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Flash_Andy wrote:I hope the wearsiders get the ship, take it home to the place it was built. The londoners can send us the Cutty Sark as compensation.
Councillor occupies historic ship
The City of Adelaide
The ship has been rotting on the quayside at Irvine
A protester has occupied the remains of the world's oldest surviving clipper ship which is scheduled for demolition at the Scottish Maritime Museum.
Peter Maddison, a councillor from Sunderland where the City of Adelaide was built in 1864, heads a campaign to have the vessel returned home.
aland wrote:if the 20m was found to "restore" her there would be bugger all left of the original and a lot of time and money would be spent conserving the few original bits, either build a replica using modern materials or let the carrick fo to the great shipyard in the sky. i am all for preservation but there comes a time when economics have to come into play
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