Terrifying & True | Mary Celeste: The Unsolved Ghost Ship Mystery

The Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic in 1872, with no one aboard to explain why it had been abandoned. Terrifying & True traces the merchant ship’s troubled history, Captain Benjamin Briggs’s final voyage and the disappearance of his family and crew. The salvage inquiry raised suspicions, while theories about cargo fumes, weather and a hurried evacuation competed with the ghost stories that followed. A seaworthy vessel became one of maritime history’s enduring mysteries. What could persuade ten people to leave their ship—and where did they go? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]