Tankerbuilder, the Cutty Sark is rising from the ashes, so to speak, quite impressively. (We've discussed her in several recent Forum threads, most extensively in this one: /forums/1158233/ShowPost.aspx ). It seems the fire didn't actually do much structural damage, because (a) as Epinniger pointed out, most of the non-metal components of the ship had already been removed for restoration, and (b) the London Fire Brigade was on the job, and put out the fire relatively quickly. In fact the tragedy may have worked in the ship's favor, in that it attracted a good deal of public attention - and funding. A good insurance policy also helped. As I understand it, the grand old ship is tentatively scheduled to reopen to the public in the summer of 2010.
What I haven't read anything about recently is the effort to find out just why the fire started. I have the impression that the authorities concluded it was set deliberately, but I haven't seen any recent news about the efforts to catch the miscreant(s) in question. I have some interesting ideas about appropriate punishments.
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