Mary Celeste An American brigantine. In December 1872 she was found off the Azores under sail with nobody aboard, and she was still seaworthy.
1 Sources 6 Connections Benjamin Briggs Captain of the Mary Celeste. He sailed with his wife aboard, and nobody who was on the ship was ever found.
1 Sources 1 Connections Dei Gratia A Canadian brigantine on the same route. Her crew sighted the drifting Mary Celeste and boarded her.
1 Sources 2 Connections David Morehouse Captain of the Dei Gratia. He put part of his crew aboard the Mary Celeste and had her sailed to Gibraltar.
1 Sources 2 Connections The Gibraltar salvage hearing A vice admiralty hearing held to settle the salvage award. Most of what is recorded about the case comes from it, and so does the suspicion of foul play.
1 Sources 3 Connections Frederick Solly-Flood Gibraltar's Attorney General. He suspected drunken mutiny or a conspiracy to claim salvage, and no evidence was found for either.
1 Sources 1 Connections 1,701 barrels of alcohol The cargo she carried. Nine barrels were found empty when it was unloaded, which is the basis for the idea that escaping vapour drove everyone off.
1 Sources 2 Connections The missing boat Her single boat was gone. The way the rail had been cleared points to a boat that was launched rather than one torn away.
1 Sources 2 Connections Conan Doyle's story A story published anonymously in 1884. It renamed the ship Marie Celeste and had her found almost perfect with her boats still aboard. It reached far more readers than the real case, and the changed name stuck as if it were the real one.
2 Sources 1 Connections commanded found commanded claimed salvage at pressed suspicions at carried was missing explains the launch of invented details about is the record for Control map, One finger scrolls the page. Two fingers move or zoom the map.
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Work Mary Celeste An American brigantine. In December 1872 she was found off the Azores under sail with nobody aboard, and she was still seaworthy. User contribution ↑ commanded He was her master on the last voyage. Sources 1 Person Benjamin Briggs Captain of the Mary Celeste. He sailed with his wife aboard, and nobody who was on the ship was ever found. User contribution ↑ found Her crew sighted the drifting ship and went aboard. Sources 1 Work Dei Gratia A Canadian brigantine on the same route. Her crew sighted the drifting Mary Celeste and boarded her. User contribution Work Dei Gratia A Canadian brigantine on the same route. Her crew sighted the drifting Mary Celeste and boarded her. User contribution ↓ found Her crew sighted the drifting ship and went aboard. Sources 1 Work Mary Celeste An American brigantine. In December 1872 she was found off the Azores under sail with nobody aboard, and she was still seaworthy. User contribution ↑ commanded He was master of the ship that found her. Sources 1 Person David Morehouse Captain of the Dei Gratia. He put part of his crew aboard the Mary Celeste and had her sailed to Gibraltar. User contribution Person David Morehouse Captain of the Dei Gratia. He put part of his crew aboard the Mary Celeste and had her sailed to Gibraltar. User contribution ↓ commanded He was master of the ship that found her. Sources 1 Work Dei Gratia A Canadian brigantine on the same route. Her crew sighted the drifting Mary Celeste and boarded her. User contribution ↓ claimed salvage at He brought the ship in and claimed salvage, which is why the hearing took place. Sources 1 Place The Gibraltar salvage hearing A vice admiralty hearing held to settle the salvage award. Most of what is recorded about the case comes from it, and so does the suspicion of foul play. User contribution Place The Gibraltar salvage hearing A vice admiralty hearing held to settle the salvage award. Most of what is recorded about the case comes from it, and so does the suspicion of foul play. User contribution ↑ claimed salvage at He brought the ship in and claimed salvage, which is why the hearing took place. Sources 1 Person David Morehouse Captain of the Dei Gratia. He put part of his crew aboard the Mary Celeste and had her sailed to Gibraltar. User contribution ↑ pressed suspicions at He argued mutiny and conspiracy; the hearing found no support for either. Sources 1 Person Frederick Solly-Flood Gibraltar's Attorney General. He suspected drunken mutiny or a conspiracy to claim salvage, and no evidence was found for either. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
