Acadia Insurance Co. is Suing The Owner of the HMS Bounty

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NEW YORK – (AP) — Acadia Insurance Co. is suing the owner of an 18th-century replica sailing ship that sank during Superstorm Sandy.

Newsday http://nwsdy.li/1sQF1ur reported Nov. 14, 2014 that Acadia Insurance Co. sued Robert Hansen this month. The suit seeks to recoup $5 million in payouts after the HMS Bounty sank off North Carolina in 2012.

Hansen’s attorney hasn’t immediately responded to an email Friday.

The three-masted ship was built for the 1962 film “Mutiny on the Bounty.” One of the 16 crew members died. The captain was never found.

The National Transportation Safety Board noted some problems with the 50-year-old ship but largely faulted the captain for sailing into the storm’s path.

Acadia says the Setauket, New York-based Hansen didn’t disclose leaky areas and other “unseaworthy conditions,” so his insurance contract should be voided.

National Transportation Safety Board – Marine Accident Brief – Sinking of Tall Ship Bounty:

On October 29, 2012, the tall ship Bounty sank off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, while attempting to transit through the forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy. Three of the 16 people on board were seriously injured, one crew member died, and the captain was never found. The vessel’s estimated value was $4 million.

Probable Cause:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking of tall ship Bounty was the captain’s reckless decision to sail the vessel into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy, which subjected the aging vessel and the inexperienced crew to conditions from which the vessel could not recover. Contributing to the sinking was the lack of effective safety oversight by the vessel organization.

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