What happened on the Marie Celeste?

Answer 1

The Mary Celeste was a ship found abandoned off the coast of Portugal in 1872. Why she had been abandoned remains unknown to this day.

Answer 2

The wikipedia website gives loads of information - much too much to cut and paste! However, here is the bare bones!

1861 Amazon built
1869 Amazon renamed Mary Celeste
1872 Sets sail from New York City to Genoa, Italy on November 7th
1872 Ship found abandoned on December 4th
1885 Ship wrecked on reef captained by Parker on January 3rd

None of the Mary Celeste's crew or passengers were ever found. Their fate may never be known, and rumors abound. Blame has been laid on everything from mutiny to the Bermuda Triangle, to pirates. The ship never entered into the Bermuda Triangle, pirates would not have left a solid ship and its cargo adrift. Mutiny seems to have some support among enthusiasts of the incident, but is dismissed by most. Both the captain and the crew had strong backgrounds, and there is little to indicate mutiny. The case remains a mystery to this day.

In early 1873 it was reported that two lifeboats landed off the shores of Spain, one containing a body and an American flag, the other containing five bodies. It has been alleged, but not confirmed, that the incident was never investigated as to whether or not it could be the remains of the crew of the Mary Celeste.
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Dozens of theories have been proposed to explain the mystery of the vanished crew and passengers, ranging from the mundane to the fantastic, to the plausible.

The most plausible theories are based on the barrels of alcohol. Briggs had never hauled such a dangerous cargo and did not trust it. Nine barrels leaking would cause a build up of vapor in the hold. Historian Conrad Byer believed that Captain Briggs ordered the hold to be opened. There was a violent rush of fumes and then steam. Captain Briggs believed the ship was about to explode and ordered everyone into the lifeboat. In his haste, he failed to properly secure the lifeboat to the ship with a strong towline. The wind picked up and blew the ship away from them. The occupants of the lifeboat either drowned or drifted out to sea to die of hunger, thirst and exposure
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But there is loads more!!!

Answer 3

As i recall the cargo was wine and there were no lifeboats or navigation tools found on board. There were however ropes trailing overboard behind the ship. One theory was the crew feared the ship was sinking or there was danger of a possible explosion so they went to the lifeboats and a storm cut the loose and they we're lost. No one really knows

Answer 4

The ship set sail, was found a few weeks later drifting under full sail. Not a single person was on board. Meals were set as if to prepare for supper etc.
No evidence of piracy was found as all valubles on board were accounted for.It is one of the worlds greatest mysteries!!

Answer 5

All the crew disappeared leaving half eaten meals on the table,maybe they all went on deck to see something spectacular and a large wave washed them overboard

Answer 6

There was no one on the boat.They left it as it is.Even the food was found half eaten.All the people just dissapeared!! Who knows what might have happened!Its scary to think of it though!

Answer 7

No idea, no left to tell what happened, and no help here as everyone has disappeared, how strange

Answer 8

it got lost

Answer 9

they got wet