Published: Monday, 8th March, 2010 3:43pm

Carrick demolition faces final deadline

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THE DEMOLITION of the Carrick may go ahead at the end of the month and Not be postponed until May - despite what Australian news reports claims.

Stories on national network ABC News claim the historic clipper will be kept safe while museum bosses await a funding announcement from the Scottish Government that would see the boat taken to South Australia.

But Scottish Maritime Museum spokesperson Jim Tilderslay explained that dismantling of the 145-year-old ship would only be delayed if the Irvine museum could be assured that the hold-up would not cost them money.

He told the Times: "We are looking for reassurances that we are not going to have financial problems as a result of the delay."

See the Times for the full story.