HMS Bounty sunk by Sandy

Though this is a bit of old news ,thought of sharing with all of you.

 

 

 

 

This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., on Monday. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members by helicopter. Hours later, rescuers found one of the missing crew members, but she was unresponsive. They were still searching for the captain as of Tuesday evening.

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Do anyone of you have any stamps with HMS Bounty, I need to check my collection..

 

Reference: www.seacoastonline.com 

RMS Titanic

I recently bougth the Gibraltar FDC on RMS Titanic.

Details:

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

For more details visit the Titanic Link

Technical Specs

Design:	Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:	John Batchelor
Printer:	BDT International
Process:	Offset Lithography
Colours:	4 cols.
Stamp size:	36 x 40mm
Issue date:	2012-01-31
Stamp Values:	10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p