Re: Save the City of Adelaide / Carrick

CJB wrote:
> Please forward this email to everyone you can think of.
>
> The e-petition to save the City of Adelaide is now open on the 10
> Downing Street website. Please add your name:
>
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/cuttysarksister/
>
>
> "Signing up to ask the Prime Minister to do everything possible to
> prevent the scrapping of the City of Adelaide clipper ****p in
> Scotland
> by the Scottish Maritime Museum. This ****p is arguably more im****tant
> than Cutty Sark and must be saved. In light of the very tragic fire
> on
> the 21st May 2007 which damaged the Cutty Sark clipper ****p in
> London.
> We want to highlight the plight of the City of Adelaide passenger
> clipper ****p whose future is threatened in Scotland as her owners
> (the
> Scottish Maritime Museum) want to dismantle and scrap her. We urge
> the
> Government to do everything possible to force them to urgently
> reconsider this decision. She must be safeguarded for the future,
> while they may not be able to restore her now, they or others may be
> able to do so in the future."

Seeing the Carrick in her present dilapidated state, I can't help thinking
it may be cheaper to build a new one.

Dennis.