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A DEAL to save Canary Wharf’s historic steamship could be agreed within days.
Trustees feared the SS Robin could be scrapped if they could not raise money for hull repairs before it was sealed in West India Dock by Crossrail contractors.
But a last-minute twist may see the developers behind the £16billion London rail link pick up the £2million bill.
Crossrail is said to be on the verge of agreeing the deal as compensation for bringing preliminary work forward six months to the end of this year.
COULD the SS Robin be the centrepiece of the new Isle of Dogs Crossrail station?
The 117-year old steamship could be pitched up on top of the forthcoming station when the £16billion London rail link is unveiled in 2017.
The dramatic proposal has been suggested by the SS Robin Trust as it tries to safeguard the uncertain future of the vessel.
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