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Campaigner to end occupation of Sunderland-built City of Adelaide clipper | Campaigner to end occupation of Sunderland-built City of Adelaide clipper |
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A campaigner is to end a month-long occupation of a Wearside-built 148-year-old clipper ship over plans to move it to Australia. | A campaigner is to end a month-long occupation of a Wearside-built 148-year-old clipper ship over plans to move it to Australia. |
Peter Maddison, from Sunderland, boarded the City of Adelaide on 26 February, claiming the vessel should return to the city, where it was built. | Peter Maddison, from Sunderland, boarded the City of Adelaide on 26 February, claiming the vessel should return to the city, where it was built. |
A group from Adelaide, Australia, won a bid to turn the ship into a heritage and tourist attraction in 2010. | A group from Adelaide, Australia, won a bid to turn the ship into a heritage and tourist attraction in 2010. |
Mr Maddison said he planned to leave the ship on Sunday. | Mr Maddison said he planned to leave the ship on Sunday. |
The former merchant seaman and Sunderland councillor said his stay had "served its purpose". | The former merchant seaman and Sunderland councillor said his stay had "served its purpose". |
The vessel's owner, the Scottish Maritime Museum, said plans to put the ship onto a specially-made cradle for its sea journey to Australia, were going ahead as planned in April. | The vessel's owner, the Scottish Maritime Museum, said plans to put the ship onto a specially-made cradle for its sea journey to Australia, were going ahead as planned in April. |
'Pivotal point' | 'Pivotal point' |
Mr Maddison, who is chairman of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Fund (Scarf), described his time on board the vessel as "triumphant". | Mr Maddison, who is chairman of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Fund (Scarf), described his time on board the vessel as "triumphant". |
He said he remained hopeful that a way could still be found to keep the ship in the UK. | He said he remained hopeful that a way could still be found to keep the ship in the UK. |
But he added: "Our campaign will now be better served by me being back in Sunderland. | But he added: "Our campaign will now be better served by me being back in Sunderland. |
"We are at a pivotal point of our campaign and I believe my four weeks on board have highlighted the reasons for the Adelaide to be brought back to Sunderland." | "We are at a pivotal point of our campaign and I believe my four weeks on board have highlighted the reasons for the Adelaide to be brought back to Sunderland." |
The City of Adelaide, built in Sunderland in 1864, has lain on a slipway in Irvine, Ayrshire, for more than a decade. | |
A group from Australia have spent £1m on a steel cradle, which has been shipped to the UK and will be used to cocoon the ship during its sea journey. | A group from Australia have spent £1m on a steel cradle, which has been shipped to the UK and will be used to cocoon the ship during its sea journey. |
Mr Maddison held a similar protest in 2009, when the City of Adelaide, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, was threatened with demolition. | Mr Maddison held a similar protest in 2009, when the City of Adelaide, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, was threatened with demolition. |
The vessel, later renamed The Carrick, is five years older than the Cutty Sark and voyaged from London to Adelaide with passengers and a cargo of wool. | The vessel, later renamed The Carrick, is five years older than the Cutty Sark and voyaged from London to Adelaide with passengers and a cargo of wool. |
Its sailing days ended in 1893 and it has been on the slipway in Ayrshire since 1992 while a debate continued about its future. | Its sailing days ended in 1893 and it has been on the slipway in Ayrshire since 1992 while a debate continued about its future. |
In 2010 the Scottish government named a group from Australia as the preferred option to move and restore the ship. | In 2010 the Scottish government named a group from Australia as the preferred option to move and restore the ship. |
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