The three-masted, 180-foot-long ship slowly began its descent along the hurricane-ravaged coast of North Carolina. It started off with a manageable amount of flooding but when the HMS Bounty’s generators failed, the flooding couldn't be controlled and water was seen everywhere. An hour and a half later, tall ship finally surrendered to 18-foot waves and 40 mph winds.

The captain ordered to abandon ship.

When the rescue efforts ended at around 10 a.m. yesterday, Monday 29, 14 of the crew had been accounted for. Sadly, it claimed the life of former Miss Teen Alaska, Claudene Christian, 42, while the captain of the ship, Capt. Robin Walbridge, 63, has yet to be found. Christian had initially been found unresponsive, floating by herself when the Coast Guard found her. They immediately tried to resuscitate her while en route to Elizabeth City's Albemarle Hospital but later pronounced her dead.

The ship, which was bound for St. Petersburg, Florida coming from New London, Connecticut, had been in constant contact with the National Hurricane Center while sailing east as an attempt to move around Sandy before finally heading down south.

Famous for the alleged mutiny aboard the British transport vessel in Tahiti (1789), the HMS Bounty was among the most well-known ships on earth. The storm-stricken replica was originally crafted for the 1962 classic drama “Mutiny on the Bounty.” It has since been an attraction offering dockside tours, has been showcased in countless documentaries, and has lastly taken the role as the Edinburgh Trader for the second installment of the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, "Dead Man's Chest" (2006).