BS: Cutty Sark Report

Subject: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 29 Sep 08 - 11:10 PM

Just been released that the fire on board the Cutty Sark was caused by a electrical fault.An appliance had been left on over weekend.



Scooby

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 03:01 AM

A dust extractor

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Paul Burke
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 03:30 AM

And the fire alarms didn't work- so probably someone had turned them off because they kept going off.

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 06:16 AM

If it was an appliance left on then it wasn't an electrical fault, it was an operator fault.

At least it wasn't pirates.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 07:52 AM

Just been watching very comprehensive report on Sky News (interactive).

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 09:27 AM

Any update on the reconstruction plans?

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 10:03 AM

Charley,
If you look the Cutty Sark up on Google your get your answear.
The lottery in this country has given the project an extra 10 million to help it on its way to be reopen to the public in 2010.

Scooby

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: sapper82
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 01:12 PM

Shame the old girl can't be refloated and put to sea again. She looks very sad in dry dock even before the fire.

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: GUEST,Slag
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 03:02 PM

Opps! Sorry. I thought it read "Cutey Snark"! I think I need a drink!

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 03:59 PM

Most of the reports I find via Google are old ones, written shortly after the fire. Anyone got a link to a more recent update?

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 30 Sep 08 - 06:08 PM

Not a bad blend, but I've tasted better.

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: beardedbruce
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 08:18 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/30/cutty.sark.fire/index.html

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 09:28 AM

Thanks, Bruce.

See you at Getaway.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Amos
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 10:27 AM

Whose underwear are we discussing here?


A

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 10:41 AM

Thats a lot of money for a old boat that isn't actually going to sail. I know its a London landmark and all that. I can't help thinking they would be better off making a ship that really sailed with the money and taking disadvantaged people off on holidays.

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: severed-head
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 10:43 AM

You beat me to it wld. I was about to write:
Am I alone in thinking it's a HUGE amount of money to repair a wooden ship? Yes, I am in favour of having the old girl restored and open to the public – I'm as proud of our heritage as anyone else. But I'm staggered by the vast sums they're going to spend. I assume most of the cost is labour. How much does a skilled carpenter earn?
You could employ 20 good chippies for several years and it wouldn't cost anything like the figures being quoted. I can't help thinking some people are making a huge profit out of this.
Of course I have to admit I've never built anything bigger than an Airfix kit – but at least it didn't catch fire.

Subject: RE: BS: Cutty Sark Report
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 01 Oct 08 - 08:50 PM

A dust extractor caused the fire..that sucks.