This is a report that I received today. Two former students from the college I teach at were on the Bounty.
Both survived.
The liferaft was launched-to avoid punctures from the sharp objects on the hull, it was put in the water and the crew jumped into the water and then quickly got into the raft.
The captain was the last to leave and helped the final crew member get into the raft-this final crew member did not survive. The captain did not make it to the raft. One of my colleagues was a good friend of the captain’s. May the souls of the captain and crew member who perished rest in peace.
Maine Mariner
Thanks!