A councillor has occupied the remains of the world's oldest surviving clipper ship which is scheduled for demolition at the Scottish Maritime Museum. Peter Maddison, a councillor from Sunderland where the City of Adelaide was built in 1864, heads a campaign to have the vessel returned home. The ship has been rotting away on the quayside since 1992. Permission was given to demolish it after the maritime museum said it could not afford to pay for restoration work. Mr Maddison, an independent...
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A councillor has occupied the remains of the world's oldest surviving clipper ship which is scheduled for demolition at the Scottish Maritime Museum. Peter Maddison, a councillor from Sunderland where the City of Adelaide was built in 1864, heads a campaign to have the vessel returned home. The ship has been rotting away on the quayside since 1992. Permission was given to demolish it after the maritime museum said it could not afford to pay for restoration work. Mr Maddison, an independent councillor and chairman of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation (Scarf), plans to occupy the vessel for the remainder of the week. Scarf aims to raise funds to transport the ship back to Sunderland, where it is estimated £20m would be needed for a full restoration. The City of Adelaide, latterly known as The Carrick, was built to carry people emigrating to southern Australia. It has also been used as an isolation hospital in Southampton, a navy training ship and clubhouse for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Glasgow. The ship was rescued after sinking in the Clyde. It was also damaged by fire in 2007. ...Picture 12 October 2009: Universal News and Sport (Scotland).All pictures must be credited to www.universalnewsandsport.com.(0ffice) 0844 884 51 22.
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