Marie Celeste
Last updated 7 October 2019
(Marie Celeste, 1861)
The Marie Celeste was an American sailing ship that was found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The disappearance of the crew is one of the great sea mysteries. A boarding party found nobody on board, although the cargo, the provisions, and most of the equipment were there. The only thing missing was her chronometer.
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Marie Celeste
Mary Celeste
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- 001.9
- 001.94
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Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre
Champkin, J. (2001). Mary Celeste may yet give up secret. Daily Telegraph, The (Sydney). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Champkin, J. (2001). Hunters find Mary Celeste. Herald Sun (Melbourne). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Blumberg, J. (2007). Abandoned Ship. Smithsonian, 38(8), 20. Retrieved Science Reference Centre database.
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Mary Celeste: fact not fiction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.maryceleste.net/index.htm
Charleston, M.J. (2018, December 16). The Mary Celeste: enduring mystery of the world’s most famous ghost ship. News.com.au. Retrieved from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/the-mary-celeste-enduring-mystery-of-the-worlds-most-famous-ghost-ship/news-story/420ffb9aa3b1371b4ee1712c9a13821f
Kiger, P.J. (2014). The crew of the Mary Celeste. Retrieved from https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/10-things-missing-without-trace9.htm
Videos
Maltby, C. (Director), & Muir, D. (Producer). (2006). The mystery of the Mary Celeste, revealed [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
Don’t Look. (2013, November 21). Mary Celeste [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r330d1k6qOM
References
Mary Celeste [Image]. (1861). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Celeste_as_Amazon_in_1861.jpg