Cutty Sark a luat foc
Fire devastates Cutty Sark
James Sturcke, Peter Walker and agencies
Monday May 21, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Fire today ravaged the Cutty Sark, causing extensive damage to the world's last remaining tea clipper and one of Britain's most important maritime treasures.
Residents in Greenwich, south-east London, where the 19th century ship has been in dry dock since the 1950s, described hearing an explosion at around 4.45am.
Firefighters arrived to find a "substantial" blaze had engulfed the timber and iron hulled ship, which has been undergoing a £25m renovation.
Police said they were examining whether arson was the cause of the fire and appealed for witnesses.........................................
http://www.guardian....2084503,00.html
Here's more from BBC News -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...don/6675381.stm
And from the Cutty Sark Trust -
http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/index.cfm?fa=c...19600&from=list
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