Another heartbreaking loss . .

ddp59

Member since
April 2005

Posted by ddp59 on Friday, August 7, 2009 3:35 PM

not arson unless done on purpose with knowledge that the cleaner will catch on fire. more then likely just stupidity.

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keef666

Member since
January 2009
From: england

Posted by keef666 on Friday, August 7, 2009 10:11 AM

what was the cutty sark 200 years or more old! can't remember, anyway she was an old lady that needed love and care, so what do you do leave a vacumm cleaner on, which then over heated and started a fire, which engulfed the ship, thats arson in my book

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Grem56

Member since
June 2006
From: Netherlands

Posted by Grem56 on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:22 PM

The Willem replica had a sort of meeting/party space on one of the decks with a kitchen to supply drinks and meals. The fire was apparently caused by a short circuit in the kitchen. Impressive looking as the Willem maybe was, the replica of the Batavia is more accurate. The Willem was up for sale anyway and there weren't many takers in sight at this moment. As for new builds : a replica of the Zeven Provincieen is being built in Lelystad at this very time, think I posted some snaps about two years ago on this forum.

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rcboater

Member since
December 2002
From: Derry, New Hampshire, USA

Posted by rcboater on Monday, August 3, 2009 9:13 PM

You seem to be implying the loss of the two ships was due to arson- where does that come from? (Did I miss something?)

The link to the Dutch fire doesn't say anything about a cause, and a quick google search turned up a number of articles about the cause of the Cutty Sark fire being a vacumm cleaner that was left running and caught fire....

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warshipguy

Member since
September 2005
From: Groton, CT

Posted by warshipguy on Monday, August 3, 2009 7:37 PM

Ditto . . .

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crackers

Member since
December 2006
From: Jerome, Idaho, U.S.A.

Posted by crackers on Monday, August 3, 2009 6:48 PM

Dear Julian: Living in Holland, please inform us if there any attempt to rebuild another replica of the Indiaman, Prins Willem.

Montani semper liberi ! Happy modeling to all and every one of you.

Crackers

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keef666

Member since
January 2009
From: england

Posted by keef666 on Sunday, August 2, 2009 2:33 AM

first the cutty sark and now this, someone likes playing with matches then !, sad when a small number of people can do is destroy things everyone else enjoys,

.keith

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