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In this gripping episode of Suspense, titled The Revenge of Captain Bligh, listeners are transported to the tumultuous seas following the infamous mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William Bligh finds himself and 17 loyal crew members cast adrift in a small, overcrowded boat after Fletcher Christian and the mutineers seize control of the ship. With only a meager supply of food and water, the crew's survival hangs in the balance.
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