Earlier in the year I read a brilliant book by a Mr Brian Hicks called 'Ghost Ship' - it is well worth a read.
For those who haven't heard of the ship Mary Celeste and her story, its runs along the lines of this:

The Mary Celeste was, in some ways, a 'cursed ship' from the day she was launched in Nova Scotia (I think). The most famous event in her history occurred when she was found drifting in the Atlantic by the Dei Gratia with not a soul on board, and with the ship in relatively good condition. There was no sign of any struggle, and even the sailors pipes (which went everywhere with them) and weather coats remained. Benjamin Briggs the captain was a distinguished and excellent seamen, and the crew would never had mutinied against him.

Anyway, the book details all of the events as well as the many possible theories (many plausible, many downright laughable) presented as to what actually happened that day. Either way it was such a tragic tale and I can't recommend the book highly enough.

Lent it to my old man afterward and we're deliberating building a model of the Celeste, there aren't many photos of her though

Cheers,
Tom