I saw her last May and, have to say, she was in a dreadful state then. Even her keel looked to be virtually rotten. As thet were in the middle of restoring her, they would have been replacing many of the timbers too. Of course, th eold argument arises - at what point does it stop being the Cutty Sark etc etc.

I think there is little doubt that the cast iron frame will have been affected by the fire - to what degree remains to be seen.

The police, at the moment, are treating the fire as suspicious.