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."

Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a fictionalized story on this ship called: J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement 

See also: The Mystery Ship "Mary Celeste" by John E Watkins 1919
https://thebookshelf2015.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-mystery-ship-mary-celeste-by-john-e.html

See also The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin – review
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/19/ghost-mary-celeste-valerie-martin-review

Mysteries of the Sea - 200 Books on DVDrom
https://thebookshelf2015.blogspot.com/2015/07/mysteries-of-sea-200-books-on-dvdrom.html

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