Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sunk boat "Bounty"

54-meter three-masted sailing ship, who starred in the cult blockbuster, was another victim of Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane "Sandy" collects a tribute not only on land but also at sea. 54-meter three-masted sailing ship, who starred in blockbusters like "Mutiny on the" Bounty "," with Marlon Brando (1962) and "Pirates of the Caribbean", followed by Connecticut to Florida and was 250 kilometers from the epicenter of the storm, "Sandy."
Team consisting of 16 people, had to flee the ship and transfer to the life rafts. They watched in horror as the "Bounty", which is six-meter waves tossed like shell, into the darkness.
The rescue helicopter flew two Coast Guard. They are alive, and their health is not threatened.

Border guards managed to raise with liferafts 14 persons. 

Soon found in the ocean 42-year Claudine Christian, former "Miss Alaska". However, when it was pulled from the water, she had no signs of life. Barely able to save, and 63-year-old captain Robin Volbridge. He, too, was washed off the raft, but the body has not been found.

Sailboat, a replica of an English ship in 1789, with only the motor and the modern means of navigation, built specifically for the filming of "Mutiny on the" Bounty "," half a century ago. According to the script, it was to be burned at the end of the picture, but Marlon Brando so loved the ship, he demanded to leave it whole, threatening otherwise, writes Daily Mail, away from the shooting.

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