Hi All
In my travels I have been lucky to see the remains of this ship several times as it is or was easily viewable as the train passed her on its way to or from Ayr , must say though she was a forlorn sight languishing and looked abandoned.
There have been claims that the ausi restrictions on importation of foreign goods/items will mean the total strip down of the ship and the destruction of all parts that could harbour virmin/ mould and insects that are not of antipodian origin so basicly although the ausi's will throw heaps of cash at her the only thing left of her will be the shot blasted iron and cast iron fittings, these do like the Cutty Sark include the cast iron ribs but it may become just a shell and nothing left from the old lady
Andy