The End of the Bounty Back in 2012

From the Oct. 30, 2012, Houston Chronicle.

The HMS Bounty was to have been a tourist attraction at Galveston's waterfront at Pier 21 for the winter.

It was used in the second and third "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.

From the Dec. 3, 2012, Lookout  "New details of the ship's battle with Superstorm Sandy" by Claudine Zap.

The encounter resulted in the death of the captain, a crew member and loss of the ship.  Captain Robin Walbridge chose to ride the storm out instead of keeping it docked at New London, Ct., where it would have sustained major damage but no life loss.

The captain's risky decision surprised the ship's owner Robert Hansen who was trying to sell it for $4,6 million.

Robert Walbridge had been the Bounty's captain for 17 years.  The search for his body has been called off.  That was sure a sad picture of the shipwreck.

I was lucky enough to get to see the ship when it was at Kenosha, Wisconsin.

--Cooter

Liberty Island Still Closed with Superstorm Damage

From the Dec, 12, 2012, Chicago Tribune by Richard Simon.

Overlooked often in the damage done by Oct. 29th Superstorm Sandy is its impact on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, where the Statue of Liberty is located.  The iconic statue is still closed to the public, joining the Washington Monument in D.C., still closed after the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake.

The statue and its pedestal, an old fort, came through the storm in great shape, but the docks used by boats bring visitors were seriously damaged and more than half of the walkway bricks were dislodge.

Liberty Island is among the federal sites recommended for the $60 billion Sandy Recovery measure the White House sent to Congress the week before.  The bill calls for $348 million for park service sites, of which nearly 70 were affected, including Ellis Island and Fire Island National Seashore.

Open That Lady Again.  --DaCoot