HMS Bounty; World Famous Ship smashed to pieces by Sandy consuming lives of Captain and Crewmember

Captain Robin Walbridge, 63 and Claudene Christian, 42, were unlucky members of the
world famous US Ship HMS Bounty, who failed to make it to shore alive as body of 42 years old crewmember was found unresponsive while captain’s still missing; presumed dead.

U.S. coastguard succeeded in saving lives of 14 out of 15 found with captain still missing. These dramatic pictures show the moment stranded crew members of the iconic HMS Bounty were rescued from their life boats by the U.S. coastguard and moment the ship was making its way to the grounds of sea.


The crew of the vessel were forced to abandon ship off the east coast of America yesterday as it became caught in raging seas near the eye of Hurricane Sandy. Two coast guard helicopters rescued 14 people from life rafts after they were forced to abandon ship.

Ms Christian's mother, who is also called Claudene, said the ship began taking on water after a generator went out on the ship on Sunday night. It was around 160 miles from the eye of the storm as it made its way from Connecticut to Florida. Her mother said she was contacted by her daughter on Thursday when she said she wouldn't be able to contact them from the sea, according to 5newsonline.

Ms Christian was a former Miss Teen Alaska and attended the University of Southern Carolina. Her aunt, Patricia Saulsberry, said that she had been interested in ships since she toured replicas of Nina and Pinta.
As six-metre waves and ferocious gales battered the decks of the 180-foot, three-masted ship - knocking out its power - terrified crew-members clambered into life boats to watch their floating home shrink unmanned into the darkness.