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Sandy Sinks HMS Bounty, Knocks Off Gawker Websites

Posted by timothy on from the stormy-weather dept.

Black Parrot writes "Several news sites are reporting that the 1962 replica of the HMS bounty was lost at sea due to hurricane Sandy, about 90 miles off North Carolina. The latest news I find says 14 of 16 crew rescued, one drowned, and the Captain still missing." And on land, the combination of wind and water surges knocked off Gawker sites and the Huffington Post for a time, and forced the evacuation of NYU's Langone Medical Center. Did it affect you?

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  1. End climate silence by FriendlyLurker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The “Fossil-Fueled Storm” Calls for an Immediate Crash Course on Climate Change... http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/10/a-fossil-fueled-storm-calls-for-an-immediate-crash-course-on-climate-change.html

  2. dual story requires dual comment by slashmydots · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did it affect you?

    Huffington post being down? No. Nonstop coverage of something that doesn't affect me? Yes, because I couldn't watch real news. Last time power was out in my area for 1.5 days, I got a spare battery, 200W inverter, and watched TV while also operating my gaming laptop. Oh and I ate everything in the fridge, lol. Such excitement! Such drama! I'm surprised CNN didn't cover me, lol. Here in Wisconsin, we'd be outside tailgating in a class 1 storm. New York needs to get the hell over themselves and stop pretending the rest of the country cares that much about their weather.

    As for the boat, I'm no sailing expert but don't you typically not take low tech replicas of old ships sailing in a hurricane?