Ship exposed as a fake
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veronica_richYet another example of how children are put on this earth to ruin a good time .... ;-)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478692&in_page_id=1770
Boy, 12, exposes touring Pirates of the Caribbean ship as a fake
Last updated at 10:39am on 30th August 2007
A ship touring the country claiming to be the vessel used as 'The Black Pearl' in the Pirates of the Caribbean films was exposed as a fake - by a 12-year-old boy.
Thousands of people have paid to visit the 180ft tallship HMS Bounty believing it was the sinister ship which appeared in the Hollywood movie series starring Johnny Depp.
Eagle-eyed Ross Winstanley with his mother Julie: 'I feel let down', he said
But eagle-eyed film fan Ross Winstanley smelled a rat after paying £7.50 to board the vessel with his mum Julie in Torquay, Devon.
Having seen the pirate films dozens of times, he immediately realised the deck and cabins were not the same as those on the movie ship.
He challenged the ship's 'crew' - who admitted it had never been used as The Black Pearl, which was actually a floating set made of plywood mounted on a barge.
Organisers of the UK tour have now admitted that it only made a brief appearance in the second and third films of the series - in the background as The Edinburgh Trader.
The man in charge of the British leg of the tour has even admitted he has never even SEEN the films.
Ross, who was hobbling on crutches when he visited the ship because of an injured knee, said: "When we got on board it was nothing like the Black Pearl. It was completely different.
"I know it so well from the films - the back and front looked a different shape. I was really disappointed. I wouldn't have paid to see a ship that was in the background for five seconds. I feel really let down."
Mum Julie, 44, mum-of-two from Torquay, said she felt conned. "Ross was desperate to go because he loves the films and we thought it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," she said.
"But as we approached he was adamant that it wasn't the ship from the movie. I was sure it was.
"On board he was just as sure, so we asked one of the crew and they told us it was only used as a merchant ship in the second of the films. He was really embarrassed.
"Ross was gutted. I don't think we would have gone if we had known. It was good to see a ship like that but it wasn't what we thought it was."
The UK leg of the ship's tour was organised by European Maritime Events and had already called in Liverpool after stops in America.
After staying in Torquay on August 24 and 25 it has now sailed to Hull, before more stops in Blythe, Newcastle, Southampton and Portsmouth.
Thousands of people have paid to visit the HMS Bounty believing it is the ship which appeared in the Hollywood movie series starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Hollywood on the high seas: Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean
The boat can be viewed for free from docks but to board costs £5 per adult and £2.50 for children. At least 5,000 people boarded in Liverpool.
Before arriving in Torquay tour manager Wilf Lower sent a press release claiming: "The ship features in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 as Black Pearl."
Ross said: "I've probably seen all the films about three times each - I love them. My favourite character is Jack Sparrow.
"When I heard his ship was coming to Torquay I was really excited. It said in the newspaper that it was the Black Pearl. I knew I had to go and see that."
But Mr Lower has since admitted never having even seen the blockbuster movies starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
Mr Lower said: "As far as I know it was one of three ships used in filming for episodes two and three. The short answer is yes, she does appear at some stage. It's an amalgamation.
"My understanding is that she did appear in the film as the Pearl. You'd have to watch pretty hard in the background to work out which bit is what."
But speaking from New York, the executive director of HMS Bounty's Organisation, Margaret Ramsey, said the whole claim was false.
She said: "We try to squash it whenever it comes up - she's totally not the Black Pearl. She was the Edinburgh Trader in two episodes and we were thrilled with that.
"I would be really disappointed if I went to see her and then realised she wasn't the Black Pearl. I can only ask that people accept an apology."
The 46-year-old vessel was modelled on the original HMS Bounty, famous for the 1789 mutiny between Captain Bligh and Master Mate Fletcher Christian.
A three-masted sailing ship, she was re-created in 1960 by MGM for the 1962 movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, and is now replicating her namesake's journey.
The Torbay Development Agency, which booked the ship for Torquay, said they had been led to believe HMS Bounty was The Black Pearl.
A spokesman said: "After carrying out reasonable checks and speaking with Mr Lower from European Maritime Events we had no reason to think this ship was anything but the Black Pearl and agreed to take the ship here in good faith.
"The staff on board the HMS Bounty, when questioned about the Black Pearl, made it clear that this was a common misconception."
In Liverpool, where 5,000 visitors flocked to visit the ship, it was not until after it left that the full picture was revealed.
A spokesman for Liverpool Culture Company said: "We apologise. It was a misunderstanding and we informed people before they got on the ship about the mistake.
"It was in Pirates of the Caribbean but represented another ship."
HMS Bounty left Maine in America on July 7 and stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, between July 12 and 16.
It then took a month to sail from America to the Cumbrian town of Maryport and then on to Liverpool.
After a stop in Torquay it is currently in Hull until September 3 before it is us due at the Southampton Boat Show.
It will then embark on the re-run of her 1962 world tour, via South Africa and New Zealand to Pitcairn and Tahiti.
The ship has just completed a £1.5m restoration and is made up of 400,000ft of lumber, 112 tons of screw bolts, 14 tons of bar iron, 1,200 lbs of putty, 10 miles of line for rigging and over 10,000 square feet of hand-sewn canvas for the sails.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478692&in_page_id=1770
Boy, 12, exposes touring Pirates of the Caribbean ship as a fake
Last updated at 10:39am on 30th August 2007
A ship touring the country claiming to be the vessel used as 'The Black Pearl' in the Pirates of the Caribbean films was exposed as a fake - by a 12-year-old boy.
Thousands of people have paid to visit the 180ft tallship HMS Bounty believing it was the sinister ship which appeared in the Hollywood movie series starring Johnny Depp.
Eagle-eyed Ross Winstanley with his mother Julie: 'I feel let down', he said
But eagle-eyed film fan Ross Winstanley smelled a rat after paying £7.50 to board the vessel with his mum Julie in Torquay, Devon.
Having seen the pirate films dozens of times, he immediately realised the deck and cabins were not the same as those on the movie ship.
He challenged the ship's 'crew' - who admitted it had never been used as The Black Pearl, which was actually a floating set made of plywood mounted on a barge.
Organisers of the UK tour have now admitted that it only made a brief appearance in the second and third films of the series - in the background as The Edinburgh Trader.
The man in charge of the British leg of the tour has even admitted he has never even SEEN the films.
Ross, who was hobbling on crutches when he visited the ship because of an injured knee, said: "When we got on board it was nothing like the Black Pearl. It was completely different.
"I know it so well from the films - the back and front looked a different shape. I was really disappointed. I wouldn't have paid to see a ship that was in the background for five seconds. I feel really let down."
Mum Julie, 44, mum-of-two from Torquay, said she felt conned. "Ross was desperate to go because he loves the films and we thought it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," she said.
"But as we approached he was adamant that it wasn't the ship from the movie. I was sure it was.
"On board he was just as sure, so we asked one of the crew and they told us it was only used as a merchant ship in the second of the films. He was really embarrassed.
"Ross was gutted. I don't think we would have gone if we had known. It was good to see a ship like that but it wasn't what we thought it was."
The UK leg of the ship's tour was organised by European Maritime Events and had already called in Liverpool after stops in America.
After staying in Torquay on August 24 and 25 it has now sailed to Hull, before more stops in Blythe, Newcastle, Southampton and Portsmouth.
Thousands of people have paid to visit the HMS Bounty believing it is the ship which appeared in the Hollywood movie series starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Hollywood on the high seas: Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean
The boat can be viewed for free from docks but to board costs £5 per adult and £2.50 for children. At least 5,000 people boarded in Liverpool.
Before arriving in Torquay tour manager Wilf Lower sent a press release claiming: "The ship features in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 as Black Pearl."
Ross said: "I've probably seen all the films about three times each - I love them. My favourite character is Jack Sparrow.
"When I heard his ship was coming to Torquay I was really excited. It said in the newspaper that it was the Black Pearl. I knew I had to go and see that."
But Mr Lower has since admitted never having even seen the blockbuster movies starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
Mr Lower said: "As far as I know it was one of three ships used in filming for episodes two and three. The short answer is yes, she does appear at some stage. It's an amalgamation.
"My understanding is that she did appear in the film as the Pearl. You'd have to watch pretty hard in the background to work out which bit is what."
But speaking from New York, the executive director of HMS Bounty's Organisation, Margaret Ramsey, said the whole claim was false.
She said: "We try to squash it whenever it comes up - she's totally not the Black Pearl. She was the Edinburgh Trader in two episodes and we were thrilled with that.
"I would be really disappointed if I went to see her and then realised she wasn't the Black Pearl. I can only ask that people accept an apology."
The 46-year-old vessel was modelled on the original HMS Bounty, famous for the 1789 mutiny between Captain Bligh and Master Mate Fletcher Christian.
A three-masted sailing ship, she was re-created in 1960 by MGM for the 1962 movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, and is now replicating her namesake's journey.
The Torbay Development Agency, which booked the ship for Torquay, said they had been led to believe HMS Bounty was The Black Pearl.
A spokesman said: "After carrying out reasonable checks and speaking with Mr Lower from European Maritime Events we had no reason to think this ship was anything but the Black Pearl and agreed to take the ship here in good faith.
"The staff on board the HMS Bounty, when questioned about the Black Pearl, made it clear that this was a common misconception."
In Liverpool, where 5,000 visitors flocked to visit the ship, it was not until after it left that the full picture was revealed.
A spokesman for Liverpool Culture Company said: "We apologise. It was a misunderstanding and we informed people before they got on the ship about the mistake.
"It was in Pirates of the Caribbean but represented another ship."
HMS Bounty left Maine in America on July 7 and stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, between July 12 and 16.
It then took a month to sail from America to the Cumbrian town of Maryport and then on to Liverpool.
After a stop in Torquay it is currently in Hull until September 3 before it is us due at the Southampton Boat Show.
It will then embark on the re-run of her 1962 world tour, via South Africa and New Zealand to Pitcairn and Tahiti.
The ship has just completed a £1.5m restoration and is made up of 400,000ft of lumber, 112 tons of screw bolts, 14 tons of bar iron, 1,200 lbs of putty, 10 miles of line for rigging and over 10,000 square feet of hand-sewn canvas for the sails.
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Date: 2007-09-01 02:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-01 03:38 am (UTC)That is the perfect summing up for the self-righteous, titillating bunch of crap they 'report' in there, masquerading as so-called news.