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To: Professional Engineer; StarfireIV

Here’s another news item on the Cutty Sark. There’s a graphic showing the extent of the fire damage relative to the hull. The long-range prognosis looks quite good for a complete restoration.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6675381.stm


120 posted on 06/02/2007 7:37:17 PM PDT by HKMk23 (Nine out of ten orcs attacking Rohan were Saruman's Uruk-hai, not Sauron's! So, why invade Mordor?)
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To: HKMk23

I just got more information about this. Political vandalism is suspected, but many things were already removed including a collection of rare figureheads from scrapped ships which was on display below decks.


122 posted on 06/07/2007 8:36:31 PM PDT by StarfireIV ("We canot save ourselves if the picture of ourselves is in a troth." Bill Cosby)
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