The “crew was suffering from fatigue which was born out of lack of sleep, being sea sick, and from the physical exertion of fighting to save the vessel while in extreme weather conditions for over 24 hours.” The ships’ owner – HMS Bounty Organization LLC, according to the report, “committed acts of negligence that contributed to” Christian’s death and the presumed death of Walbridge.įatigue played a contributing factor in the disaster, the report said. Since the disaster Hewitt has been struggling to overcome repeated nightmares and deep-seated fears linked to the Bounty, while working on an oil rig supply ship in the Gulf of Mexico. “But at the same time I can’t even put myself in his shoes when it comes to making that call in a hurricane,” she said. Hewitt said she agrees with the report’s conclusion that Walbridge waited too long to give the order to abandon ship. The decision to abandon ship so late after hurricane conditions worsened and the “fact that the crew had not drilled in months,” led the report to determine that the captain’s “actions/and or inactions in this regard constitutes negligence.” “It was hard thinking about Robin and Claudene.” Hewitt, a deckhand on the Bounty, nearly drowned after Sandy’s winds and waves tossed her and fellow sailors into the Atlantic. “It was just so hard,” said Bounty survivor Jessica Hewitt, describing her feelings as the report was made public. The “leading cause that contributed to the loss” of Walbridge and to Christian’s death was the captain’s “decision to order the crew to abandon the ship much too late,” the report said. The “most critical” cause of the sinking, the report said, was the “failure of the Bounty’s management and to exercise effective oversight and risk management in the overall operation of the Bounty and specifically with undertaking its final voyage in the face of an impending hurricane.” During the investigation, officials said the report’s findings could be forwarded to prosecutors who would determine whether to file criminal charges.Ī year after Bounty tragedy, survivors honor victims The report could determine who, if anyone, might lose maritime licenses as a result of the disaster.
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