Sandy claims tall ship HMS Bounty off coast of North Carolina

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The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for the captain of the tall ship, HMS Bounty, which floundered on Monday off North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras

The ship ran into trouble as the crew tried to escape Hurricane Sandy’s fury, causing the entire crew to abandon ship. Of the ship's 16 crew members, 14 were rescued Monday morning. Another, a woman, was found later in the day, alive, but succumbed to her injuries after being rescued.

The ship's captain remains unaccounted for, while the ship itself is reported to have sunk.

The HMS Bounty was built for MGM studios in 1960 for the classic movie, “Mutiny on the Bounty,” starring Marlon Brando.

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