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Jul 21, 2015 · Learn about the 1872 case of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was found abandoned and adrift with no sign of its crew or captain. Explore the theories and clues behind one of the most enduring maritime mysteries in history.
- Sarah Pruitt
- 4 min
In 1935, the British film company Hammer Film Productions issued The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (retitled Phantom Ship for American audiences), starring Bela Lugosi as a deranged sailor. It was not a commercial success, although Begg considers it "a period piece well worth watching".
On November 7, the brigantine Mary Celeste sailed from New York harbor for Genoa, Italy, carrying Captain Benjamin S. Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter, a crew of eight, and a cargo of...
Mary Celeste, American brigantine that was found abandoned on December 5, 1872, some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery. The ship was built in 1861 at Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and named the Amazon.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Denison Clift and starring Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey and Arthur Margetson. It is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions.
May 20, 2006 · An experiment, conducted by a scientist at UCL for a Channel 5 documentary which will be screened next week, shows that an explosion may indeed be the key to the fate of Captain Briggs, his family and crew. Dr Andrea Sella [UCL Chemistry] built a replica of the hold of the Mary Celeste.
A documentary investigates the mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was found adrift and abandoned in 1872. Using modern technology and historical documents, the film explores the most likely scenario of what happened to the crew and cargo.
