Photo Gallery The Bounty's Last Voyage
In late October, as Hurricane Sandy was approaching the East Coast of the US, Captain Robin Walbridge wanted to save the Bounty at all costs. He thought he would be able to ride it out at sea, a fatal miscalculation. Here, a July 2012 file photo.
The Bounty caught the full brunt of Hurricane Sandy's force and ultimately foundered in the early morning hours of October 29. Most of the crew was saved, but the captain and a crewmember lost their lives.
The Coast Guard was able to locate the ship despite the storm raging over the Atlantic. A plane circled the ship for much of the night and helicopters were able to fly the crew to safety in the morning. Here, one of the crewmen at the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina after being rescued.
A crewmember recounts how a strong wave knocked over the ship just as the crew was preparing an orderly departure onto life boats. Here, the Coast Guard lifting a survivor from the water.
Captain Robin Walbridge had been at the helm of the Bounty for 17 years when the hurricane struck. His body was never found.
Graphic: Bounty's final voyage.
