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Mary Celeste crew absence accounts
Which contemporaneous reports, released records and later accounts relate to Mary Celeste crew absence accounts?
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Ghost Ships
Vessels found abandoned or drifting with no satisfactory explanation.
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Research & writing
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Ourang Medan distress-signal story
Which contemporaneous reports, released records and later accounts relate to Ourang Medan distress-signal story?
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Carroll Deering Diamond Shoals grounding
Which contemporaneous reports, released records and later accounts relate to Carroll Deering Diamond Shoals grounding?
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Ghost Ships
- Mary Celeste crew absence accounts
- Ourang Medan distress-signal story
- Carroll Deering Diamond Shoals grounding
- Baychimo Arctic ghost-ship sightings
- Octavius frozen-crew legend
- SS Waratah disappearance Durban route
- MV Joyita partial-sinking mystery
- High Aim 6 crew-vanished fishing boat
Sources & further reading
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Library of Congress — Digital Collections
Library catalogue / discovery collection
Trove — National Library of Australia
National-library newspaper and archive discovery collection
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