A fire in London has badly damaged the historic sailing ship Cutty Sark. The vessel was the fastest ship of its day and it was one of the last relics of the 19th century tea trade between China and ...

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The clipper Cutty Sark, once the queen of the Asian tea trade that set some of the fastest-ever speed records under sail, stood a smoldering wreck Monday after a devastating fire swept through the ...