£30,000 for fire-hit ship (From News Shopper)

£30,000 for fire-hit ship

12:08pm Saturday 26th May 2007 in

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A WEBSITE set up to collect donations to the fire-stricken Cutty Sark has received nearly £30,000 since Monday.

The fire spread through the whole of the three-deck vessel in the early hours of Monday morning.

A forensic examination of the clipper has proved inconclusive on the cause of the blaze.

The 19th-century ship had recently been undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment.

Trustees of the ship estimate the fire could add at least £5m to the £25m bill of its current restoration project.

So far £29,274 has been donated to the Cutty Sark Trust online at website justgiving.com/cuttysarkfire.

The Greenwich branch of Marks and Spencer Simply Food says it will donate £10,000 to the trust on Tuesday.

Donations can also be sent to the Cutty Sark Trust, 2 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, SE10 9BG.