A fire caused heavy damage to the clipper ship Cutty Sark on Monday, leaving one of London's proudes

Описание: (21 May 2007) Program version at 10:03:49


HEADLINE: London's Cutty Sark gutted by fire

CAPTION: A fire caused heavy damage to the clipper ship Cutty Sark on Monday, leaving one of London's proudest maritime relics a blackened hulk. (May 21)


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[Notes:amatuer video of the fire]
Amateur video catches a massive fire burning through one of London's most famous tourist attractions -- the clipper ship Cutty Sark.

The fire sent up a huge ball of flames.

[Notes:day light shots of the fire crews]

Hours later, fire crews were still dousing the ship with water.

What remained was a charred hulk.

[Notes:file video of the ship]

This is what the ship had looked like.

It was the world's only surviving example of an 'extreme clipper' --

The ship was built for the tea trade in the 19th century and most of the original hull was intact, until the fire.

It was closed to visitors last year for a 49-million dollar renovation.

The chairman of Cutty Sark Enterprises says -- thanks to the renovation -- much of the ship's planking and many historic artifacts were not on the ship.

The group believes the ship can be restored again.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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