HMS Bounty

Storm 10

So sad to see this beautiful ship caught up in hurricane Sandy and sinking, very tragic that two crew members have died one the Captain who is still missing. I was on board the Bounty when she was in Galway port a few years ago she was a lovely sailing ship. Some pics of the sinking and rescue here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224706/HMS-Bounty-Hurricane-Sandy-path-Captain-dies-vessel-smashed-pieces-Superstorm.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailonline

Raging_Ninja

Sad to hear. was also on it when she was in Galway. A beautiful ship, and sad loss of life.

goldie fish

The situation reminds me a lot of the sad story of the original Pride of Baltimore, which was lost in a White Squall in 1986 with 4 of its crew. The remaining crew survived on a semi inflated liferaft for four days without any food or water before being rescued by a passing tanker.

who the fug

Why are they calling her HMS as she is not in the Royal Navy ?

goldie fish

who the fug wrote: »

Why are they calling her HMS as she is not in the Royal Navy ?

She was called HMS Bounty. Nothing to do with the RN.
http://www.tallshipbounty.org/the-ship/index.php

who the fug

goldie fish wrote: »

She was called HMS Bounty. Nothing to do with the RN.
http://www.tallshipbounty.org/the-ship/index.php

Just thought HMS would have been protected,was going to mention HMS Belfast on checking she only had to get permission to fly the white ensign

gobnaitolunacy

It was not prefixed HMS at all, it was a replica and never commisioned by the RN. Mistake by the paper.

RIP to those lost.