The Mary Celeste - Ghost Ship Part 2

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2016

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The mysterious disappearance of ten souls would not be the last of the misfortune to befall the ill-fated Mary Celeste. Insurance fraud, lost revenue, madness, and suicide would all become dreadful notches in the gunwale of her sad history, along with the premature deaths of three of her captains. Whether you believe in curses or not, often the best insurance is to leave fate untempted.

Tonight’s Quote:

“The sea has never been friendly to man. At most, it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.” — Joseph Conrad, novelist

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Ancestry of Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs http://bit.ly/2aXR1tx Giant Squid (Architeuthis) footage, January 27, 2013 http://bit.ly/1UdNQgH Guy Fieri’s recipe for Rhode Island Calamari http://bit.ly/2aU7MZg The ARC’s Chris Cogswell’s favorite ship graveyard http://bit.ly/1jPSTr9 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

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Credits:

Episode 043 – “The Mary Celeste – Ghost Ship (Part 2)” 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0	And we're back!
0:02.0	Listen for details about exclusive offers for listeners from tonight's sponsors,
0:06.5	Casper Matresses, stamps.com, The Great Courses Plus, and Blue Apron.
0:11.7	I'd like to dedicate tonight's show to my wife Emily, without whom we wouldn't have
0:15.5	made it this far.
0:16.7	As of yesterday, she and I have been married 22 years.
0:20.2	She has talented, fearless, and a true inspiration to me, and I'm lucky to know her.
0:23.8	She also has been exceedingly patient and understanding of all the time I've spent researching, writing,
0:29.2	and formerly editing for this show.
0:32.3	She took a leap of faith with us when we spent a small fortune on recording equipment,
0:36.2	with no promise of income of any kind, possibly without knowing it.
0:40.3	Well, thank you, Emily.
0:41.8	I cannot stress enough the thanks that we need to express for your infinite patience with
0:47.3	our folly.
0:48.3	Yes, and I should have dedicated a show to you way earlier than two years in.
0:51.8	A quick program note for our listeners.
0:53.6	The Mary Celeste series is being broken into three parts for a variety of reasons.
0:57.6	So tonight, you'll hear mostly about the history of the ship leading up to the vanishing
1:01.0	of the crew, and then covering the time period after as well.
1:05.1	Part three on the theories behind what happened will be out in one week on next Wednesday,
1:10.4	August 17th.
1:12.2	We've got a lot to cover, so let's cast a weather eye on the Mary Celeste Ghost Ship,
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