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HMS Bounty crewman says he urged abandoning ship

By Brock Vergakis
Published February 12, 2013 5:00am ET
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HMS Bounty crewman says he urged abandoning ship
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Surviving crew members will testify as a federal safety panel meets Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Portsmouth, Va. to examine what led to the sinking of the replica 18th-century sailing ship during Hurricane Sandy. One member of the HMS Bounty's crew died and the captain was never found after the ship sank 90 miles off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during the October storm. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski, File) | Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The chief mate of a replica 18th-century sailing ship that sank off North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy told investigators Tuesday that the ship’s captain twice refused his pleas to order the crew to abandon ship.

It wasn’t until he made a third plea that the captain gave the order — moments before the ship rolled and tossed the crew into the water.

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