Crew Stranded On Lifeboat In 18ft Waves

Rescuers are unable to reach 17 crew members of HMS Bounty stranded on lifeboats near the eye of Hurricane Sandy.

The captain of the ship ordered all members to abandon ship after it lost power and the pumps were unable to keep up with the dewatering.

Rescuers located the scene, 160 miles from the centre of the hurricane, after receiving a distress call from the ship.

US Coast Guard said: "The 17 person crew donned cold water survival suits and lifejackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.

"The Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation and assess the weather conditions to determine the soonest Coast Guard aircraft or surface assets can be on scene to conduct effective rescue operations."

There are 40mph winds and 18ft waves reported at the scene, which is 90 miles southeast of Hatteras in North Carolina.

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call from the owner of the 180ft, three mast ship, saying she had lost communication with the vessel's crew late on Sunday evening.

An air crew arrived on the scene and regained contact with the ship after receiving a signal from the emergency position indicating beacon registered to the Bounty.

The current Bounty was built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando and has since appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

The original Bounty is known for the mutiny that took place in Tahiti in 1789.

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