1. By: Isabella Weigle and Audrey Berry

2.  On December 4, 1872 between Azores and Portugal the Dei Gratia saw the Mary Celeste abandoned.

3.  Benjamin Briggs, a 37 year old, was the last person to own the Mary Celeste.

4.  The Mary Celeste set sail on November 7, 1872 from New York.

5.  Nobody knows exactly what happened, but they do have theories.

6.  The crew believed that the ship was sinking and they left in panic.

7.  Pirates kidnapped the crew and their captain.

8.  Waterspouts formed and caused the crew to abandon the ship.

9.  Some people think that wine barrels caused fuses and the people left in panic thinking that there were going to be flames.

10.  We think that the wine barrels caused fuses and they thought the ship was going to be caught on fire.

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