Hurricane Sandy and rescue of HMS Bounty
Stephanie Young —
One of Hurricane Sandy’s defining rescues unfolded in 30‑foot seas off Cape Hatteras, as C‑130 and Jayhawk crews flew at 300 feet in the dark, dropped swimmers into “washing machine” water, and hoisted 14 HMS Bounty sailors from two life rafts in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”
