Bounty ship sinking News

Sinking of Ship ‘Bounty’ Blamed on Captain’s ‘Reckless Decision’

A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking of a tall ship off the North Carolina coast in October, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a …

HMS Bounty’s Sinking During Sandy Under Investigation

More than a week before Hurricane Sandy became a superstorm that would zero in on the U.S. Northeast, while it was just a tropical depression bouncing around the Caribbean, a captain headed out to sea. The HMS Bounty sailed dead …