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Famous Shipwrecks of the Deep [Thursday, Period One, 12/02]
"Welcome back, everyone," Summer began, once her students had settled down and she'd managed to get the powdered sugar out of her hair. "I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed yourselves." Summer certainly had.
"Today we're going to talk about The Mary Celeste. It wasn't a shipwreck per se, more like a maritime mystery," she explained. "The Mary Celeste was a brigantine merchant ship famous for having been discovered on 4 December, 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen." How odd was that?
"She was in seaworthy condition when she was found and there was a supply of over six months of food and water on board. Her cargo was virtually untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place, including valuables." That ruled out possibilities of marauders and pirates, as far as Summer was concerned.
"The Mary Celeste is often described as the archetypal ghost ship, since she was discovered derelict without any apparent explanation, and her name has become a synonym in British culture for similar occurrences." Summer wasn't sure what happened but there were numerous theories still circling today.
"What happened to The Mary Celeste's crew? There was no internal or external damage to be found, her cargo and crews' belongings were all accounted for and the food and water supply wasn't touched. There has to be some explanation," Summer mused. "No matter how crazy it may sound. So, what do you think happened?"
[The OCD is a go. Have at it!]
"Today we're going to talk about The Mary Celeste. It wasn't a shipwreck per se, more like a maritime mystery," she explained. "The Mary Celeste was a brigantine merchant ship famous for having been discovered on 4 December, 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen." How odd was that?
"She was in seaworthy condition when she was found and there was a supply of over six months of food and water on board. Her cargo was virtually untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place, including valuables." That ruled out possibilities of marauders and pirates, as far as Summer was concerned.
"The Mary Celeste is often described as the archetypal ghost ship, since she was discovered derelict without any apparent explanation, and her name has become a synonym in British culture for similar occurrences." Summer wasn't sure what happened but there were numerous theories still circling today.
"What happened to The Mary Celeste's crew? There was no internal or external damage to be found, her cargo and crews' belongings were all accounted for and the food and water supply wasn't touched. There has to be some explanation," Summer mused. "No matter how crazy it may sound. So, what do you think happened?"
[The OCD is a go. Have at it!]