Cutty Sark badly damaged by fire

Some bad news out of London..

A fire which severely damaged the famous 19th Century ship Cutty Sark is being treated as suspicious by police. The ship, which was undergoing a £25m restoration project, is kept in a dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London. An area around the 138-year-old tea clipper had to be evacuated when the fire broke out in the early hours.

Fortunately it appears that because of the restoration work about 50% of the ship had already been removed for work, but this will make the conservation work much harder.

The images below are linked from the BBC.

Before:

The Cutty Sark before the fire

During:

Cutty Sark on fire

After:

Cutty Sark after the fire

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