Empty Deck

About this episode

The Mary Celeste, December 1872: a brigantine found drifting between the Azores and Portugal, sails set, cargo of 1,701 barrels of alcohol intact, lifeboat gone, and all ten aboard missing — among them Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, and their two-year-old daughter Sophia. Their seven-year-old son Arthur had stayed home in Massachusetts. Tell it from the record: what the boarding crew of the Dei Gratia found, and what was never found. lets make it a little bit spooky Past Briefly tells the real stories behind history's biggest moments, one decisive event at a time, in under a minute. Every episode is built from the documented record. AI-assisted visuals, real sources. Website: https://pastbriefly.com