Mary Celeste

Mary Celeste is actually in your grocer's freezer under the alias, 'Mama Celeste.'

A vessel abandoned in a hurry: why and where the crew disappeared is unknown. Good premises, yet again they just might got dead drunk and fell over board.

The crew and passengers were never seen again, but based on the circumstances, this can be explained. The cargo was alcohol that started to leak because of storm damage. There was danger of explosion or sinking. The crew and the rest abandoned ship and were lost at sea. The ship didn't sink. Has this ever happened before? Yes, many times.Star Trek fans saw more than a few episodes of abandoned space ships with no crew. The myth has permeated our popular "culture."

Eerie. Someone look into it further.

Actually, if you read the findings of the court of inquiry (which are readily available, including on line) maritime people at the time didn't have much doubt about what happened. The captain and crew, either due to problems with cargo (the vessel was carrying a large amount of highly flammable alcohol, some kegs of which were leaking) or fearing the ship was sinking (there was much evidence of storm damage and leaking) abandoned ship in the lifeboat, and were lost and drowned in a storm. Most of the so-called mystery here, as is the case with the "Bermuda Triangle" for example, is the invention of non-existant facts, or ignoring the inconvenient realities. This mystery really got going when Conan Doyle (of Sherlock Holmes fame) wrote a fictional short story based on the incident, with wild speculation on the cause.