On November 7, 1872, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on its way to Genoa, Italy. On board were the ship’s captain, his wife, and their 2-year-old daughter, along with eight crewmembers. Less than a month later, on December 5, a passing British ship called Dei Gratia spotted Mary Celeste at full sail and adrift about 400 miles east of the Azores, with no sign of the captain, his family or any of the crew. Aside from several feet of water in the hold and a missing lifeboat, the ship was undamaged and loaded with six months’ worth of food and water.