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14 rescued as Hurricane Sandy sinks famous ship HMS Bounty

The US Coast Guard carried out a dramatic rescue of 14 sailors flung into the sea from their sinking three-masted replica of the historic ship HMS Bounty that had starred in several Hollywood adventure films

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A Coast Guard helicopter Monday morning plucked 14 of the 16 sailors from the churning sea roiled up by Hurricane Sandy, ABC News reported. But one sailor was listed as "unresponsive" and Coast Guard ships and planes were still searching for one more crew member of the tall ship.
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The crew was abandoning ship during the night when the hurricane flung them into the sea.
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The Bounty, the 180-ft replica of the ship featured in the film "Mutiny on the Bounty", was 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina, when the owner called saying she'd lost contact with the crew Sunday night.
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HMS Bounty, famous ship, Hurricane Sandy
HMS Bounty. Photo: AFP

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