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Bounty bound for Belfast as part of Tall Ships Festival
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
enlargeOne of the stars of the hit movie franchise Pirates of the Caribbean will be arriving in Northern Ireland later this summer for a special visit.
HMS Bounty, a 55m square-rigged ship, will be in Belfast as part of the Tall Ships Festival which takes place from August 13 to 16.
The ship is a replica of the vessel which became infamous for the maritime mutiny which took place more than 200 years ago.
The ship was built for the hit 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty, which starred Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian. Today, she is best known as the ship which featured in Pirates of the Caribbean — Dead Man's Chest, which starred Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley.
The Bounty is one of more than 35 ships sailing towards Belfast as part of a spectacular odyssey around the north Atlantic Ocean. The Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge began on May 3 in Vigo, Spain.
Throughout the course of the adventure the ships have also docked at Tenerife in the Canary Islands and Bermuda.
They will also visit Charleston, South Carolina, on the US east coast and Boston, Massachusetts before proceeding to Halifax. The ships will then make the final leg of their journey 2,350 nautical miles eastbound across the North Atlantic to Belfast for the Grand Finale celebrations in August.
Visit www.gotobelfast.com for further information or call the Belfast Welcome Centre 028 9024 6609.
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I thought it woud be nice to list the crew with basic info as to how they handle the rough weather,being away from home so long,future goals such as are they going to go into the navy or sailing of some sort. A brief bio as tohow they got into this and such.
Posted by Frank | 17.09.09, 01:28 GMT
All good wishes to Bounty and her fantastic captain Robin and dedicated crew for a safe and totally enjoyable voyage.
Posted by Barbara Kuchau | 19.07.09, 15:33 GMT
As the Executive Director of HMS Bounty we want to say we are thrilled to be attending the Tall Ships Festival in Belfast and we encourage all who can to come down and see the majestic ships as they arrive.
Posted by Margaret | 18.06.09, 02:18 GMT