2 Centuries Later, Bligh Family’s Ship Comes In
A coconut shell and other relics from Capt. Bligh’s perilous sea voyage after mutineers stole the Bounty were auctioned for $1.1 million. The collection included William Bligh’s account of his 41-day journey with loyal seamen from Tahitian waters to Timor with little food or water.
The coconut shell used as a cup and bowl by Bligh’s party after Fletcher Christian and the mutineers set them adrift in 1789 sold for $111,135. On it, Bligh had scribbled the words, “The cup I eat my miserable allowance out of.” The relics were sold by a New Zealand couple descended from Bligh.
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