catmag 337 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 This is horrible. A piece of history destroyed overnight Cutty Sark Fire Treated As Suspicious Updated: 08:26, Monday May 21, 2007 One of Britain's best known tourist attractions and possibly the most famous ship in the world, the Cutty Sark, has been destroyed by a huge fire. Eight fire engines were called to the scene in Greenwich, south east London shortly before 5am. The fire is being treated as suspicious. There are no reports of any injuries. Ian Allchin from the London Fire Brigade said: "There is substantial damage to the ship and we'll be here for several hours." Greenwich town centre was shut to traffic for more than an hour. Some roads have now reopened but disruption and delays are expected to affect the surrounding area for many hours. The Docklands Light Railway has been closed and some residents are being evacuated from their homes. The ship has been closed to the public for extensive renovation work. It was due to reopen in 2009. 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 and he was confident it could be restored. "It will be the old ship. The ship has been through many things in its lifetime. It has sailed the oceans of the world, it has battled with nature through its life," he said. "This is going to make us even more determined to get this ship back up and running and keep her as original as possible." The Clyde-built Cutty Sark was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built. She was destined for the tea trade - an intensely competitive race across the globe from China to London, with immense profits for the ship to arrive with the first tea of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Glad no one is hurt then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thankfully, most of the original parts were in storage due to the renovation it was having. Kudos to the first person to mention it's a reminder of the brutalitity of the British Empire. Looks pretty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47146 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The Kraken did it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It'll be the Polish very flammable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 They'll have to rename the DLR station now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony nufc 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It'll be the Polish very flammable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6702 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 CCTV being checked over as the reckon people were 'hanging about' just before it went up in flames. Does anyone seriously get a kick for setting fire to stuff like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 2 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 CCTV being checked over as the reckon people were 'hanging about' just before it went up in flames. Does anyone seriously get a kick for setting fire to stuff like that? He did it. He's been banging on for ages about how he's a twisted firestarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony nufc 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 CCTV being checked over as the reckon people were 'hanging about' just before it went up in flames. Does anyone seriously get a kick for setting fire to stuff like that? He did it. He's been banging on for ages about how he's a twisted firestarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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