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| HMS Bounty abandoned amid Hurricane Sandy | HMS Bounty abandoned amid Hurricane Sandy |
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| The US coastguard has rescued 14 of at least 16 people forced to abandon HMS Bounty off the coast of North Carolina amid Hurricane Sandy. | |
| The captain gave the order for the crew to enter the lifeboats at 05:30 local time (09:30 GMT). | The captain gave the order for the crew to enter the lifeboats at 05:30 local time (09:30 GMT). |
| The US coastguard said it was still seeking two more crew members. | The US coastguard said it was still seeking two more crew members. |
| HMS Bounty is a replica of the original Bounty, famous for its ill-fated trip to Tahiti and the West Indies in 1789, and has appeared in several films. | HMS Bounty is a replica of the original Bounty, famous for its ill-fated trip to Tahiti and the West Indies in 1789, and has appeared in several films. |
| It was initially reported that 17 people were on board, but the coastguard later said that 16 were in life rafts, awaiting rescue. | It was initially reported that 17 people were on board, but the coastguard later said that 16 were in life rafts, awaiting rescue. |
| Tracie Simonin, director of the HMS Bounty Organisation, said that the ship began to experience difficulties at about 19:30 on Sunday when it lost power and was unable to continue "de-watering". | Tracie Simonin, director of the HMS Bounty Organisation, said that the ship began to experience difficulties at about 19:30 on Sunday when it lost power and was unable to continue "de-watering". |
| "At that time we contacted the US coastguard for assistance," she said. | "At that time we contacted the US coastguard for assistance," she said. |
| "A C-130 plane was sent to their position, which was 90 miles south-east of Cape Hatteras, and then... this morning the captain ordered all hands to abandon ship." | "A C-130 plane was sent to their position, which was 90 miles south-east of Cape Hatteras, and then... this morning the captain ordered all hands to abandon ship." |
| Canadian broadcaster CBC has reported that the ship sank several hours after the evacuation, but Ms Simonin told the BBC that she had not been told this by the coastguard. | Canadian broadcaster CBC has reported that the ship sank several hours after the evacuation, but Ms Simonin told the BBC that she had not been told this by the coastguard. |
| "The last we heard the ship was still upright," she said. | "The last we heard the ship was still upright," she said. |
| HMS Bounty has featured in a number of Hollywood films since it was launched in 1960, including Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962 and Pirates of the Caribbean. |