'We Chase Hurricanes,' Said Captain Before HMS Bounty Sank

The sinking of the HMS Bounty in Hurricane Sandy, bound from Connecticut to St. Petersburg, Florida, in October 2012 is the subject of a CNN interactive article that recounts its final voyage.

Capt. Robin Walbridge of St. Petersburg and one crew member perished when the ship sank in Oct. 29, 2012, prompting a federal investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board.

The CNN article is a narrative of events leading up to the ship's sinking. It also points to this YouTube video interview with Walbridge, made several weeks before the HMS Bounty, a tall wooden ship, set course for St. Petersburg.

In the video, Walbridge says: "We chase hurricanes." (See YouTube video at 10:40.)

The article, by Thom Patterson, asks: "Did the crew mistakenly put its trust in the hands of a risk-taking captain?" The findings from the federal query have yet to be released. But there has been extensive coverage of the square-rigged ship, which had been scheduled to anchor at the city Pier for tours.

Additional coverage

HMS Bounty YouTube interview with Capt. Robin Walbridge

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Mayor Foster Remembers the Bounty

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