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The Mary Celeste is one of the most infamously legendary sailing vessels in history, having been found adrift after her crew vanished. In this video, we not only explore the story of their disappearance, but the full history of this vessel, starting with her construction in Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia under the name Amazon, through her early career, her adventures and misadventures, and the long road that eventually led to her intentional destruction on the reefs of Haiti in 1885.

Find out more about the Age of Sail Heritage Centre at: https://ageofsailmuseum.ca/

If you plan to visit Spencer's Island, check out: https://www.localguyadventures.com/

The story of the Mary Celeste is one that I've wanted to do for a while but had no plan to make any time soon. Last week, my wife and I were able to visit her family in Nova Scotia for the first time since before the pandemic, and since Nova Scotia is where the Mary Celeste was built, I figured I'd gather the footage I need and finish the video whenever convenient (probably late 2023).

I worked with the Age of Sail Museum and the local Titanic society (since they more so cover general local maritime history), and in discussing this video, we realized the 150th anniversary is now. She was found on December 4th, and returned to Gibraltar on December 13th. There was nothing prepared to commemorate the anniversary of one of their most famous vessels, so we decided to light a fire under this project.

The documentary you're seeing was researched, written, filmed, edited, and animated all within about a week. It wouldn't have been at all possible without the help of my friend Alex, who did these beautiful animations for the project.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - "Amazon", Built in Nova Scotia
9:20 - First Misfortunes
12:54 - Wrecked and Re-Wrecked
15:50 - The Mary Celeste
18:54 - The Briggs Family
21:56 - Disappearance
24:38 - The Derelict
30:21 - Investigations
34:30 - The Most Likely Scenario
41:18 - The Aftermath
44:04 - The Wreck of the Mary Celeste
47:38 - Spencer's Island Today