Sad to Report Loss of HMS Bounty off North Carolina Coast

Hello, Jerome & Companions...

Thank you for your message.  Please give my best regards to all our friends and companions in London.

Personally, having gone through 10 of these hurricanes, I think this will be another "tempest in a teapot" for NYC.

However, I am sad to report the loss of HMS Bounty off the coast of N. Carolina today.  A USCG helicopter has rescued 14 members of the crew, 2 others are still missing.

It was just this summer that I saw a 3 mast frigate coming out of the fog one morning during a patrol that I was leading on the Hudson.   I saw a beautiful green and black ship coming forward like "The Flying Dutchman" as we passed her, but I could not read the name on her stern.  I order my helmsman to turn the patrol boat and following the frigate, as we approached its stern, I read "HMS Bounty".   We came alongside, waved to the crew and continued our patrol.

Later, we came around upriver again and I could see her sailing under the George Washington Bridge and I thought I would like to chase her and get a few photos, as well as escorting her to her upriver destination, but other tasks called my attention and I regret that I did not follow her to get the shots.

This a very sad day for any sailor, but there is joy in the rescue of the 14 lucky sailors....I pray for the crew and hope we find the remaining crewmen.  I feel privileged to have seen HMS Bounty while under way, "up close and personal," but regret that I did not follow my seaman's instincts to follow her that day.

Best wishes,

Robert M*

1. News for HMS Bounty

   
   NBCNews.com (blog)
   1. Tall ship HMS Bounty sinks off NC coast; two still missing

      Washington Post - 3 hours ago

      The Coast Guard is searching for two people who had been aboard the Bounty, which lost power in Hurricane Sandy and sank.
   1. 14 rescued, 2 missing from HMS Bounty off NC coast
      

      NBCNews.com (blog) - 1 hour ago
   2. 14 rescued from movie ship HMS Bounty; 2 missing
      

      USA TODAY - 3 hours ago
2. Tall Ship Bounty

   www.tallshipbounty.org/

   HMS Bounty...at one with the sea...global voyager...movie star...dedicated to preserving the fine ... The HMS Bounty is one of the most famous ships in the world.

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Hurricane Sandy 0700 29 OCT 2012

ALCON,

SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION HURRICANE SANDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 27A
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LOCATION...35.2N 70.5W
ABOUT 280 MI...455 KM E OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 425 MI...685 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES

P 2823000R OCT 2012
FM AUX GILLOOLY
TO SECNY OPCEN, AUX D1SR
UNCLAS // FOUO //
MSGID / WX / UPDATE / HUR SANDY / 008 //
WX ALERT / UPD / HUR SANDY / EIC:UNKN / CAT:3 //

1. SANDY MOVING NORTH OFF OF NC, EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THIS AREA
IN 7-10 HOURS.

2. SHORELINE NJ EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT. NYC EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT.
MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SHUT DOWN. EMS TASK FORCE ACTIVATED IN SOUTH AND
CENTRAL NJ.

3. SANDY IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS. AOR
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE TS OR HUR FORCE WINDS FOR 48 HOURS STARTING
MONDAY. 5"+ RAIN OVER MULTIPLE FULL-MON TIDAL CYCLES AND 12-15 FOOT
STORM SURGE.

4. CPA TO SANDY HOOK AT 0200 30OCT, 61NM SOUTH. WIND FIELD OVER 400NM
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9. The next full status update is scheduled for 1200 29 October 2012, unless pressing new information is captured.

v/r

Donna Cole DPSC

Con Edison Eyeing Hurricane Sandy's Path to New York

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Con Edison Eyeing Hurricane Sandy's Path to New York

Con Edison is closely monitoring Hurricane Sandy and is preparing for possible damage in the company's service area.

Forecasts show that tidal surges associated with this storm on Monday, and especially Tuesday, could be worse than Hurricane Irene's last year.

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Hurricane Sandy 1200 28 OCT 2012

ALCON,

SANDY EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND AND NEW YORK HARBOR......WINDS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AT LANDFALL...

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2. Necessary preparations should be completed with haste (but safely). Members continue to report preparations and status. One member offered the reminder to consider the resources in the boat crew SAR vest as potential safety and survival items in severe conditions.  

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4. Updated weather tracking information will follow this report for as long as is practicable. 

5. The next full status update is scheduled for0800 29 October 2012, unless pressing new information is captured.

v/r

DPSC

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