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Rescue of the Bounty : disaster and survival in superstorm Sandy / Michael J. Tougias and Douglas A. Campbell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scribner, 2014Edition: First Scribner hardcover editionDescription: x, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 147674663X (hbk.)
  • 1476746648 (paperback)
  • 9781476746630 (hbk.)
  • 9781476746647 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The speech -- The storm -- A voyage with purpose -- The captain -- A happy, happy crew -- Becoming Robin Walbridge -- Joshua's story -- A vigilant watch -- Keeping Bounty afloat -- A leaky boat? -- From trucks to tall ships -- an aging actor -- Past her prime, lost her prime -- Mutiny in her blood -- Alone -- Landing the unquestioned captain -- Questioning the captain -- Oh, the water -- Problems everywhere -- Unseen punches -- The dangerous hours -- A rushed and urgent call -- The first raft -- The second raft -- One small strobe all alone -- A swirling vortex -- Like we've flown back in time -- Catapulted -- Flipped like a pancake -- Running out of time -- Held by the sea -- Coast Guard investigation.
Summary: "An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty--the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty--which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. On Tuesday, October 24, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to come up the Eastern seaboard. He explained to his crew of fifteen that the ship would fare better at sea than at port, and that he thought he could sail "around the hurricane." He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship and there would be no hard feelings. No one took the captain up on his offer. Four days into the voyage, superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on the Bounty. The vessel's pumps could not keep up with the incoming water and a few hours later, in the dark of night, the ship overturned, sending the crew tumbling into the ocean filled with crashing thirty-foot waves. The Coast Guard launched one of most complex and massive rescues in its history, flying two Jayhawk helicopter crews into the hurricane and lowering rescue swimmers into the raging ocean again and again despite the dangers. Ultimately fourteen crew members were rescued; tragically, two members did not survive. Dripping with suspense and vivid high-stakes drama, Rescue of the Bounty is an unforgettable tale about the brutality of nature and the human will to survive"-- Provided by publisher.
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An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty --the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty-- which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard.

The harrowing story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty--the tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty --which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard

On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to travel north from the Caribbean toward the eastern seaboard. Yet the captain was determined to sail. As he explained to his crew of fifteen: a ship is always safer at sea than in port. He intended to sail "around the hurricane" and told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship--there would be no hard feelings. As fate would have it, no one took the captain up on his offer.

Four days into the voyage, Superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on Bounty. The vessel's failing pumps could not keep up with the incoming water. The ship began to lose power as it was beaten and rocked by hurricane winds that spanned eight hundred miles. A few hours later, in the dark of night, the ship suddenly overturned ninety miles off the North Carolina coast in the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," sending the crew tumbling into an ocean filled with towering thirty-foot waves. The coast guard then launched one of the most complex and massive rescues in its history, flying two Jayhawk helicopter crews into the hurricane and lowering rescue swimmers into the raging seas again and again, despite the danger to their own lives.

In the uproar heard across American media in the days following, a single question persisted: Why did the captain decide to sail? Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the crew members, their families, and the coast guard, the masterful duo of Michael J. Tougias and Douglas A. Campbell creates an in-depth portrait of the enigmatic Captain Walbridge, his motivations, and what truly occurred aboard Bounty during those terrifying days at sea.

Dripping with suspense and vivid high-stakes drama, Rescue of the Bounty is an unforgettable tale about the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.

The speech -- The storm -- A voyage with purpose -- The captain -- A happy, happy crew -- Becoming Robin Walbridge -- Joshua's story -- A vigilant watch -- Keeping Bounty afloat -- A leaky boat? -- From trucks to tall ships -- an aging actor -- Past her prime, lost her prime -- Mutiny in her blood -- Alone -- Landing the unquestioned captain -- Questioning the captain -- Oh, the water -- Problems everywhere -- Unseen punches -- The dangerous hours -- A rushed and urgent call -- The first raft -- The second raft -- One small strobe all alone -- A swirling vortex -- Like we've flown back in time -- Catapulted -- Flipped like a pancake -- Running out of time -- Held by the sea -- Coast Guard investigation.

"An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty--the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty--which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. On Tuesday, October 24, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to come up the Eastern seaboard. He explained to his crew of fifteen that the ship would fare better at sea than at port, and that he thought he could sail "around the hurricane." He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship and there would be no hard feelings. No one took the captain up on his offer. Four days into the voyage, superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on the Bounty. The vessel's pumps could not keep up with the incoming water and a few hours later, in the dark of night, the ship overturned, sending the crew tumbling into the ocean filled with crashing thirty-foot waves. The Coast Guard launched one of most complex and massive rescues in its history, flying two Jayhawk helicopter crews into the hurricane and lowering rescue swimmers into the raging ocean again and again despite the dangers. Ultimately fourteen crew members were rescued; tragically, two members did not survive. Dripping with suspense and vivid high-stakes drama, Rescue of the Bounty is an unforgettable tale about the brutality of nature and the human will to survive"-- Provided by publisher.

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