Posted on 10/30/2012 5:21:24 AM PDT by I still care
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard says a woman who was rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough weather churned up by Hurricane Sandy has died.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert says 42-year-old Claudene Christian was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water Monday evening and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Fourteen other crew members were rescued from the HMS Bounty, a replica 18th-century sailing vessel that was originally built for the 1962 film "Mutiny on the Bounty" and was featured in several other films over the years.
The Coast Guard is still searching for the ship's captain.
The final hours of the HMS Bounty were as dramatic as the Hollywood adventure films she starred in, with the crew abandoning ship in life rafts as their stately craft slowly went down in the immense waves churned up by Hurricane Sandy off the North Carolina coast.
(Excerpt) Read more at t.news.msn.com ...
This is a horrid storm.
Thanks for posting. I visited her when she was berthed in Old San Juan last summer. What a loss.
Thanks for posting. I visited her when she was berthed in Old San Juan last summer. What a loss.
Last winter...
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.
Whose stupid idea was it to sail?
Claudene Christian with Bounty
Why were they sailing in this type of weather?
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.
Any relation to Fletcher Christian?
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.
It was foolish to sail into that storm. Hindsight brings wisdom.
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.
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.
dunno
Apparently, she was also a direct descendent of Fletcher Christian
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?
Part of the movie “Treasure Island” with Christian Bale and Charlton Heston - how I’ll remember her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZU9GPkZOKE
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