The Mary Celeste
 

I find this stuff intriguing. The story of the Mary Celeste is an interesting one for sure.

https://youtu.be/dew4ZrTnMeE?si=zh5YieI_w2AT5_bB

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Thanks! Found it an interesting mystery of the sea. The explanation given is as good a theory as any, I suppose. The age of sail always fascinated me as well. What the navigators of old would have given for a solar powered quartz watch...wow!

Stuff like this is great. Thanks for posting!

You're welcome, glad y'all find stuff like this interesting also.

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The Mary Celeste was a familiar name in our household. My mother was born in Advocate in 1909. My granddaughter and I have stood on the beach at Spencer's Island. I drive through there when I visit one of my brothers. I enjoyed watching this video last year when it came out.
Some vessels get a reputation as being subject to poor fate. Plus some mariners say you shouldn't change the name of a vessel.
Hundreds of small vessels were built and lost. Unusual for the vessel to go on and those souls aboard be missing.

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Les

Been following her story since I was a kid. Have a bunch of books on the subject.

Got a model of her that someday will get built.

Still plan on diving her wreck eventually.

I have been trying to find a picture I took in 1987 of a wreck on a very remote atoll in the Pacific. Last cruise, we were headed home from the PI, pretty much flying to keep quals, etc., perfect day, easy seas.

But there it was, maybe a 150 foot fishing boat stuck half-way on the atoll...with a ladder over the brow, how the crew got off.

It had been there years, but it still struck me, what was the back story? Rust had peeled the name of the ship off the stern and there were no other markings.

Again, 1987: I have tried to find it over the years to no avail.

The sea, and I have a bunch of time on her with steam ships and gas turbine powered Greyhounds, is remarkable...I can't wrap my head around SAILING it.

Thanks for the thread!

That's quite a tell tale.