Mary Celeste Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

CacheShadow: This cache is located in an area that has been identified as being under the jurisdiction of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.
Signage has been posted indication possible enforcement actions against trespassers, under the Canada Marine Act (SOR / 2003-105).
As a result, this cache listing is being Archived pending permission confirmation.

If written permission confirmation can be obtained for the placement from the land management agency/authority, the listing may be a candidate for unarchival.

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Hidden : 6/6/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This series of caches as all about Ghost Ships.

This story rivals the ‘Flying Dutchman’ legend. Originally named ‘The Amazon’, this ship was re christened the ‘Mary Celeste in 1869 because the new owner felt that the ship had faced many problems earlier. There are many tales of how the Mary Celeste seemed to have been a cursed ship from her inception- three Captains died, the ship collided with another and had to be salvaged once. In any event, she left New York headed for Italy in 1872, carrying two passengers, eight crew and methanol as cargo. She was subsequently found drifting off the Portuguese coast by another vessel, the Del Gratia. The Celeste was undamaged and with her cargo intact, but devoid of any humans or their remains on board. All the ship’s documents and some navigational equipment like the sextant and the chronometer were missing. She seemed to be headed for Gibraltar under full sail with nobody on board! None of the crew or passengers have ever been found. A lifeboat was found missing, leading to speculation that the ship had been abandoned. Blood stains were found on the railings and a blood stained sword found under the captain's bed, leading to all kinds of theories, all of which were found wanting. Nobody knows what happened. The Mary Celeste tale is often called the perfect maritime whodunit.

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