Say bye-bye to the Cutty Sark

It's on fire and it will soon be no more than cinders. :sad::sad::sad:


London's Cutty Sark On Fire

Updated: 05:38, Monday May 21, 2007
The preserved 19th-century ship the Cutty Sark is on fire, London Fire Brigade has confirmed.

It is said to be 100% alight and eight fire engines are at the scene in Greenwich, south-east London.

Greenwich town centre is closed to traffic and the Docklands Light Railway will also close because of a police cordon, Scotland Yard said.
The ship, one of the capital's best-loved tourist attractions, is currently closed to the public for extensive renovation work. It was due to reopen in 2009.
There are fears that gas cylinders that may be on board the ship because of the renovation work may explode.
London Fire Brigade said the Metropolitan Police received a call at 04:55am reporting an extensive fire on the 19th-century clipper.http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1266631,00.html




http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/assets/cutty2.jpg




http://www.grahamowen.com/Uk/Cutty-Sark.jpg




http://www.memoryscape.org.uk/pictures/cutty%20sark.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_sark

Wow!

Although I have to admit I thought you mean the brand of Scotch whiskey was going away. :o :tape: :tape: :lol:

Wow!

Although I have to admit I thought you mean the brand of Scotch whiskey was going away. :o :tape: :tape: :lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

Well that's what the whisky was named after!

It's sad though. It was very historic. :(

Wow!

Although I have to admit I thought you mean the brand of Scotch whiskey was going away. :o :tape: :tape: :lol:

me too :o :lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

It has video.

It was probably arson.

Oooooh! It's gone 8am. Sleep time!

:eek: That sucks :(

I was there last week. It was under a tarpaulin cover as it was being repaired.

Oh well.

:sad: I remember going there when I was in primary school.

When i went to the U.K in 2003 i went there-it was beautiful but i hear that the damage is not as bad as first thought-apparently half the ship was in storage-but i think it will be back but the cost will be very high-but it may be worth it

Thats awfull :sad: There are pics of it up in flames on the AOL Frontpage:sad:

Wow!

Although I have to admit I thought you mean the brand of Scotch whiskey was going away. :o :tape: :tape: :lol:

I was unaware it was anything else OTHER than a brand of scotch! :lol: :o

Anyway, yucky brand, J&B and Johnny Walker Black are better, imo.

I was unaware it was anything else OTHER than a brand of scotch! :lol: :o




I bet you almost passed out when you saw the thread title :lol:

I bet you almost passed out when you saw the thread title :lol:

All I really thought was how the green and yellow combination on the bottle is a little nauseating, and there are loads of better scotch brands out there!

at least it wasn't a ship named after your favorite vodka brand :lol:

at least it wasn't a ship named after your favorite vodka brand :lol:

S.S. Rotgut??

Wow, I couldn't imagine any of the historical ships around me burning like that. I may not be visiting them too often, but it's often nice to know it's right there.

All I really thought was how the green and yellow combination on the bottle is a little nauseating, and there are loads of better scotch brands out there!

Are you a scotch aficionado Miss Lawson ?

S.S. Rotgut??

Mad Dog 20/20 :o

Mad Dog 20/20 :o

Bill Clinton's favorite booze.

Bill Clinton's favorite booze.



BANANA FLAVORED!! :haha: