History has many real and true mysteries. This is just one of them. It is a real headscratcher. Many historians to this day do not know exactly what happned. 125 years ago this ship was found floating and crewless in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in good condition. What happend to the passengers on board has never been explained.On November 7,1872, the Mary Celeste was bound for Italy with a cargo of wines and liquors. The commander of the ship was Captain Benjamin Briggs. Also aboard the ship was his wife,daughter,and seven crew members. The Mary Celeste was found floating 600 miles off the coast of Gibralter on December 4,1872.Besides the passengers, the only other things missing were the ship's paper and chronometer. The last entry in the Captain's log gave no sign of anything about to take place.
One report claims that there were bloodied weapons on board when the ship was discovered. This would suggest that there was a pirate attack.Pirate attacks were very common at that time.Why weren't the money box and liquor taken if there was a pirate attack? There is also confusion about whether the lifeboat was strapped to the ship or not. Some other theories are that the entire crew was swept overboard by a large wave, that the crew of the ship Dei Gratia took over the ship and killed everyone onboard.
What happened to the passengers of the Mary Celeste? There is no clear answer as to what exactly happened.We can keep guessing but we may never know. What do you think happened?
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