There was an official enquiry into what happened to the Celeste. This heard that the First Mate of the Dei , Oliver Deveau, first boarded the Mary Celeste. His three boarding party found that "the whole ship was a thoroughly [?] mess".

Captain Morehouse then sent the first mate back the Mary Celeste. Deveau's mission was to sail the Mary Celeste to where they could claim a salvage reward.

Deveau re-boarded the ship the late afternoon. With an hour of light left worked fast to prepare the abandoned ship to again. It arrived in Gibraltar a few days after the Dei Gracia

The British authorities in Gibraltar held an investigation or inquest discover what happened to the Mary Celeste. This lasted [?] months and attracted attention across the world.

Many suspected [?] or other foul play. Piracy and mutiny were two popular [?]