Jules
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Just seen the news - Police aren't ruling out arson, absolute wankers if it was done on purpose! 
[Edited on 21-05-2007 by Jules]
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Ben G
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woke me up early in the morning that did as they said it on gmtv
never sene it anyway so don't know what i've missed tbh 
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All Torque
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Its not as bad as it could have been, some of the ship was removed for renovation like the sails etc..
Still, fucking fags that burnt it
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VegasPhil
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What is it? A boat?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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sam-smith
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i have a model of that
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Still, fucking fags that burnt it
Shouldnt smoke on a wooden ship 
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Mather.16v
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http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/cutty.htm
first ive heard about it, but a shame 
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Welsh Dan
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Its a historic ship. It was one of the last tall ships to be built I think.
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dave17
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oh man ive just seen this, absolute fuckers!!!!! I love going to see the Cutty Sark, its only about 20mins away from me
Is it a complete wreck then? Im not impressed
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topshot_2k
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looked fucked when i saw it, fire was raging
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Jules
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As AT said earlier, most of the main parts had been removed as it's undergoing renovation work, but what was left there was well ablaze
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All Torque
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I'm confident that it'll be fully repaired 
Its mainly the top planks on the deck of the ship and some of the side rails that got damaged, the sides and the base took no damage.
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nik
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Bloody shame
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Daimo B
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In wondered why the traffic was so good this morning. All the roads into Greenwhich had been shut which made my trip into the city rather nice for a change...
However, this is the first i've heard about it. Simply shocking, it has to be arson, you don't just "set light" to a ship like that.
Im glad I got to walk around it.
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Hammer
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It's been battered about for a hundred years i'm sure it'll live to fight another day.
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Jambo
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i went there august last year check my myspace for pick of me at the helm 
closed till 2009 for restoration anyway i really hope it wasnt arson but probably was some polish labourers bad electrical wiring o
still lets hope it isnt too fucked
137 years old and last remaininng cutter of its kind
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Daimo B
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Im gonna see if i can ride down there tonight and have a look. As i say, all the roads were shut off this morning though.
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jr
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daimo you cant see fuck all anyway, as its behind fences, which the fireservice needed to cut through
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Welsh Dan
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The damage isn't too bad apparently. The boat was 50% stripped anyway and a lot of the frame is intact, so it'll live again. They had removed the sails and a lot of the timbers anyway.
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Robin
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Arson in a dockyard is still an act of treason
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
daimo you cant see fuck all anyway, as its behind fences, which the fireservice needed to cut through
I go through Greenwhich park so turn off before the ring road. I won';t bother going tonight then
Greenwich will be an awesome place in 2-3 years time. Muchos going on there.
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Fad
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Its an awsome place now miss uni life
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Mistamist
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thought traffic would have been worse on the way home. got home really easy. i have had sex on the cutty sark.
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Daimo B
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Popped over there last night.
Muchos TV crews, muchos police.
The shell itself is still there, as is all the timer framework holding the center of the boat together. Its all there, jsut rather charred and black, but definatly looks repairable.
AS said, the mast, sails, all the decking was already removed.
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Marc
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They say all the metal frame has been warped.
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