| The "tall ship" is the Carrick, ex-City of Adelaide built in Sunderland and used on the Australian emigrant run. The Scottish Maritime Museum does not have the funds to restore her and although the cities of Sunderland and Adelaide were (are?) interested, neither could come up with any funds either. The present situation is that a decision is awaited from a certain businessman who is interested in buying, restoring and putting her back into a sailing role. If he does not come up with the readies then the only course left is a controlled, recorded demolition. Meanwhile she sits in a dry berth under a Goretex-type canopy. |