The Mystery of The Mary Celeste

Send us Fan Mail On December 5th, 1872, about 400 miles off the coast of the Azores, crew members on the British ship Dei Gratia spotted a ship adrift in the sea. The Captain of the ship was shocked to find that the unguided ship was the Mary Celeste, which had departed from NYC eight days before him, and had been well past-due to have arrived in Genoa, Italy. A small crew was sent to the ship. Below deck, items had been tossed around, and crewmen’s belongings were still in their quarters. Th...