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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| The Bounty: Old Fashioned Ship - Old Fashioned Captain |
| 2012-10-31 |
| Photos of the rescue of the crew of the Bounty during Hurricane Sandy. 14 rescued out of 16 crew. It's not clear why the ship was out at sea with Sandy approaching ... maybe they were trying to make port as quickly as they could. But one thing is for sure - this captain went down with his ship. He made sure everyone was evacuated before he left the boat - he was probably still at the wheel while the rescue was proceeding. |
| Posted by:Raider |
| #6 even though it was an old-fashioned sailing ship - surely they were equipped with modern navigational aids and communications? could it be that they actually did not know the close proximity of Hurricane Sandy?? |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-10-31 22:00 |
| #5 Per this article in the Daily Mail, they were trying to run this ship down to Florida. Seems like someone was very ignorant of the situation. |
| Posted by: Dar 2012-10-31 15:31 |
| #4 They should have burned her. Just for historical accuracy. |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-10-31 13:13 |
| #3 Apparently, they were actually trying (sadly unsuccessfully) to get her to haven before the worst of the storm. |
| Posted by: Korora 2012-10-31 09:31 |
| #2 It's not clear why the ship (a wooden sailing vessel) was out at sea with Sandy (the largest Atlantic storm in recorded history) approaching Poor judgement? I hope it is not discovered that a recording crew was aboard. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-10-31 08:44 |
| #1 I guess he wasn't Italian. |
| Posted by: Spot 2012-10-31 07:52 |