I have a friend who has sailed with the Nina several times; when her last stint was up a few months ago, she seriously considered going aboard the Bounty, but in the end decided to stay on land for a while.
She is quite upset, and understandably so--she had a passing acquaintance with the girl who died (who had also worked on the Nina, though at a different time than my friend), and of course feels such a camaraderie with all the "Tall Ship" crews.
I'm so selfishly grateful that Erin was not aboard that ship, but my heart truly goes out to the families of the crew members who were lost.