Fate of the HMS Bounty

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Sadly we've lost an iconic film treasure. The HMS Bounty was sunk by Hurricane Sandy, the ship has been seen in several films. Mutiny On The Bounty, Treasure Island, Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean just to name a few.
HMS Bounty, Ship From 'Pirates Of The Caribbean II' Abandoned By Crew During Hurricane Sandy

What is strange is why would they take the ship out with the storm on the way, when everyone else in the area is boarding up windows and packing sandbags? :facepalm

Could be they wanted to get a bit of live weather filming aboard the ship while it was making it's travel from one location to another, but then again risking a chance of destroying the ship due to a Hurricane is not the brightest idea either.

Well at least Scuba divers can explore it once it's discovered, and who knows what might wash up on the beaches.
 
Well it has been in the possession of people like Ted Turner, and it has been through a restoration. You would think they would have put water pumps aboard the ship before it set sail, and with a Captain that has been sailing since he was 10 could have made it through the storm.
 
I live near a navel base and ships always head to see in the face of an impending storm. It seems that it is safer to "ride it out" at sea than tied-up at the dock.
 
They're still looking for 2 of the crew, maybe with some luck the ship will be salvageable somehow but it's probably a long shot.
 
I heard about this on NPR this morning and they said they abandoned ship when they lost power (I think) while trying to sail around the storm. Still doesn't explain what they were doing out there in the first place though.
 
Riceball said:
I heard about this on NPR this morning and they said they abandoned ship when they lost power (I think) while trying to sail around the storm. Still doesn't explain what they were doing out there in the first place though.
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I heard a Coast Guard spokesman say he asked a crew member why they went out. He said they didn't want the ship destroyed in dock, and were attempting to take it far out to sea, out of range of the storm. They probably underestimated the true size and couldn't get out far enough before the outer edges of the system hit them.
 
Wolfie138 said:
"I live near a navel base "

i personally couldn't stomach that.
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On a serious note: sorry to hear about the ship and missing crew.
 
Don't understand that they were not able to navigate the ship away from the storm! It's not that they didn't know where Sandy was and where it would go. Sad to hear that this iconic ship is lost. Even more sad to hear that also two people lost their lives (probably trying to save the ship).
 
Dang It!!!!!!!
This really sucks.
They were about to finalize a deal to sail to the Bounty to Galveston in November and winter over here.

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Was looking forward to this and seeing them together when the Elissa returned from having some repairs.

A little bit of the history in this article about the Galveston deal......
'Mutiny on the Bounty' ship could dock at isle

I'll wait for more details about the sinking, but right now it seems to stink more than just a little.................

Shylaah
 
Without getting into what I did for 22 years to earn my daily bread in reference to Navy ships.....Yes, taking a ship out to sea to avoid damage to your boat is prudent if you have a vessel that can take the pounding.A three masted sailing wooden vessel being operated in the graveyard of the Atlantic during a hurricane is probably not a good idea.I wonder what the captains experience was.I could sit here and play could have, should have, would have but I will not.
The boat is insured so if it it damaged while tied to a dock the damage can be repaired.Now it is just another wreck off of the Carolina coast.I am very saddened by the loss of life.
I speak from experience here. This whole thing is so very sad to me.
 
Goonie said:
Sad to hear it was lost. I saw the Bounty at Expo 86 in Vancouver.
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I was just thinking back and come to think of it, @ Expo 86, Bounty was probably the first tall ship I was ever on. I was 7 and remember being amazed by all the rigging. I also remember touring the Golden Hind replica there too.

Of course, the original Bounty wasn't Canadian, but this one was. Sad to see a little piece of our history from Halifax down in Davy Jones' locker.
 
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