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Anger and frustration as 15th Century ship set to remain in storage
This is how historians think the Newport Ship may have looked as it docked in south Wales in the 15th Century
Campaigners say they are "angry and frustrated" that a medieval ship discovered in Newport nearly 25 years ago is still no closer to being given a permanent home.
The 15th Century Newport Ship was found in 2002 in the muddy riverbank of the Usk during construction of the Riverfront Theatre in the city centre.
But councillors were expected to confirm the ship would continue to be kept in storage for the foreseeable future, given the estimated £27.5m cost of building a permanent display venue.
Another factor was the "very limited availability" of a suitable site in Newport, although the council said its long-term ambition was "to enhance public interpretation of the ship".
After being found, the ship's timbers were disassembled and went through an extensive restoration process before the 2,500 parts were finally returned to a storage facility in Newport.
The site was occasionally open to visitors, though campaigners' long-term ambition was to see it restored and reassembled to its full 30m (98.4 ft) size, in a similar manner to the Tudor-era Mary Rose warship in Portsmouth.
"She's a wonderful find from the time of the great voyages of exploration, where Europe reached out to the other continents," said Charles Ferris, chair of Friends of the Newport Ship.
"It's like somebody finding, say, the Space Shuttle in 600 years' time.
"She's not a warship, she's a trader and that's a wonderful thing to me because that's the heart of Newport."