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Crew member rescued after abandoning ship dies (HMS Bounty sunk)
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| Oct 30, 2012
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Posted on 10/30/2012 5:21:24 AM PDT by I still care
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This broke my heart. The Bounty was beautiful. I watched Charlton Heston's "Treasure Island" many times, always marvelling at that wonderful ship. I tried to post last night, but FR was too glitchy to let me in. This is the first article I've seen that actually has a picture of it going down - makes me want to cry.
This is a horrid storm.
To: I still care
Thanks for posting. I visited her when she was berthed in Old San Juan last summer. What a loss.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:24:20 AM PDT
by
cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)
To: I still care
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:24:44 AM PDT
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
To: I still care
Thanks for posting. I visited her when she was berthed in Old San Juan last summer. What a loss.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:24:49 AM PDT
by
cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)
To: cll
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:25:26 AM PDT
by
cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)
To: I still care
Limg src=http://col.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/28/BEA973EC7BBD06CFFAC6F66B7EF8F_h0_w650_m6_lfalse.jpg>
Very sad. I walked those decks years ago when the ship was on display at the St. Petersburg pier. We all wish they had laid to port.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:27:39 AM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(Expel the Occupy White House squatters !!!)
To: I still care
Whose stupid idea was it to sail?
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:29:16 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(45% to 47% of American voters are stupid)
To: I still care
Claudene Christian with Bounty
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:29:16 AM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: I still care
Why were they sailing in this type of weather?
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:29:49 AM PDT
by
TMA62
(Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
To: I still care
I wanna know WTF they were thinking with all the advance notice of the impending megastorm were they even out there?
It’s gonna be an interesting shipwreck for some divers some day when they find an 18th century tall ship with 21st century electronics onboard.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:38:58 AM PDT
by
diverteach
(If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
To: Doogle
Any relation to Fletcher Christian?
To: I still care
Tragic photo!
They were here in St Augustine, Florida last year.
I’m glad the CG was able to save most of the crew, at least. As for the captain, who was probably the one who made the decision to sail in this weather, he’s missing. He had been her captain for many years, and I imagine he probably decided to go down with the ship.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:40:07 AM PDT
by
livius
To: I still care
I'm sad for the families who have lost loved ones and for the crew who experienced the trauma.
It was foolish to sail into that storm. Hindsight brings wisdom.
To: TMA62
From the article, a message from the crew....
“...Bounty’s current voyage is a calculated decision ... NOT AT ALL ... irresponsible or with a lack of foresight as some have suggested. The fact of the matter is ... A SHIP IS SAFER AT SEA THAN IN PORT!”
I’ve always heard that as well. But I have to admit it seems like it would apply more to the ship than to the crew.
To: cll
I was lucky enough to sail her from Portland to Boothbay and sleep aboard one evening a number of years ago. Each morning the crew raised our flag, pledged allegiance, and sang the national anthem. Bounty had an amazing crew. The loss of one crew and the captain missing is so sad.
To: livius
I sailed out to meet her when she came into St. Augustine. Tragic story, and I’m not really sure what possessed the Captain to go out in that storm.
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:43:36 AM PDT
by
dinodino
To: ThirdMate
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:43:36 AM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: I still care
Apparently, she was also a direct descendent of Fletcher Christian
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:44:04 AM PDT
by
Zakeet
(Calling the Obozo/Bernack economy sluggish is an insult to slugs)
To: JoeDetweiler
The article states that Bounty left a Connecticut port last Thursday. I wish it would have also included where the rescue occured. What route did the Captain choose? and how did the storm alter his planned escape route?
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:53:11 AM PDT
by
maica
To: I still care
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posted on
10/30/2012 5:53:43 AM PDT
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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