The Mary Celeste - Ghost Ship Part 1

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2016

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

The Mary Celeste is perhaps the most famous case of a "ghost ship." However, when it was discovered adrift on December 5, 1872, no ghosts were found nor any human form for that matter, not Captain Briggs, his wife, his two-year-old daughter, nor the seven crew members. They remain forever missing. But what caused them to vanish? Theories range from seaquakes to hazardous cargo, to a giant squid attack, and even aliens... yes, aliens. We're not saying it was aliens because we'd rather believe it was a giant squid. No matter what it was, the ship may have been doomed from the start, when seafaring superstitions were broken.

Tonight's Quote:

“The craft seemed possessed of the Devil to begin with, but where she got it I don’t know. I am sure it couldn’t have been from any of our good people.”

— Dr. John W. Dewis, son of Joshua Dewis, the builder of the Mary Celeste, from The Story of the Mary Celeste by Charles Edey Fay

Show Links:

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Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea - http://bit.do/MaryCelesteBook

The World’s Greatest Unsolved Mysteries (Mysteries and Secrets) - http://bit.do/worldsgreatestmysteries

Capt Kirk and the Zumwalt - http://bit.do/captainkirk

The Smithsonian’s Take on the Mary Celeste - http://bit.do/smithsonianCeleste

HMS Friday - http://bit.do/hmsFriday

Maritime Superstitions - http://bit.do/maritimesuperstition

The Captain of the Polestar by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - http://bit.ly/2avJYrN The Ship’s Cat - http://bit.do/shipscat

Dogs know when the shakin's about to go down! - http://bit.ly/2aYEaIu

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Credits:

Episode 042 - "The Mary Celeste - Ghost Ship (Part 1)" Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Edited by Sarah Vorhees, Ryan McCullough Sound Design; Research Assistance by Tess Pfeifle and the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a,k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess 2016. All Rights Reserved.

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0:00.0	Listen for special offers from tonight's sponsors,
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0:07.4	We'd like to thank everyone for their continued support of the show.
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0:14.0	boom as our host 10 months ago, and we're so grateful to all of you guys for getting us as far.
0:19.5	Yeah, thanks for keeping us going. This is first and foremost a passion project.
0:23.7	Well, for Scott Mosley, but for me too. But it may be growing into a legitimate business,
0:28.7	and if that happens, we'll be able to reinvest and make it better, stronger, faster.
0:34.7	Wait, wait, wait. Are you quoting the $6 million man there?
0:37.7	Yes, maybe. Well, yes I am.
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0:41.5	And that's the show I don't understand it. There's no rerun. Everything in the world is being rerun.
0:44.9	Oh, it is being rerun?
0:45.7	Or rerun?
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0:49.4	If you are on over the air digital TV, like I am, there's several channels that replay old shows from
0:55.7	the 70s and 80s.
0:56.5	Well, I've seen those too, but I haven't seen the $6 million man.
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1:01.0	And believe me, it's just as silly now as it kind of was then.
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