Vandals have caused more than £2,000 of damage to a replica of Captain Cook's most famous ship in Stockton.

The mooring ropes on the HM Bark Endeavour were set alight on Friday, September 19, and police are now appealing for information.

Four mooring ropes attached to the replica were set alight, destroying the ropes and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

|The incident took place between 8 and 9.30pm on Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Charmaine Imeson on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.