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38. Body found in Bounty search

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:47 PM

Oct 2012

One of the two missing crew members of the replica ship the Bounty, which ran into trouble off the coast of North Carolina early today, has been found. The Coast Guard said the body of a woman, 42-year-old Claudene Christian, had been recovered. CNN says her body is apparently "unresponsive". She is being rushed to hospital.

The Bounty sent out a distress call at 6.30pm yesterday, when the crew reported she was taking on more water than the pumps could push out. The crew made plans to stay on the ship overnight and to abandon it at 8am this morning. But in the event, the crew were forced to leave the ship at 4am this morning. Three crew members were washed overboard at this time. One was recovered alive, soon afterwards.

Rescuers continue to search for the ship's captain, Robin Walbridge, 63.

18:40 EDT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/oct/29/hurricane-sandy-new-york-live-blog#block-508f05f3b5792d0b94e6ea6b

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Some crew rescued as ship sinks in Sandy's path [View all] dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

Way to go Coast Guard! Botany Oct 2012 #1

Silly socialist coastguard personel! go west young man Oct 2012 #12

The Coast Guard is great! kentauros Oct 2012 #14

they have a 1.5 year waiting list to join enlisted service and ... Botany Oct 2012 #15

I didn't know that! kentauros Oct 2012 #17

Congress keeps cutting their funding. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #25

I knew about them being involved with the DEA and Customs kentauros Oct 2012 #36

That was the fifty year old HMS Bounty reproduction Kolesar Oct 2012 #2

Plenty of pictures of her here dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #3

Um, pardon me, but WTF were they trying to sail it "around" a hurricane? The Stranger Oct 2012 #23

Dry docking it might have helped if it was pulled far from shore but,... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #26

The ship can be replaced. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #30

This only LOOKED like an old fashioned ship. It was a powered reproduction.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #31

No, it was a replica of a 19th century sailing ship. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #33

I know that, what I'm saying is while this ship had full rigging, it's wasn't it's primary power. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #39

The weight and windage of that rigging and masts adversely affects stability. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #41

I think it went faster than 8 knotts. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #44

Just got off phone with my father. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #45

Oh wow. This is looking more and more like a major screwup to put that ship at sea. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #47

I don't know if they made any stops after leaving Boothbay. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #50

No doubt the waves went over the deck. They must have been huge. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #51

Yes. 18 feet isn't all that high, but.... HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #52

If the waves were coming from all directions as you say you can't exactly steer into them. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #53

Yes, exactly. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #54

Yep. Sailing ship and hurricane a bad mix. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #28

The storm is not a surprise, what were they doing there? Democat Oct 2012 #4

A vessel can take a pounding in the breakers or if tied to pier during the hurricane swell Kolesar Oct 2012 #5

For a ship like this they would often send it as far up a river as they could. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #29

The thing with sailing ships is that land is a danger in a storm Recursion Oct 2012 #6

If at sea, better to get away from land. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #19

Tall ship cruise vessel Fantome sank in Hurricane Mitch in 1998 DinahMoeHum Oct 2012 #27

Tnx. Fantome was the ship I was thinking of. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #32

It's not just these types of ships either.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #48

The size of the storm is. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #34

they are now saying there were 16 on board not 17; 2 still unaccounted for. planes searching Justice Oct 2012 #7

Did it sink? nichomachus Oct 2012 #8

That ship not safer at sea in storm. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #9

She was bermuda rigged, from the pictures I can see (nt) Recursion Oct 2012 #11

No it is not! HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #18

My bad! I was looking at the wrong ship Recursion Oct 2012 #21

What a shame. Old and In the Way Oct 2012 #10

.."The old Navy Brig" formercia Oct 2012 #16

"Graveyard of the Atlantic" NCarolinawoman Oct 2012 #13

Sad it made it way up the Hudson a few times... Historic NY Oct 2012 #20

oh no - I booked passage on that ship for 4 days CitizenLeft Oct 2012 #22

That headline should get some kind of booby prize for spin slackmaster Oct 2012 #24

I believe it sunk after it had been abandoned. dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #35

Very sad bec Oct 2012 #37

Body found in Bounty search dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #38

She was alive but has passed... bluedigger Oct 2012 #43

News about her HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #46

Pray for Captain Robin Walbridge. Historic NY Oct 2012 #40

Thank to the men & women of the Coast Guard..... skeewee08 Oct 2012 #42

The tall ships have a call that sometimes can not be resisted. PavePusher Oct 2012 #49