The merchant brigantine found abandoned in the Atlantic in 1872.
Historical background
The Mary Celeste sailed from New York for Genoa in November 1872 with a cargo of alcohol. In early December, the crew of the Dei Gratia found it adrift near the Azores, with the captain, his family and the crew gone.
The ship’s boat was missing. The vessel was brought to Gibraltar for a salvage hearing, but what prompted the people on board to abandon it remains unknown.
