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Never and nowhere are the "when" and "where" regarding finding the crew members of the half brig Mary Celeste. Everyone known to have been aboard the hermaphrodite brig in question as of Tuesday, November 5, 1872, is considered as having disappeared without a trace. Captain David Williams, who understands the direction and flow of currents between the Azores, Portugal and Spain, suggests, in his online article "Mary Celeste Was Abandoned during a Seaquake," that some of those aboard the part barkentine part schooner may have accounted for never identified bodies found tied to a plank off Spain in early 1873.
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What ship was found floating with no sign of crew on the ship?
Mary Celeste
Were there lifeboats on 'Mary Celeste' after the crew went missing?
No, there were no life boats on Mary Celeste after the crew went missing.
Was there a storm at the time 'Mary Celeste' was found?
No, there was no storm at the time Mary Celeste was found on Monday, December 4, 1872 (standard reckoning) or on Tuesday, December 5, 1872 (nautical reckoning). There nevertheless was stormy weather between New York and the Azores during the month of November. There also were storms after the hermaphrodite brig was discovered by the captain and the crew of Dei Gratia and before crew members from Dei Gratia landed Mary Celeste in Gibraltar.
Was 'Mary Celeste' destroyed?
Yes, the ship Mary Celeste was destroyed when it rammed into the Rochelais Reef off Haiti, an act that some crew members subsequently alleged the last captain, Gilman C. Parker, to have done deliberately.
What was the crew of 'Mary Celeste' doing?
Baling water, charting course, eating, making log and slate entries, monitoring water levels, and sleeping are things that the crew members of Mary Celeste were doing. Heavy storms and insufficient portholes meant that the hermaphrodite brig was taking on water. Crew members were multi-tasking since there may have been explosions and fumes from the fire-prone, volatile cargo of 1,701 industrial alcohol-filled barrels.
Was the entire crew found on 'Mary Celeste'?
No, the entire crew was not found on Mary Celeste. Somewhere around or off the Azores the Mary Celeste 10 of captain with daughter and wife, three officers and four sailors went missing from the part barkentine part schooner in question. Searches never were conducted along the Azores or the coasts of Portugal, toward which the half brig was yawing when sighted in 1872 on Wednesday, December 4 (nautical reckoning, from noon to noon) or Thursday, December 5 (civilian reckoning, from midnight to midnight).
What happened on the 'mary celeste'?
Most likely the captain and crew of the Mary Celeste thought that their boat was sinking and abandoned ship,thought there have been theories ranging from mutany to alien abduction.
Was any of the 'Mary Celeste' crew drunk?
It is not known whether any of Mary Celeste's crew drank. Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs was not known to drink or tolerate drinking. The hermaphrodite brig in question was transporting 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol, which is undrinkable and volatile.
Why did the crew abandon 'Mary Celeste'?
Nobody knows why the crew abandoned the half brig Mary Celeste. Gibraltar's Admiralty Court left a judgment of responsibility on the captains and crew of Mary Celeste and of Dei Gratia, the hermaphrodite brig's savior from days of yawing between the Azores and Portugal. Twentieth and twenty-first-century reconstructions range from accidental drowning of the Mary Celeste 10 (of captain with daughter and wife, three officers and four seamen) -- in an overloaded, rickety lifeboat because of a ship endangered by explosions, fumes, seaquakes or water spouts -- to disappearance by conspiracy or fraud and murder by pirates.
What happened to the crew on the Marie Celeste?
The fate of the crew of the Marie Celeste has never been determined.
What year was 'Mary Celeste' found adrift with no captain crew or passengers aboard?
The year 1872 is the year that Mary Celeste was found adrift without captain, crew or passengers. The hermaphrodite brig in question was sighted by the crew of the Dei Gratiasomewhere between the Azores and Portugal on Wednesday, December 4, 1872, (nautical time) or Thursday, December 5, 1872 (civilian or local time). It was thought to have been drifting since Sunday, November 24, 1872, since the ship's map has a last course charting of the former date.
What happened to the crew of 'Mary Celeste'?
The fate of the crew of the Mary Celeste remains a mystery. The ship was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872 with no one on board. There were no signs of distress or foul play, and the crew's personal belongings and valuables were still aboard. Many theories have been proposed, including piracy, mutiny, or natural disasters, but none have been confirmed.
