Coast Guard Probing Cause of Tall Ship's Sinking

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One crew member died, 14 were rescued and the captain is still missing.

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. The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 halted its search for 63-year-old Robin Walbridge, the captain of the tall ship that sank off the North Carolina coast during Hurricane Sandy after more than three days of around-the-clock effort. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski, File)

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[Happiness]

Really they have to prob this I think it was because it sailed into a Hurricane

[Just Plain Ruff]

The question is why were they out there in the first place?

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[paramedicmike]

I read in another article covering this story that they believed the ship would be safer at sea maneuvering around the storm instead of in port getting hammered by the storm surge, high tide and winds.

[Just Plain Ruff]

That makes sense but in the end they were really really wrong. But I dont think they would have been right either way.

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