[PAR] [TLE] Benjamin Briggs [SEP] Benjamin Spooner Briggs (April 24, 1835 – probably November 1872) was an experienced United States seaman and master mariner.  He is famous today for being the Captain of the merchant ship "Mary Celeste" when she was discovered unmanned and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean near the Straits of Gibraltar, on December 4, 1872.  The lifeboat was missing, yet the "Mary Celeste" herself was still under sail and there were signs of a sudden and unexplained abandonment.  Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah and two-year-old daughter Sophia Matilda, along with the crew of the "Mary Celeste", the lifeboat and sextant, were never found and presumed lost. [PAR] [TLE] Mary Celeste [SEP] Mary Celeste (often misreported as "Marie Celeste") was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872.  The Canadian brigantine "Dei Gratia" found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat missing.  The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier.  She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7, and on discovery was still amply provisioned.  Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact, and the captain's and crew's personal belongings were undisturbed.  None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again.
[PAR] [TLE] Benjamin Briggs [ SEP ] Benjamin Spooner Briggs ( April 24 , 1835 – probably November 1872 ) was an experienced United States seaman and master mariner . He is famous today for being the Captain of the merchant ship " Mary Celeste " when she was discovered unmanned and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean near the Straits of Gibraltar , on December 4 , 1872 . The lifeboat was missing , yet the " Mary Celeste " herself was still under sail and there were signs of a sudden and unexplained abandonment . Benjamin Briggs , his wife Sarah and two - year - old daughter Sophia Matilda , along with the crew of the " Mary Celeste " , the lifeboat and sextant , were never found and presumed lost . [PAR] [TLE] Mary Celeste [ SEP ] Mary Celeste ( often misreported as " Marie Celeste " ) was an American merchant brigantine , discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean , off the Azores Islands , on December 5 , 1872 . The Canadian brigantine " Dei Gratia " found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition , under partial sail , and with her lifeboat missing . The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier . She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7 , and on discovery was still amply provisioned . Her cargo of denatured alcohol was intact , and the captain 's and crew 's personal belongings were undisturbed . None of those who had been on board were ever seen or heard from again .
Benjamin Briggs was the captain of a merchant ship  that was discovered deserted off the shores of which Island ?
Benjamin Briggs was the captain of a merchant ship that was discovered deserted off the shores of which Island ?
Azores Islands
Azores Islands