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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 18 MIN

Mystery of the Mary Celeste

from History Dispatches · host Matt and McKinley Breen

On December 4, 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores. Her lifeboat was missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had plenty of provisions, and her cargo was intact. The captain's and crew's belongings were undisturbed. None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again. This is the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/ Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Celeste_as_Amazon_in_1861.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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