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.
No, there were no life boats on Mary Celeste after the crew went missing.
Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in December 1872, with no crew aboard and no signs of struggle. The ship was in good condition, with its cargo intact and personal belongings left behind, leading to various theories about what happened. Possible explanations include a sudden storm, a crew mutiny, or even a mysterious event that caused the crew to abandon ship. Despite extensive investigations, the true fate of the crew remains a mystery.
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.
No, there were no survivors on the ship Mary Celeste. No one knows what happened to them except that they just disappeared.
The Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The ship was discovered by the crew of the British brig Dei Gratia on December 5, 1872, with no sign of her crew, leading to much speculation and various theories about their disappearance.
No, the people aboard Mary Celeste during the half brig's accidental or deliberate abandonment never have been found. Dei Gratia Captain David Reed Morehouse, whose crew guided the ghost ship from off Portugal to Gibraltar, opined that the Mary Celeste 10 of captain with daughter and wife, three officers and four seamen were forced to abandon a troubled ship for a precarious lifeboat that sank. The families of those aboard the hermaphrodite brig in question never spoke of hearing from, knowing about or seeing the Mary Celeste Ten ever again.
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.
The captain of the Mary Celeste was Benjamin Briggs. He was in command of the ship when it was discovered abandoned in 1872, with no sign of its crew or the circumstances that led to their disappearance. The mystery surrounding the Mary Celeste remains one of maritime history's most famous enigmas.
The ship Mary Celeste was going east.
The Mary Celeste was first discovered on December 4, 1872. It was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Azores, by the crew of the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia. The ship was in a seaworthy condition, but its crew was mysteriously missing, leading to various theories and speculation about their disappearance.
The fate of the crew of the Marie Celeste has never been determined.