite is J&B.

 

[ricksrster]

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[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Couple more links.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1266631,00.html
http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,30000-1266673,00.html

 

[bekosh]

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While certainly a disaster, all is not lost. The Cutty Sark will rise again!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1266631,00.html

Chris Levett, the chairman of Cutty Sark Enterprises, said that while the ship's decks were "unsalvageable", the damage did not appear as bad as originally feared.

At least half of the ship's infrastructure and all the artefacts normally on board were not at the site at the time of the fire.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6675487.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6675381.stm

Chris Livett, chairman of Cutty Sark Enterprises which is repairing the clipper, said at the scene: "From where I stand there is not a huge amount of damage to the planking that was left on. "There are pockets of charred planking and some have gone, but it doesn't look as bad as first envisaged."

Dr Eric Kentley, curatorial consultant to the Cutty Sark Trust, said of the ship: "It can be saved. It's certainly not completely devastated. "We will put her back together - but it's going to take much, much longer and a lot more money than we originally thought."

 

[stan_deezy]

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The good thing is the woodworm has gone


The even better news is that all the parts are still available: oak and iron!

All the drawings are still on record, so she'll get rebuilt, probably funded by our National Lottery.

What gets my goat is that they believe it was arson