HMS Bounty- UPDATE: Ship has sunk. Most crew rescued by helicopter

[cali]

Last edited Mon Oct 29, 2012, 09:36 AM - Edit history (1)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard has responded to a distressed ship with 17 people aboard. The ship, the HMS Bounty, is about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., 160 miles from Hurricane Sandy's center.

The owner of the ship called the Coast Guard late Sunday evening, saying that she had lost communication with the ship's crew late Sunday evening.

The Coast Guard also received a message from the Bounty, confirming their distress and position.

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The ship is reportedly taking on water and cannot move forward on its own.

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Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/hms-bounty-stranded-at-sea#ixzz2AgB0Pxlr


Hopefully, they can ride it out or the CG can mount a rescue. Winds and sea are high.

UPDATED link:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-ship-abandoned-ship-coast-guard/1665339/

[loli phabay]

1. not sure what the master of a tall ship was thinking, weve known about sandy for how long now.

[cali]

2. yeah, the same thought occured to me.

hoping for the best for all aboard.

[loli phabay]

3. i think a better name for this ship might have been the beagle considering the award they are trying

to achieve it seems.

[bklyncowgirl]

10. Yeah you have to wonder about that.

I'm assuming she does not sail under true 18th century conditions. No radios. Hope they get through this.

[Berlum]

4. Mayday

[Berlum]

7. "it's about our, um, Captain (R). Anything to make a buck and pump his ego." - The crew

[PCIntern]

9. Wonder why the "T" is slightly capsizing there!! nt

[regnaD kciN]

5. This is a very famous ship...

It's the replica of the original Bounty built for the Marlon Brando film, and has been a well-known tourist attraction for decades. I'd hate to see it be lost.

[cali]

6. Thanks. I didn't realize this.

but I have to say, I'm more concerned for those aboard as I'm sure you are too.

[Kindly Refrain]

16. My bad, it looks like it was the one from the Brando film

I guess there are two of them. I've been on the Mel Gibson one, it's a bit wider than the dimensions for the original Bounty to accommodate a film crew standing on deck.

[cali]

21. No, it's not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%281960_ship%29

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. The ship was for sale? I didn't realize that.

[marions ghost]

17. I've toured it

back in the 90's....

[SickOfTheOnePct]

35. This is so sad to me

I grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the Bounty was moored there throughout my childhood. We used to take tours, and it was just a familiar sight to anyone that went downtown.

Small thing in the overall scheme of life, but a kick in the gut to see a childhood favorite endangered.

[irisblue]

8. vibes and prayers

to the coast guard rescue team and those people on the bounty.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. She was just up in our neck of the woods a few weeks back. The school toured her and everything. So

sorry to hear that the crew is in trouble!

Very sad to think she is probably unlikely to survive this storm. I never saw the original movie, but I have seen the "Pirates" movie she has been in since, and I love them.

[krispos42]

18. I took my son to visit her a couple of months ago in Captain's Cove, Bridgeport. n/t

[Bosonic]

12. The crew have abandoned ship

The Coast Guard has received word that the crew of the HMS Bounty has abandoned ship approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday.

The 17 person crew donned cold water survival suits and lifejackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.

http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1591463/UPDATE-Coast-Guard-responds-to-vessel-in-distress-160-miles-from-hurricane-s-center

[taterguy]

13. Lazy media: There is no Hatteras

There's Hatteras Village, on the southern tip of the island.

There's Hatteras Island, which is about 50 miles long.

Where the fuck is the ship?

Probably not in a good spot, even when conditions are tolerable.

[marions ghost]

20. Cape Hatteras

they should say...

bad omen...No Bounty no mo (I get into symbols)

I think they will rescue the crew.

[obamanut2012]

39. Thank you -- I hate that

They always do that, too.

[Cooley Hurd]

14. UPDATE FROM USCG: HMS Bounty has sunk...

Per USCG Admiral on GMA.

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. Why they would be out in the water when this storm was well forecasted is a mystery

What the fuck?

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. It is unfortunate they were not still up here. I am guessing they, like the Navy's ships, went

out to sea to ride it out??

[marions ghost]

26. that could be it

--they'd have done better anchored inside the Cape where the pirates used to hang out...

[Kindly Refrain]

24. Looks like they sailed directly into the storm

http://www.tallshipbounty.org/the-ship/location.php

[Kindly Refrain]

19. Idiot captain.

They should have gone up the Chesapeake Bay and found a gunk hole to ride out the storm.

[KurtNYC]

22. I heard the crew tried to mutiny in south east asia

years and years ago.

[malaise]

27. 14 rescued - two missing

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Coast-Guard-Rescue-Underway-Now-16-People-In-Lifeboats-Off-NC-Coast-176228331.html
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Officials say a ship started taking on water off our coast and eventually sank, forcing the crew to abandon ship into 18-foot waves and 40 mile per hour winds off the North Carolina coast.

The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot, three-mast tall ship, was last marked about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras.

The ship has sunk, according to the Coast Guard at 8:45 a.m. Monday.

Just before 8 a.m., the Facebook page for the HMS Bounty says 14 of the 16 people who had to abandon their ship have been hoisted to safety.

There have been conflicting reports on how many people were onboard. The manifest reportedly listed 16 people, and that's the number the Coast Guard has.

[aletier_v]

25. Maybe she was scuttled by failing capitalists.

"The HMS Bounty's owners have tried, unsuccessfully, to sell the vessel since 2010. [6] The ship is for sale as of 2012 for 4.6 million"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%281960_ship%29

[Kindly Refrain]

28. It will become a new dive site.

[cali]

32. so the crew decided to risk their lives for the owner?

doesn't really make sense.

[aletier_v]

36. crew men do what they're told to do

Although it would be interesting to see if the full crew showed up to set sail.

[cali]

37. silly bullshit of the worst kind.

[aletier_v]

40. Believe what you like.

Some of us operate in the real world.

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/05/10/247100.htm

[lynne]

41. Do what? It was the Bounty, for crying out loud -

- Usually its name is prefaced by the phrase "Mutiny on the . . . "

Will wait to see what info is out there that we're not yet aware of but my thinking right now is that someone needs to be hauled to court over this mess.

[reformist2]

33. Yep. My skeptical eye homed in on that sentence immediately. ;)

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

29. Terrible

The Bounty was docked near here in Fall River for many years. They could have come up here, they rode out more than a few similar storms to what we're gonna get here.

[tavernier]

34. I actually have a piece of it...

Many many years ago when we toured it, they were doing reconstruction on a section of it. As they were sawing and buffing, a chunk of the wood came flying through the air and bounced off my head. I picked it up and stuck it in my pocket. I've kept it all these years.

[Barack_America]

38. Really awful. Sounds like they were stuck.

Went out to sea last week. Tried to sail around the storm and were surprised by its strength. Might seem foolish to not sail into port, but I imagine that type of ship can't be docked just anywhere.

[Motown_Johnny]

42. 14 rescued, 2 missing.. as reported by MSNBC

That makes 16 not 17 so I am not really sure wtf is going on.

It does sound like 14 are safe.