Title: Hurricane Sandy Updates Monday, Oct 29 Source:
Various URL Source:[None] Published:Oct 29, 2012 Author:Various Post Date:2012-10-29 12:05:12 by Brian S Keywords:None Views:3598 Comments:9
Instead of loading up the sidebar with Sandy related articles, I'm going to put mine on this thread and anyone else that wants to is welcome as well.
#2. To: All, Famed Ship HMS Bounty Famed Ship HMS Bounty Sinks In Hurricane Sandy, Two Crew Missing (#0)
Two crew members are missing after Hurricane Sandy on Monday sank a famous tall ship with strong connections to St. Petersburg.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members of the HMS Bounty, which was caught in torrential waters about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C. Two crew members did not make it onto lifeboats.
The 180-foot, three-mast tall ship called The Pier home for many years and was scheduled to return to St. Petersburg on Nov. 10. The replica vessel was built for the 1962 Marlon Brando movie Mutiny on the Bounty.
After setting sail for St. Petersburg from Connecticut last week, the crew had been in constant contact with the National Hurricane Center, trying to go around the storm. The storm was simply too big.
According to the Coast Guard, the Bounty's last position was about 160 miles from Sandy's eye. The ship started taking on water in 18-foot waves and 40 mph winds, and the crew had to abandon it.
After the ship's owner reported losing communication with the crew, two Coast Guard helicopters rescued 14 people from life rafts Monday morning. Those crew members were able to don cold-weather survival suits and life jackets and launch in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.
They were flown to Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina, where they were met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Coast Guard crews continue to search for the missing crew members in helicopters. Visibility is reportedly limited to one mile.
The Bounty, which was originally a British transport vessel, has also appeared in the 2006 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dad Man's Chest with Johnny Depp.
