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Bounty crew abandon ship

Published: 29 Oct 2012 at 19.47
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WASHINGTON -- A monster hurricane off the US coast forced the 17-member crew of the HMS Bounty to abandon the famed three-masted tall ship and lower lifeboats into stormy seas Monday, a Coast Guard statement said.

The crew donned cold water survival suits and life jackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies after getting caught up in stormy seas 144 kilometres southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina.

The owner of the vessel, which was built for the 1962 movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" with Marlon Brando and has also featured in "Pirates of the Caribbean" with Johnny Depp, said he lost contact with the crew late Sunday.

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Dingo69
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Discussion 2 : 30 Oct 2012 at 00.432
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I'm not a sailor, but something doesn't quite seem right here.
USCG reported 65 kph winds, 5 meter waves.
Sounds like a good day on the No. California or Oregon coast.
There must be more to this story than the weather conditions- broken mast, flooding with inoperative pumps, etc.
Sorry to hear this, and hope the ship doesn't end up like the hundreds of others that have sunk in this area over the centuries.
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Discussion 1 : 29 Oct 2012 at 21.361
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Wussies, Fletcher Christian would know what to do. Love that movie, it brought me to the East in '75, never made it to Bora Bora, got stuck in Thailand, bless the day.
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