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From: Rommel John Miller
Date: 2014 Feb 14, 16:04 -0500
That is a question I have been asking
myself, because if you read the wooden boat article it seems as if he was
relying on what like sea-sense he already possessed and it proved to be lacking
as the ship foundered.
This leads me to believe that there might
not have been a sufficient library of essential sailing books on board the
Bounty. And if there was such a library, did those books and reference works
only collect dust, never to be read?
Another aspect of this whole affair bugs
me because the Bounty as she was was not certified as seaworthy by the USCG,
she was only rated as a Dock Side “attraction.” Sure she had to set sail to
her next port for “display” but only if the weather permitted. The Captain
therefore took the life of every crew member in his hands when he chose to go
to sea to either ride out the storm or to seek a safer harbor.
Rommel
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Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014
3:32 PM
To: rommeljmiller@comcast.net
Subject: [NavList] Re: The sinking
of the modern day Bounty
Did the captain follow this standard hurricane avoidance advice?
gl
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