ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The U-S Coast Guard says a woman who was rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough weather churned up by Hurricane Sandy has died.
A Coast Guard spokesman says 42-year-old Claudene Christian was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water yesterday evening and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Fourteen other crew members were rescued from H-M-S Bounty.
The Canadian-built replica 18th-century sailing vessel was originally built for the 1962 film “Mutiny on the Bounty” and was featured in several other films over the years.
The Coast Guard is still searching for the ship’s captain, 63-year-old Robin Walbridge.
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