Checked the headlines this morning and the 1962 replica of the Bounty has floundered 90 E of Hatteras. 2 members of her 17 member crew still missing.
I remember visiting her in Florida in 1978 and a number of times in Galveston.
What kind of a fool would take a sailing ship out to sea before an approaching hurricane ?
Montani semper liberi. Happy modeling to all and every one of you.
Crackers
US Coast Guard air crews picked them up, nothing more frustrating than looking for people in the water with high seas running.
Kudos to the Coast Guard for saving 15 lives in difficult conditions!
Mike
Well, for four, maybe five, hundred years, the sensible, the prudent sailor stood off a lee shore and away from the track of a major storm.
Which is better than trying to lie to two or three anchors, with t’gallant and top masts struck down; or lashed to an unyielding pier in the face of 2-3m of storm surge.
Having managed to lose the vessel, its master will face a court of inquiry, which will probably roto-rooter every decision and every delay in scheduling. There will be plenty of misery about, and that on top of having lost another of the world’s small stock of sailing ships.
I was so sad to here of her fate. I saw her in Duluth last year, but only tied up at Convention Center wharf. I was so looking forward to getting pictures of her under sail. We took a quick trip up to the Split Rock lighthouse, and on the way back saw a three-master on the lake. We assumed it was the Bounty- all the rest were two masters or schooners. Hurried back to try to get pics. Found out she had to leave early, and would not return during the tall ship festival. Now, I will never get a chance to photograph her :-(.
My condolences to family and friends of the crew members lost.
There are pictures posted on Yahoo of her floundering. Like many good ships, she seems to be fighting to stay afloat and resisting her final plunge. Its hard to see a ship “die”.
Here captain has not yet been found.