What happened to the ship the mary celeste is a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. b11 built in 1861, the ship was the amazon, but its name was changed to the mary celeste in 1869. origin b12 the mary celeste left new york for italy on 7th november 1872 with a crew of seven professional and the captain’s wife and daughter. sail on 4th december, another ship, the dei gratia, spotted the mary celeste drifting in the sea. b13 to the crew’s astonish b14 they discovered that everyone on the mary celeste had disappeared. complete b15 there was plenty of food and water on board and the ship was in condition. excellence there were no signs of a struggle or fight. the people on the mary celeste were never found. b16 no one has ever discovered what happened to those nine men and women. luck