30 October 2012
A woman who was rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough weather churned up by Hurricane Sandy has died.
The US Coast Guard confirmed the woman, who had been in the water after abandoning a replica of the HMS Bounty died in hospital.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert says 42-year-old Claudene Christian was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water yesterday evening and was later pronounced dead.
Fourteen other crew members were rescued from the HMS Bounty, a replica 18th-century sailing vessel that 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.
