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Marie Celeste
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The Marie Celeste
Another interesting disappearance is worth mentioning. The Marie Celeste left New York Harbour on November 5th, 1872 with a cargo of alcoholic beverages.
Passengers on board the ship were Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife and two year-old daughter and eight crew members. One month later, on December 5th of that year, another ship found the Marie Celeste drifting in the Atlantic Ocean. All the passengers and one lifeboat were missing. The cargo and personal belongings were left behind on the ship. It was clear that the boat had been abandoned quickly so not enough supplies would have been on the lifeboat. Why the Marie Celeste was abandoned is a mystery.
Check that you understand what these words mean in this document Crew member: a person working on a ship. Alcoholic beverages:drinks which contain alcohol (e.g. beer, whiskey, wine). To drift: to float along in a random way. To abandon quickly: to leave (a place) fast.
