Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Chapters: Barges of Canada, Ferries of Canada, Victorian era merchant ships of Canada, World War II merchant ships of Canada, World War I merchant ships of Canada, Mary Celeste, Le Griffon, Wilson G. Hunt, ATL 2701, SS Polar Chief, Yosemite, RMS Empress of Japan, RMS Empress of China, RMS Empress of India, Marco Polo, SS Lina Fisser, SS Regina, RMS Fort Victoria, SS Arlington, Empire Sandy, SS Orlanda, Beaver, Park ship, Baychimo, SS Avondale Park, Sweepstakes, William D. Lawrence, MV Camilla Desgagnés, Inconstant, SS Canadian Constructor, Hamburg, Abana, Kings County, Glooscap, County of Yarmouth, MV Louis Cardinal, Research, Cadboro, Lord Clarendon, Dei Gratia, Barnston Island Ferry, SS Klondike, Stag, Otter, Vancouver, Bleriot Ferry. Excerpt: The Mary Celeste (or Marie Céleste as it is fictionally referred to by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and others after him) was a brigantine merchant ship famous for having been discovered on 4 December 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen. The Mary Celeste was in seaworthy condition and still under sail heading towards the Strait of Gibraltar. She had been at sea for a month and had over six months' worth of food and water on board. Her cargo was virtually untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place, including valuables. The crew was never seen or heard from again. Their disappearance is often cited as the greatest maritime mystery of all time. The fate of her crew has been the subject of much speculation. Theories range from alcoholic fumes, to underwater earthquakes, to waterspouts, to paranormal explanations involving extraterrestrial life, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), sea monsters, and the phenomenon of the Bermuda Triangle, although the Mary Celeste is not known to have sailed through the Bermuda Triangle area. The Mary Celeste is often described as the archetypal ghost ship, since she was discovered derelict without any apparent explanation, and her name has become a synonym for similar occurrences. The Mary Celeste was a 282-gross ton brigantine. She was built by the shipbuilders of Joshua Dewis in 1861 as the ship Amazon at the village of Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia. She was the first of many large ships that were built in that small community. The Amazon was owned by a group of eight investors from Cumberland County and Kings County, Nova Scotia, led by the shipbuilder Joshua Dewis, and William Henry Bigalow, a local merchant. The Amazon was registered at the nearby Nova Scotia town of Parrsboro, the closest local port of registry. The Amazon's first captain, Robert McLellan, son of one of the owners, c

Hersteller:
Books on Demand GmbH
bod@bod.de
In de Tarpen 42
DE 22848 Norderstedt