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A longstanding respect for Our Lady Mary in bad and good times is a reason for calling a ship Mary Celeste ("Celestial Mary" or "Heavenly Mary"). In actuality, no one knows why the world's most famous half brig carries that name, second to the original name of Amazon. The choice logically reflects deep Christian beliefs, reliance upon Our Lady Mary -- whom the December 2015 issue of National Geographic calls the world's most powerful woman -- for success in quixotic waters, and/or something about the ship associated with Saturdays, Our Lady Mary's day.

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