Amazon 7 #1 October 29, 2012 This is indeed a sad story. http://t.news.msn.com/us/2-missing-from-abandoned-ship-in-atlantic-ocean As a kid I got to sail aboard Bounty, there was no greater thrill to a 16 year old than to go aloft while under sail. I don't think she will make it thru this one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #2 October 29, 2012 Watching the news this morning she has sunk. 14 rescued, 2 missing. I would think she could be raised.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 October 29, 2012 So let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 October 30, 2012 So did they save the breadfruit? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funjumper101 15 #5 October 30, 2012 QuoteSo let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. Two people who loved the ship very much died doing their best to save it. Your compassion is really awesome. Past a certain size, it is safer for to be at sea instead of tied to a dock, during very bad weather. The Navy sends their ships out to sea for this very reason. The people who were airlifted off of the 32' sailboat during the "Perfect Storm" were saved. The boat itself washed up on the mid Atlantic coast, in very good shape. IIRC, the owner got the boat and all of his worldly possessions back after it turned up. I guess you don't have much maritime experience, eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #6 October 30, 2012 QuoteQuoteSo let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. Two people who loved the ship very much died doing their best to save it. Your compassion is really awesome. Past a certain size, it is safer for to be at sea instead of tied to a dock, during very bad weather. The Navy sends their ships out to sea for this very reason. The people who were airlifted off of the 32' sailboat during the "Perfect Storm" were saved. The boat itself washed up on the mid Atlantic coast, in very good shape. IIRC, the owner got the boat and all of his worldly possessions back after it turned up. I guess you don't have much maritime experience, eh? No I don't but it doesn't take a rocket doctor to realize not heading toward the storm would have been a good idea. With the little sailing experience I have, I would have gone north or east. South was a stupid direction to pick. eh?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 860 #7 October 30, 2012 I would chose that over the North Atlantic. This time of year. In that boat. It was a gamble to be sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 October 30, 2012 QuoteSo let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. I would put my money on an insurance scam... Bounty had been for sale for quite a while... just $.02 I can't wait to see the USCG Inquiry results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #9 October 30, 2012 Quote Quote So let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. I would put my money on an insurance scam... Bounty had been for sale for quite a while... just $.02 I can't wait to see the USCG Inquiry results. Was it a life insurance scam? Two people still missing last I heard.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #10 October 30, 2012 Quote Quote Quote So let me get this straight. There is a hurricane coming, forecast to come up the east coast and slam into shore "somewhere", and you get in a boat in Conn. and head south. What the fuck did they think was going to happen? I guess they never saw Gilligan's Island. I would put my money on an insurance scam... Bounty had been for sale for quite a while... just $.02 I can't wait to see the USCG Inquiry results. Was it a life insurance scam? Two people still missing last I heard. I doubt that... but if you have an owner.. who can't sell something like that for what he wants to get for the vessel... things seem to happen from time to time. Of course the ships master can refuse what the owner tells them.. but that can be a fast CLMThe two people missing were probably trying to save the vessel. When you lose power in very bad seas.. your ability to remove water from the vessel becomes impossible. Old wooden vessels usually leak like a sieve above the water line where the planking dries out from spending too much time sitting at the dock or only going out in good weather where the hull does not get a good soaking above the waterline. It takes a lot of pump to dewater a ship like that when she starts getting smacked around with huge waves in a storm.Edited for freaking auto-correct.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #11 October 30, 2012 Quote As a kid I got to sail aboard Bounty The original one? Last I heard they found one of the crewmembers. She reportedly stayed at her post trying to save the ship. She did not make it. The Captain has not been found.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #12 October 30, 2012 Quote Quote As a kid I got to sail aboard Bounty The original one? No, but Twardo did."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #13 October 30, 2012 Quote Quote As a kid I got to sail aboard Bounty The original one? Last I heard they found one of the crewmembers. She reportedly stayed at her post trying to save the ship. She did not make it. The Captain has not been found. Yeah.. I was one of the Tahitian women in a past life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #14 October 30, 2012 One crew member confirmed dead, their name? Christian.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #15 October 30, 2012 Quote One crew member confirmed dead, their name? Christian. Did Bligh finally get his revenge!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,112 #16 October 30, 2012 Quote Bounty had been for sale for quite a while... just $.02 . That's cheap, if I'd known I would have offered $0.50 for it.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kasch 0 #17 October 31, 2012 Quote Did Bligh finally get his revenge!? Low blow!Sex with sith is like sex with a stripper. A lot of flashing lights and waving of glowing sabers, but in the end you end up with something dark and wrinkely. DPH# "-13" TSK# "-13" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #18 October 31, 2012 Quote Quote Did Bligh finally get his revenge!? Low blow! Yes, a little insensitive, I'll admit. But I certainly meant no disrespect. This is the sort of story that makes it to "Ripley's BION" She was a direct descendant of Fletcher. http://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2012/10/sandy-claims-life-of-fletcher-christians-great-great-great-great-granddaughter-2458610.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 860 #19 October 31, 2012 No kidding. Wow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #20 October 31, 2012 Quote Quote Quote As a kid I got to sail aboard Bounty The original one? No, but Twardo did. No Breadfruit for YOU! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #21 October 31, 2012 From Claudine Christian's Facebook page: Work and Education HMS Bounty HMS Bounty Sailing Crew aboard the Vessel I live, work & Travel the Sea aboard the HMS Tall Ship Bounty. A Sailing Museum traveling from port to port sharing our ship and our history, we are a Replica Ship of the infamous story of "Mutiny on the Bounty" on Pitcairn Island. As a descendant of Fletcher Christian, played in four movies by Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlin Brando & Mel Gibson, I'm sure my ancestor would be proud... However this time, there will be no Mutiny on this Bounty... At least not at the hands of me, a new generation of Christian Family Sailors! This ship has been used in MANY Movies, including the 1962 version of "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlin Brando & the two most recent Pirates of the Carribean movies starring Johnny Depp. She was living the dream. Not everyone gets to do that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #22 November 1, 2012 I wonder if it would be possible to raise it from the ocean floor. Such a shame, that a nice ship like that is written off. Canadian made, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #23 November 1, 2012 QuoteOne crew member confirmed dead, their name? Christian. Was that the name of the captain? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #24 November 1, 2012 QuoteQuoteOne crew member confirmed dead, their name? Christian. Was that the name of the captain? No Claudine Christian was the deckhand who's body was recovered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #25 November 1, 2012 QuoteQuoteOne crew member confirmed dead, their name? Christian. Was that the name of the captain? Robin Walbridge http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/hms-bounty-captain-search-enters-4th-day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
