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Events on Wednesday 4 December 1872 1
1872Mary Celeste found abandonedShip discovered adrift with crew missing, cargo and provisions intactThe merchant ship Mary Celeste was found sailing unmanned in the Atlantic Ocean by the crew of the Dei Gratia. The fate of the captain, his family, and crew was never determined, and the case became one of the most enduring maritime mysteries.