The Bounty was classified as a "wharfside attraction" rather than as a passenger-carrying tall ship. She was thus able to avoid more stringent Coast Guard licensing regulations. She was considered a "private yacht" when traveling from one port to another.
    The consequences of this "shellgame" finally caught up with her, as it will with many of the other vintage tall-ships which engage in similar efforts to circumvent basic safety regulations.

Soo...it was pretty obvious they were operating on a shoestring. She's been for sale since 2010.

Who are the owners? What were their orders to the captain about the maintenance of the ship?

Who profits from taking the risks? And there were so MANY risks, even under the best of conditions. Merde! Tom and I were out in the middle of the Piscataqua on her a couple years ago!

Two people died and the ship is lost. But what of the owners?

Ach!

Linn