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The Mary Celeste

The ghost ship that became a byword for unexplained desertion.

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After a series of early mishaps and ownership changes, the vessel was renamed Mary Celeste in December 1868 and underwent a major refitting in early 1872.[1][2] On December 4, 1872, a Canadian-built merchant brigantine that was American-registered, the Mary Celeste, was found deserted and drifting in the Atlantic near the Azores.[3]

Quick Facts

Field
Maritime history
Nationality
Canadian-built, American-registered

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What the cited sources add

A 2026 Chemistry World article by Mason Wakley reports that chemists Jack Rowbotham and Frank Mair at the University of Manchester demonstrated a rapid explosion of ethanol vapors using a model ship, which left no signs of damage.[10] The chemists produced what they believe to be "a very convincing case as to what may have happened" aboard the Mary Celeste.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fay, pp. 53–55; Begg, p. 20; Fay, pp. 53–55 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fay, pp. 53–55 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Oxford University Press, "Mary Celeste (proper noun)", Dictionary.com, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hicks, p. 74 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Begg, pp. 40–41 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hicks, pp. 73–75 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Begg, pp. 45–46 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fanthorpe and Fanthorpe, p. 80; Begg, p. 57; Fay, p. 76; Shipping and Commercial List, December 21, 1872, quoted in Begg, p. 57 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Mary Celeste" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Begg, p. 66; Hastings, p. 53; Begg, p. 78; Hicks, p. 120; The analysis report, by a Dr. J. Patron, is included as Appendix Q, Fay, pp. 237–238 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wakley, "Chemists think they know what happened on board the Mary Celeste", Chemistry World, April 8, 2026. facts only, no text reused. chemistryworld.com

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