Pictured: The Dramatic Moment U.S. Coastguards Pull Survivors Of HMS Bounty To Safety After Hurricane Sandy Forced Them To Abandon Ship -- Daily Mail
* 14 of the 16 have been rescued, two appear to still be missing
* The Bounty starred in Hollywood blockbusters Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
* The Canadian-made replica vessel got caught in storms near Hatteras, N.C.
These dramatic pictures show the moment stranded crew members of the iconic HMS Bounty were rescued from their life boats by the U.S. coastguard. The crew of the iconic vessel were forced to abandon ship off the east coast of America today as it became caught in raging seas near the eye of Hurricane Sandy. As six-metre waves and ferocious gales battered the decks of the 180-foot, three-masted ship - knocking out its power - 16 terrified crew-members clambered into life boats to watch their floating home shrink unmanned into the darkness.
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More News On The Sinking Of The HMS Bounty
HMS Bounty Captain Still Missing after Sinking; 1 Body Recovered -- Time
Crew rescued from HMS Bounty as hurricane rages; captain missing -- Reuters
HMS Bounty: A tall ship’s final hours in hurricane-ravaged seas -- Washington Post
Captain missing after Canadian-built HMS Bounty sunk by Hurricane Sandy -- National Post/AP HMS Bounty abandoned amid Hurricane Sandy -- BBC
The story behind the HMS Bounty, sunk by Sandy off N.C. coast -- Christian Science Monitor
