Ghost Ship Mary Celeste: The 150 Year Mystery

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  @PartTimeExplorer · 3 years ago · pinned

  NOTICE: The Age of Sail Museum featured in this video that was gracious enough to assist in the production of this video has recently sustained serious water damage. In addition to hosting fundraising events, they&apos;re doing a campaign on GoFundMe to help cover the costs. If you can, please consider giving them a donation so they can continue their efforts to preserve these old Nova Scotia seafaring stories! <a href="https://gofund.me/47bae567">https://gofund.me/47bae567</a>

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  @LaVidayElTristeFinal · 3 years ago (edited)

  There is an epilogue to the Mary Celeste story that almost nobody mentions. A few weeks after the ship was found empty, a dinghy with several decomposing bodies landed on the shores of northern Spain. The bodies could not be identified and were buried there, but they could have been the passengers of the Mary Celeste. If this is the case, this would indicate that they abandoned ship for some reason (maybe they thought it was about to explode), got separated from it by the waves, and died from starvation and exposure at sea.

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  @adamhemgesberg1572 · 3 years ago

  I used to wonder why sailors were so superstitious. Then I learned about how many ships there were like this that just seemed cursed from beginning to end. It&apos;s hard not to be.

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  @omarra6781 · 3 years ago

  I like how you put old photos in the same spot in the videos so we can see what that place looked like back in the day.

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  @jonrutherford6852 · 2 years ago

  Re-watching this after another year, I note again how much more I enjoy sober, fact-based reporting like yours than any kind of &quot;re-enacting&quot; of what &quot;might&quot; (but almost certainly didn&apos;t) take place. As with true-crime documentaries, I&apos;ll take closest-to-the-source, factual narration anyday over speculation and, often, fantasy. Glad to have your quiet, beautifully made, history-minded documentaries.

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  @ralphnoyes4366 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m 71 and remember being obsessed with this story, this ship, when I was about 9. <br><br>I believe I concluded it was Kraken. I&apos;m not sure, not at all.

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  @jeremypearson6852 · 2 years ago

  How those ships survived some of those storms is mind blowing. &nbsp;It really was a dangerous way to make a living.

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  @elywhitley7327 · 3 years ago

  As a sailing enthusiast, and a lover of real-life mysteries, I found this to be a superb piece of maritime documentary making. Thorough, &nbsp;entertaining and well-paced. Huge congratulations to you Tom, and your talented animator. This has been an education and an unforgettable account of a famous story. well done!

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  @applewatermelons · 3 years ago

  This is what I always wanted the History Channel to be. Very interesting and impressive

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  @Franklin-pc3xd · 3 years ago

  This is the second historical study by PTE I&apos;ve watched and I&apos;m impressed with his discipline, rigor and delivery - excellent content.

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  @mitchellskene8176 · 3 years ago

  I like the theory that the crew abandoned ship, thinking a disaster was going to happen, &nbsp;but trying to stay &nbsp;attached via lifeboat. &nbsp;Only for that lifeboat to become unattached to the ship.

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  @1daveyp · 3 years ago

  Consider this a standing ovation. Bravo! I don&apos;t think I&apos;ve ever seen such a comprehensive and workmanlike, yet absorbing and entertaining rendition of the Mary Celeste story. Thoroughly researched, engagingly presented and graphically attractive without being led by the visuals. Truly impressed.

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