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| HMS Bounty: missing crew member of replica tall ship recovered from sea | |
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| One of two missing crew members from the replica tall ship HMS Bounty has been recovered hours after the US coastguard rescued 14 of her colleagues following a decision to abandon the vessel in the path of hurricane Sandy. | One of two missing crew members from the replica tall ship HMS Bounty has been recovered hours after the US coastguard rescued 14 of her colleagues following a decision to abandon the vessel in the path of hurricane Sandy. |
| Claudene Christian, 42, was said to have been unresponsive when located by a helicopter crew off the North Carolina coast and was taken to hospital while the search continued for the captain of the ship, Robin Walbridge, 63. | Claudene Christian, 42, was said to have been unresponsive when located by a helicopter crew off the North Carolina coast and was taken to hospital while the search continued for the captain of the ship, Robin Walbridge, 63. |
| Helicopters were used to pluck crew members from life rafts after they abandoned the ship at about 5am local time on Monday when it began taking on water about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. | Helicopters were used to pluck crew members from life rafts after they abandoned the ship at about 5am local time on Monday when it began taking on water about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. |
| The three-mast, 180ft ship, built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty, was lost in the rough seas about 160 miles from the storm's eye. | The three-mast, 180ft ship, built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty, was lost in the rough seas about 160 miles from the storm's eye. |
| "It is under water. The mast of the ship is still protruding from the water," coastguard spokesman chief Nyx Cangemi said, relaying eyewitness reports from the search and rescue team. | "It is under water. The mast of the ship is still protruding from the water," coastguard spokesman chief Nyx Cangemi said, relaying eyewitness reports from the search and rescue team. |
| As the 16 crew members were abandoning the Bounty wearing cold-water survival suits and life jackets, the final three on board were washed overboard, Cangemi said. One of them was pulled on to a life raft but the other two remained at sea, he said. | As the 16 crew members were abandoning the Bounty wearing cold-water survival suits and life jackets, the final three on board were washed overboard, Cangemi said. One of them was pulled on to a life raft but the other two remained at sea, he said. |
| The 14 were rescued from two 25-person lifeboats with canopies, the US Coast Guard said. | The 14 were rescued from two 25-person lifeboats with canopies, the US Coast Guard said. |
| Crews aboard a C-130 Hercules airplane and another helicopter were searching for the two missing crew members, and a two coastguard cutters were on the way to assist them, Cangemi said. | Crews aboard a C-130 Hercules airplane and another helicopter were searching for the two missing crew members, and a two coastguard cutters were on the way to assist them, Cangemi said. |
| Captain Walbridge's work on the on the Bounty for 17 years had been his passion, according to his wife, Claudia McCann. | Captain Walbridge's work on the on the Bounty for 17 years had been his passion, according to his wife, Claudia McCann. |
| "He's the best captain in the industry," McCann said. "There are not too many captains that can sail that kind of ship [a square-rigger]." | "He's the best captain in the industry," McCann said. "There are not too many captains that can sail that kind of ship [a square-rigger]." |
| The captain was the last to leave the ship, wearing red survival gear, she said. | The captain was the last to leave the ship, wearing red survival gear, she said. |
| "That's the image I have in my head. I'm sure he made sure his crew were all tucked in their life boats before he got off the ship," McCann said. | "That's the image I have in my head. I'm sure he made sure his crew were all tucked in their life boats before he got off the ship," McCann said. |
| The first of two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters arrived on the scene at about 6:30am and hoisted five people to safety, and a second helicopter arrived and rescued nine people, the coastguard said. | The first of two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters arrived on the scene at about 6:30am and hoisted five people to safety, and a second helicopter arrived and rescued nine people, the coastguard said. |
| The ship was on its way from New London, Connecticut, to St Petersburg, Florida, said Tracie Simonin, director of the HMS Bounty Organization LLC. She said she was unsure how the captain attempted to navigate the storm. | The ship was on its way from New London, Connecticut, to St Petersburg, Florida, said Tracie Simonin, director of the HMS Bounty Organization LLC. She said she was unsure how the captain attempted to navigate the storm. |
| The vessel was believed to be taking on water and was without propulsion, stuck in 40mph winds and 18ft seas, the coastguard said. | The vessel was believed to be taking on water and was without propulsion, stuck in 40mph winds and 18ft seas, the coastguard said. |
| The original Bounty, a British transport vessel, gained infamy for a mutiny in Tahiti in 1789. | The original Bounty, a British transport vessel, gained infamy for a mutiny in Tahiti in 1789. |