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The
mystery of the
Mary Celeste
December
4th, 1872
The Dei Gratia is sailing
from the Azores towards the Portuguese
coast.
It's a
hot afternoon. The First Mate of the Dei Gracia is staring
out to sea. Through his telescope he sees something
that troubles him. He calls to his
captain.
‘Look
over there, sir’ he tells Captain Morehouse.
‘Do you recognise that ship?’
Captain Morehouse looks through the telescope. For a moment
he can't believe his eyes. 'The Mary Celesete?' he says.
‘What's it doing here?'
Sister
Ship
The Mary Celeste is the sister ship of the Dei Gratia. It
left New York a week before
the Dei Gratia.
‘Where is it heading?’
'Nowhere,' says the first mate. 'I've been watching it for
an hour. I can't see anyone on board.The ship is
just drifting on the tide.
More men came out onto the deck. They watch the Mary
Celeste drift slowly in the wind.
'What's happening, Captain?'
‘I don't know,’ says Captain Morehouse
‘But I don't like it. ’
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