Not much of a tea party...

Cyclefrance · 05-21-2007, 06:06 AM

Sad news - the old tea-clipper 'Cutty Sark' went up in flames this morning at 04.00 hrs London time. She was undergoing renovation. Looks like the job will be much bigger now as a result. Foul play suspected....

Story and pics here

TheMercenary · 05-21-2007, 06:09 AM

That is pretty sad. I am sure there were a bunch of folks who put hours of work into that thing.

Sundae · 05-21-2007, 10:54 AM

We walked past it last Bank Holiday (it's about a 10 minute walk from my new place) and I said, "Ooh I haven't been round that since I was a child" to which my HM responded, "We'll go round it when you move down."

Sigh, I guess we won't now.

Not that we could have at the time of course, it was behind hoardings under renovation. But it's still sad to think that was my last chance to see it.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2007, 12:07 PM

It's not lost, just very sad. It's now going to take longer and more money to put it back to sea.
I don't understand why a group of people would want to burn this ship, unless they only intended a small fire to generate public interest, but got out of hand.

Well it is London, so they were seen on CCTV and will probably be caught.

Cyclefrance · 05-21-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Well it is London, so they were seen on CCTV and will probably be caught.

Very true Bruce - only last night on the news it was reported again that a UK London-based citizen can expect to be captured on a camera up to 300 times a day (and that figure is 3 years old) - we're all movie stars here!

richlevy · 05-21-2007, 07:34 PM

I was listening to the reports on NPR and BBC America this morning. Fortunately, many of the really important bits, (wheel, mast, wheel house) were elsewhere for renovation. Early reports stated that much of the damage was to the deck, which was already scheduled to be replaced, and that the ironwork was not badly malformed.

It could have been a lot worse.

I do hope they catch the bastard who did it. Maybe a he can work off his sentence by providing a live demonstration of those two quaint forms of British naval discipline, flogging and keel hauling.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2007, 08:26 PM

Followed by hanging from the yardarm, once it's back in place. The link said it appeared to be more than one person. I wonder if there was any insurance?

Griff · 05-22-2007, 06:09 AM

Gotta love the old boats, ditto on the keel hawl.

monster · 05-22-2007, 08:42 PM

Apparently CNN first reported it as the Cutty Shark and that all passengers had been evacuated!

wolf · 05-23-2007, 02:15 AM

Tea? Isn't that the ship on the booze bottle?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 06:27 PM

Maybe they were trading Scotch for the tea?

05-21-2007, 06:06 AM	#1
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Not much of a tea party... Sad news - the old tea-clipper 'Cutty Sark' went up in flames this morning at 04.00 hrs London time. She was undergoing renovation. Looks like the job will be much bigger now as a result. Foul play suspected.... Story and pics here __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

05-21-2007, 06:09 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	That is pretty sad. I am sure there were a bunch of folks who put hours of work into that thing. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-21-2007, 10:54 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We walked past it last Bank Holiday (it's about a 10 minute walk from my new place) and I said, "Ooh I haven't been round that since I was a child" to which my HM responded, "We'll go round it when you move down." Sigh, I guess we won't now. Not that we could have at the time of course, it was behind hoardings under renovation. But it's still sad to think that was my last chance to see it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-21-2007, 12:07 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's not lost, just very sad. It's now going to take longer and more money to put it back to sea. I don't understand why a group of people would want to burn this ship, unless they only intended a small fire to generate public interest, but got out of hand. Well it is London, so they were seen on CCTV and will probably be caught. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-21-2007, 07:34 PM	#6
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I was listening to the reports on NPR and BBC America this morning. Fortunately, many of the really important bits, (wheel, mast, wheel house) were elsewhere for renovation. Early reports stated that much of the damage was to the deck, which was already scheduled to be replaced, and that the ironwork was not badly malformed. It could have been a lot worse. I do hope they catch the bastard who did it. Maybe a he can work off his sentence by providing a live demonstration of those two quaint forms of British naval discipline, flogging and keel hauling. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-21-2007, 08:26 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Followed by hanging from the yardarm, once it's back in place. The link said it appeared to be more than one person. I wonder if there was any insurance? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-22-2007, 06:09 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Gotta love the old boats, ditto on the keel hawl. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-22-2007, 08:42 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Apparently CNN first reported it as the Cutty Shark and that all passengers had been evacuated! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-23-2007, 02:15 AM	#10
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05-23-2007, 06:27 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe they were trading Scotch for the tea? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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