Mary celeste, american brigantine that was found abandoned on december 5, 1872, some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the azores, portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery. The mary celeste stands as one of the greatest maritime mysteries.

Mary celeste (/ sรฉโ„ข. รซห†lรฉโ€บst /; Often erroneously referred to as marie celeste[1]) was a canadian-built, american-registered merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the atlantic รขโ‚ฌยฆ