Curious ElfAmong all the ghost ship stories you’ve ever heard, the mystery of Mary Celeste is undoubtedly the most dreadful. The mysterious circumstances, unusual behavior on the ships, and the constant trauma make it one of the most unfortunate ships for people to have boarded in those times. But what exactly happened to the boat? What is so mysterious about it? If you’ve never heard of Mary Celeste before, make sure you have your lights on because this story is about to scare you real quick.
Mary Celeste was originally amazon
Mary Celeste was initially known as Amazon. It was built in 1860 and was a dual-mast vessel known as a brigantine. This ancient ship was built in the Nova Scotian hamlet of Spencer’s Island. The first time the vessel was onboarded, the captain and crew members felt weirdly discomforted. The captain especially started suffering from a chronic cough that eventually led to bloody mucus on his face. Although his situation got worse, the captain went on to ignore his position. After a few days, the captain was found dead on the ship and was rumored to have his ghost lurking around in the ship’s interiors. But he wasn’t the only captain who had lost his life in it. Eventually, two other captains died in it too. It was from this moment on that people were sure that the ship was doomed.
A list of unforeseen events
Although the ship was severely reputed for its uneventful circumstances, it led to many successful voyages. But when you compare these voyages to the unfortunate ones, you only want to give up on the idea of traveling on this ship. Soon, the vessel was sold on to Richard. W. Haines, who made some careful repairs. It was also him who changed the name of the Amazon to Mary Celeste. However, something about the ship didn’t strike him right, making him sell it further to Captain Benjamin Briggs.
The ultimate mystery of Mary Celeste
The ship was again boarded by Captain Briggs, his wife, and daughter. There were also eight other people as crew members. The mystery of Mary Celeste begins from this moment on when these ten people boarded the ship. The ship was tasked with the transportation of nearly 1700 alcohol caskets to Geno in 1872. Now, as per the schedule, the ship arrived on 7th Nov. However, it was later discovered that it did not reach the Genoese Port at all. It was found in the Strait Of Gibraltar by the vessel Dei Gratia. This had left New York nearly a week ago after the departure of Mary Celeste. Sounds spooky, right?
What really might have happened?
Later, when the ship was carefully investigated, the crew members had disappeared. There was no one on the boat. To make matters worse, the only lifeboat in the vessel was also missing. However, all other commodities in the ship were purely safe and in their place. There was no mess at all. The ship looked as normal as ever. Even the belongings of the crew members remained untouched. So, it is evident that robbery and other kinds of crimes would not have been the case. Pirates, too, could not have been the ones to blame with everything in its place.
Since this accident occurred, several theories on the mystery of Mary Celeste have been drawn out, but all in vain. While some say Pirates attacked the ship, others say a giant sea monster may have swallowed them. But only a few of them genuinely make sense by hitting the right spot. One of them is a story that revolves around the alcohol cask and the captain’s adamance on escaping before the ship caught fire.
We know that nine of the casks were uncovered. A rope also was observed dangling in the waters. Naturally, people believed that the crew members might have escaped with the lifeboat to save their lives. Many others also claim to believe that the ship was lost to the Bermuda Triangle. However, there isn’t much evidence to believe that.
The bottom line
Although several researchers and experts believe in solving the mystery of Mary Celeste one day, we hardly think that is possible. Only the crew members know what happened to them. Till then, we naturally consider the ship to be doomed.
