Bill Watson
New member
Tall Ship Bounty Sinking in Hurricane Sandy
The risks of pushing too hard can be horribly harsh to pilots, ship captains and their captive crews.
I've been tracking this incident because I made a flight on the same day it sunk. The same day that Sandy hit NY/NJ. I took off from Key West on a clear, sunny morning already flying in Sandy's low pressure system just off the coast of NJ. Steadily increasing winds, clouds and a bit of ice were encountered before an exciting landing in Sandy's fringe at my home base in NC.
In the case of the modern day Bounty with diesel engines, electric bilge pumps and most important of all, accurate weather, it occurs to me that pre-20th century sailing was a risky as a 1920's mail plane route. People perished for just doing their job.
The risks of pushing too hard can be horribly harsh to pilots, ship captains and their captive crews.
I've been tracking this incident because I made a flight on the same day it sunk. The same day that Sandy hit NY/NJ. I took off from Key West on a clear, sunny morning already flying in Sandy's low pressure system just off the coast of NJ. Steadily increasing winds, clouds and a bit of ice were encountered before an exciting landing in Sandy's fringe at my home base in NC.
In the case of the modern day Bounty with diesel engines, electric bilge pumps and most important of all, accurate weather, it occurs to me that pre-20th century sailing was a risky as a 1920's mail plane route. People perished for just doing their job.