Mystery of the Ghost Ship: Mary Celeste

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

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Myths, Folklore, Mystery, History, Ghosts, Society & Culture, Murder, Ufos, True Crime, Paranormal, Supernatural, Serial Killers

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew member left on board. Theories over what happened on the Mary Celeste range from insurance fraud to a violent mutiny... this week, Maddy and Anthony discuss what they think happened to the ship's crew.

Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	Hi, we're your host's Anthony Delaney and Maddie Pelling.
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0:26.3	Oh, ho, ho, ho.
0:28.5	Welcome to After Dark.
0:29.7	My name is Anthony.
0:31.1	Mine is Santa.
0:32.3	Oh dear.
0:33.3	Why did you say that like that?
0:33.9	That was kind of odd.
0:35.3	I'm also joined. It was so creepy.
0:36.3	I'm so sorry.
0:37.2	ruining everyone's Christmas.
0:38.7	It is Boxing Day or St. Stephen's Day or Christmas Day if you're one of our subscribers who get
0:43.5	access to this episode early. And while we're away, we have picked some of our favorite episodes
0:48.8	from the last year of After Dark. And today, it's episode number 31 on the start of this year, the ghost ship of Mary Celeste.
0:58.0	This is an episode that really popped off, as our producer Charlotte likes to say,
1:04.0	apologies to you all for that.
1:06.3	But anyway, come here, the Mary Celeste is one of those stories.
1:09.2	It really just does grab you.
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