Three people washed off their crippled ship and engulfed by Atlantic waters roiled by Hurricane Sandy scrambled for help on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said, but only one of them made it to safety. When the HMS Bounty's crew members realized their lives were in danger off the North Carolina coast in the dark morning hours, they made a short journey they hoped they'd never have to take -- to two waiting life rafts. But only 13 of the 16 people aboard got off the ship safely, initially, and only one of the three washed overboard made it into a raft, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert Parker told CNN. That left rescuers scrambling to find them in the frenzied ocean, Parker said.
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Former owner Ted Turner says he's "deeply saddened" by the Bounty's loss
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A deckhand's body has been found and the captain is missing
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The Coast Guard says 14 rescued crew members are "in good health"
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The Bounty was en route to St. Petersburg, Florida, when it sank in heavy seas
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