HMS Bounty was lost at sea in Hurricane Sandy,
October 29th, 2012, along with its captain, Robin Walbridge,
and a crew member, Claudene Christian, who, ironically, was
said to be a descendant of the true story's Fletcher Christian.

This artistic image was composed from two of our personal photos:
the Bounty from when the ship last visited Duluth, Minnesota, in 2010, as it
toured Lake Superior, and a Lake Superior sunrise.

The Bounty had been scheduled to return in 2013,
and many who loved the ship were saddened to hear of the tragedy.

HMS Bounty was a replica of the historical Bounty (1789), and
had been built in 1960 for the 1962 Movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty",
starring Marlon Brando.

Afterwards, it was used in many films including part of the
Johnny Depp series, "Pirates of the Caribbean", and sailed on tours
for educational purposes right up until its last voyage.

The helm of this Bounty was the original used in an earlier 1935
version of "Mutiny on the Bounty", starring Clark Gable.