Paul
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Saw this in the news 
, that old legend has struct again ! . For those that dont know about this then here it is
The Mary Celeste was found off Portugal in 1872 with no 1 onboard , the ship was fine , there was food on the table and no signs of any violence , the crew have never been found
This ship is almost the same ! , the Australian Coastguard found the ship adrift 80 miles offshore , they didnt get any indication any 1 was onboard so they sent some 1 in , they found NO 1 onboard , the engine was still running , Food was on the table and from a picture it shows the Liferaft is still onboard ! . The crew also found 3 Lifejackets , Emergency Equipment , a Laptop and a GPS system ( last 2 where switched on btw ) .
3 men where onboard this ship ( Peter and Jim Tunstead and a Neighbour ) , can only hope they turn up safe
Info on the original Mary Celeste , Maj merge this plz
The 'Mary Celeste' had sailed from New York on November 7th bound for Genoa with a cargo of 1701 barrels of American Alcohol, shipped by Meissner Ackermann & Co., value approximatly $35,000 the purpose of which was to fortify wine. The value of the freight on the alcohol was $3,400 and the ship herself $14,000. The Vessels cargo was insured in Europe, and the hull insurance was carried by American companies.
The Freight was insured by the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company of New York, today the only survivor of the American insurers.
She was followed on 15th November by the 'Dei Gratia' which followed a roughly parallel course across the Atlantic carrying a cargo 1735 barrels of petroleum.
On the Afternoon of December 5th 1872 half way between the Azores and the Portuguese coast the 'Dei Gratia' came up with a Brigantine which Captain Morehouse recognised as the 'Mary Celeste'. He knew Captain Briggs and had dined with him before he sailed. He was puzzled to see the ship yawing, coming into the wind and then falling off, she was out of control. He knew Captain Briggs to be a good seaman.
There were no distress signals, and after watching for two hours and hailing her and getting no reply they set off in a small boat and duly boarded her.
The vessel was found to be in good seaworthy condition and the general impression was that the crew had left in a great hurry. They had left behind their oil skin boots and pipes. Captain Morehouse's explanation was that they had left in panic thinking the vessel to be sinking. The chronometer and sextant were not found on board. The last entry on the ships slate showed she had made the island of St Mary in the Azores on November 25th.
Also information i forgot to put in with the new ship
She had her front sail torn badly ( there was a storm about there i think )
Her Engine was in Neutral
She was a small ship ( not Ocean worthy ) , a catamaran
Btw heres the link
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007180567,00.html
Merged - Majestic
, that old legend has struct again ! . For those that dont know about this then here it isThe Mary Celeste was found off Portugal in 1872 with no 1 onboard , the ship was fine , there was food on the table and no signs of any violence , the crew have never been found
This ship is almost the same ! , the Australian Coastguard found the ship adrift 80 miles offshore , they didnt get any indication any 1 was onboard so they sent some 1 in , they found NO 1 onboard , the engine was still running , Food was on the table and from a picture it shows the Liferaft is still onboard ! . The crew also found 3 Lifejackets , Emergency Equipment , a Laptop and a GPS system ( last 2 where switched on btw ) .
3 men where onboard this ship ( Peter and Jim Tunstead and a Neighbour ) , can only hope they turn up safe
Info on the original Mary Celeste , Maj merge this plz
The 'Mary Celeste' had sailed from New York on November 7th bound for Genoa with a cargo of 1701 barrels of American Alcohol, shipped by Meissner Ackermann & Co., value approximatly $35,000 the purpose of which was to fortify wine. The value of the freight on the alcohol was $3,400 and the ship herself $14,000. The Vessels cargo was insured in Europe, and the hull insurance was carried by American companies.
The Freight was insured by the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company of New York, today the only survivor of the American insurers.
She was followed on 15th November by the 'Dei Gratia' which followed a roughly parallel course across the Atlantic carrying a cargo 1735 barrels of petroleum.
On the Afternoon of December 5th 1872 half way between the Azores and the Portuguese coast the 'Dei Gratia' came up with a Brigantine which Captain Morehouse recognised as the 'Mary Celeste'. He knew Captain Briggs and had dined with him before he sailed. He was puzzled to see the ship yawing, coming into the wind and then falling off, she was out of control. He knew Captain Briggs to be a good seaman.
There were no distress signals, and after watching for two hours and hailing her and getting no reply they set off in a small boat and duly boarded her.
The vessel was found to be in good seaworthy condition and the general impression was that the crew had left in a great hurry. They had left behind their oil skin boots and pipes. Captain Morehouse's explanation was that they had left in panic thinking the vessel to be sinking. The chronometer and sextant were not found on board. The last entry on the ships slate showed she had made the island of St Mary in the Azores on November 25th.
Also information i forgot to put in with the new ship
She had her front sail torn badly ( there was a storm about there i think )
Her Engine was in Neutral
She was a small ship ( not Ocean worthy ) , a catamaran
Btw heres the link
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007180567,00.html
Merged - Majestic
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, plus i like reading Urban Legends ) . This is gonna be very interesting 
