Cutty Sark badly damaged by fire
Posted by Chris Samuel on May 21st, 2007
2007
May 21
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.
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April 26th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Any news if the damage has since ben repaired?
April 27th, 2008 at 12:25 am
It’ll take a long time for that, though they’ve just passed one landmark according to the BBC. If you want to help check out the Cutty Sark site for more details.