Swallowed by Sandy: The Hollywood Ship's Last Voyage and the Heroes Who Saved Its Crew | E 152
In this weeks episode, Julie Henningsen and Kaycee McIntosh recount the dramatic 2012 rescue of the HMS Bounty crew during Hurricane Sandy. When Captain Walbridge sailed his wooden Hollywood replica ship into the hurricane's path, Coast Guard rescue swimmers Randy Haba and Daniel Todd plunged repeatedly into 30-foot waves to save 14 crew members. The 12-hour operation showcased extraordinary courage, though it couldn't save the captain or crew member Claudine Christian, who had eerily posted before the voyage: "If I go down with the ship, I want everyone to know that I love tall ships." This story examines both catastrophic misjudgment and remarkable heroism in the face of nature's fury.