One of the more interesting journeys I have been asked to undertake was to Khartoum, in the Sudan, where one of General Kitchener’s gunboats survives intact.
As the club house of the Blue Nile Sailing Club, the Melik has been high and dry for a number of years and is structurally very much intact. Our survey showed that the local climate was very good for preventing corrosion, although it’s affect on timber was not so good, leading to desiccation and loss of structural integrity. It also revealed that the vessel was indeed complete except for her armament and machinery.
Work continues to ensure her continued preservation. Meanwhile the Sudanese authorities have themselves started to restore an even older river boat, the Bordein of General Gordon fame.
It should also be recorded that we were treated with extreme kindness by our Sudanese hosts during our stay, although it was a little warm, even apparently by local standards!
Other projects have resulted in replica sailing ships for countries as diverse as China and Eire.
One of the more interesting journeys I have been asked to undertake was to Khartoum, in the Sudan, where one of General Kitchener’s gunboats survives intact.
As the club house of the Blue Nile Sailing Club, the Melik has been high and dry for a number of years and is structurally very much intact. Our survey showed that the local climate was very good for preventing corrosion, although it’s affect on timber was not so good, leading to desiccation and loss of structural integrity. It also revealed that the vessel was indeed complete except for her armament and machinery.
Work continues to ensure her continued preservation. Meanwhile the Sudanese authorities have themselves started to restore an even older river boat, the Bordein of General Gordon fame.
It should also be recorded that we were treated with extreme kindness by our Sudanese hosts during our stay, although it was a little warm, even apparently by local standards!
Other projects have resulted in replica sailing ships for countries as diverse as China and Eire.
One of the more interesting journeys I have been asked to undertake was to Khartoum, in the Sudan, where one of General Kitchener’s gunboats survives intact.
As the club house of the Blue Nile Sailing Club, the Melik has been high and dry for a number of years and is structurally very much intact. Our survey showed that the local climate was very good for preventing corrosion, although it’s affect on timber was not so good, leading to desiccation and loss of structural integrity. It also revealed that the vessel was indeed complete except for her armament and machinery.
Work continues to ensure her continued preservation. Meanwhile the Sudanese authorities have themselves started to restore an even older river boat, the Bordein of General Gordon fame.
It should also be recorded that we were treated with extreme kindness by our Sudanese hosts during our stay, although it was a little warm, even apparently by local standards!
Other projects have resulted in replica sailing ships for countries as diverse as China and Eire.