The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics (at least I think that’s what the logo says) have apparently decided to scuttle their plans for having an ocean going clipper (painfully named “Friend-ship”) sail around the world to promote the event and extoll the virtues of the UK.
The ship was to have been crewed by young British people with an experienced officer complement to give them a fighting chance of getting out of port.
The London 2012 Olympic bid book stated that the ship would:
… carry a cargo emblematic of the UK’s cultural riches.
Presumably foreign ports would have already mined their approaches lest any of the UK’s “cultural riches” attempt to make it to shore.
The BBC article revealing the abandoned ship idea does not give a reason for the cancellation but with the ever spiraling cost of the Olympics, it is probably fair to guess that money is involved.
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