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Mary Celeste The Ship that Came Back Alone podcast
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In November 1872, the Mary Celeste left New York carrying Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, their young daughter Sophia, and seven crewmen. Weeks later, the ship was discovered drifting in the Atlantic—damaged but still seaworthy, with its lifeboat missing and every person aboard gone.
What would persuade an experienced captain to abandon a ship that ultimately survived?
In this episode…