We spotted the Marie Celeste drifting in mid-Atlantic on December 5, 1872. Since the ship looked damaged, the captain said the three of us had to have could ought board her at once in order that for to in order to so that investigate and carry take bring get him back any information we could get hold of. We managed couldn’t were able to unable climb on board without too much difficulty but we couldn’t see any sign of life anywhere. The crew of the Marie Celeste must can’t could hadn’t have abandoned ship owing to since on account of as a result of the ship’s small lifeboat was missing. Some navigational equipment which a ship of that kind shouldn’t have shouldn’t should be should have had on board was also missing. The crew must not couldn’t have ought not have would have had much time to abandon ship because they had not had fetched brought taken with them many of their personal possessions. Luckily, we managed able could knew to find the ship’s log which helped us a great deal in our investigation suggestion information solution . The last time the captain of the Maria Celeste had wrote took made passed an entry in the ship’s log was November 21. Something extraordinary must have taken part care place control between this date and December 5. The captain of the ship, Benjamin Briggs, had extensive experience travel qualification education of the high seas so what had made him take have choose bring the decision to abandon ship in the middle of nowhere?