Posted by Alex Forbes on May 22, 2007 at 04:16:53 from 4.242.120.12 user Pitsligo.
In Reply to: The Cutty Sark - The ship that died of shame. posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on May 22, 2007 at 01:01:14:
I wondered. I visited her in '82, and was horrified that they'd cut a door through her hull.
I worked for a little while as a rigger for Mystic Seaport, where a great deal of lip service is paid to preservation and yet none of the principle vesels are seaworthy. It was one of the most depressing things I've ever done.
Alex