Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Work Begins On Reducing The Once-Mighty Royal Navy Flagship To Tin Cans And Razor Blades At Turkish Scrapyard -- Daily Mail
* Aircraft-carrier will be stripped down and turned into everything from bridge foundations to cooking utensils
* Vessel - which led forces during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 - was sold by the Ministry of Defence for a reported £2.9m
Carved open with its structure cut to pieces, it's hard to believe that this is the once mighty Ark Royal.
Especially when the reason it has been torn apart is that workmen begin scrapping it to make tin cans and razor blades.
These exclusive first pictures show how the top half of the former Royal Navy flagship has been carved open by heavy machinery.
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My Comment: A sad end to a great ship.
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