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Monday, May 18, 2020
The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste on This Day in History
This Day in History: The ship, The Mary Celeste, launched on this day in 1861, which eventually created one the biggest maritime mysteries of all time. 12 years later the ship was discovered with the entire crew missing. Her cargo was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again. The Los Angeles Times retold the Mary Celeste story in June 1883 with some liberties: "Every sail was set, the tiller was lashed fast, not a rope was out of place.… The fire was burning in the galley. The dinner was standing untasted and scarcely cold … the log written up to the hour of her discovery."
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