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| Tuxedo Royale: Blaze tackled on old floating nightclub | Tuxedo Royale: Blaze tackled on old floating nightclub |
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| Firefighters have been tackling a blaze on a derelict floating nightclub. | Firefighters have been tackling a blaze on a derelict floating nightclub. |
| Emergency services were called to the Tuxedo Royale, which is moored on the River Tees at Middlesbrough, at about 19:00 BST on Wednesday. | Emergency services were called to the Tuxedo Royale, which is moored on the River Tees at Middlesbrough, at about 19:00 BST on Wednesday. |
| The boat had been in the town since 2009 when its owners went into administration. | The boat had been in the town since 2009 when its owners went into administration. |
| For years it attracted scores of clubbers when it was moored 40 miles (65km) north on the River Tyne at Gateshead. | |
| In March, Middlesbrough Council said the boat was an "eyesore" and announced plans to remove it. | In March, Middlesbrough Council said the boat was an "eyesore" and announced plans to remove it. |
| Previous efforts to restore it have all fallen through. | Previous efforts to restore it have all fallen through. |
| 'Original features' | 'Original features' |
| Lisa Turner, director of the Tuxedo Royale Restoration project, which has been fighting to save the vessel from being scrapped, said: "We're heartbroken. It's absolutely devastating. | Lisa Turner, director of the Tuxedo Royale Restoration project, which has been fighting to save the vessel from being scrapped, said: "We're heartbroken. It's absolutely devastating. |
| "We were just wanting to restore her to the way she was when it was known as the TSS Dover. | "We were just wanting to restore her to the way she was when it was known as the TSS Dover. |
| "She wasn't just a floating nightclub, even though that's how many people see her. | "She wasn't just a floating nightclub, even though that's how many people see her. |
| "She still had some original features in areas such as the wheelhouse and officers' quarters." | "She still had some original features in areas such as the wheelhouse and officers' quarters." |
| Built in the 1960s, the vessel is on the National Historic Ships UK register of historic vessels. | Built in the 1960s, the vessel is on the National Historic Ships UK register of historic vessels. |