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Title: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: sapphire on October 30, 2012, 04:32:16 AM

Claudene Christian, who sadly passed away in hospital, was the g-g-g-g-great granddaughter of Fletcher Christian. This past August when the Tall Ships made their stop in Halifax she had the opportunity to meet with and learn from some of the original builders. The Bounty and her sister ship, The Rose, were both built in Lunenburg, NS.

May her family find some comfort knowing she fulfilled many dreams and touched many people while crewing on this beautiful ship.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/156986-bounty-victim-was-mutineer-s-relative

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: bigwull on October 30, 2012, 08:44:16 AM

Breaking news...about the present day  Bounty....

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/sandy-bounty-ship/index.html.
.In case of any confusion...the original
HMS Bounty was originally a merchant ship called the Bethia and it was built at Hull in 1784

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: greenacres on October 30, 2012, 12:12:17 PM

They never found the captain. He was never rescued. Horrible way to die.

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: mart on October 30, 2012, 03:22:24 PM

They have not given up yet !! He had a survival suit on !! Water is fairly warm they said on news !!  Hopefully he will be found OK,,just waterlogged !!

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 30, 2012, 05:16:23 PM

Having crewed a historic tall ship for two and a half years, this has been difficult news. I served as helmsman and on the foredeck crew of the privately owned tall ship Royaliste, a gaff-rigged ketch, when she was in Sausalito on San Francisco Bay. I won't mince words with this. They had no business attempting to skirt a storm of this magnitude. It was a huge error on the part of the captain, who I believe must have been under a lot of pressure to make their appearance schedule. A captain is responsible for the lives of his crew and this tragedy was completely preventable.

People don't get it that these ships are made of freakin' wood and that weather, wind and tide will all play a role in the time in which a ship arrives in port. All they care about is that their event goes smoothly. This isn't Disneyland and there are no tracks under the water.  

This is Royaliste, my old ship, when she was on San Francisco Bay:

(http://www.talesofthesevenseas.com/AI-1.jpg)

In front of the Golden Gate Bridge

(http://www.talesofthesevenseas.com/AI-14.jpg)

Me at the helm

(http://www.talesofthesevenseas.com/AI-8.jpg)

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: KC on October 30, 2012, 09:31:37 PM

Thanks for sharing your pics taleof!!!!

I am so sorry to hear of the death and also of the ship itself.  Praying the captains will be found....hopefully just waterlogged as said above.

Title: Re: Bounty crew member had historic ties to ship
Post by: mart on October 31, 2012, 09:17:03 AM

Great pics Tales !!  But I would agree,, You would think that with all the advance notice of Sandy,, they would have turned around !! You do not try to outguess these storms,, you will often lose !!