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The Mystery Of The Mary Celeste

Added	Fri, 18/08/2017
Источники	ucl.ac.uk
Дата публикации	Sat, 20/05/2006
Феномены	Anomalous zone
Версии	A chemical reaction

The "Mary Celeste" — a famous Ghost shipfound in 1872 near the Azores with no crew on Board and without any damage. The puzzle also exists for more than 100 years - what really happened to the crew of the legendary Ghost ship?

The assumption that the ship was abandoned by the crew because it exploded the cargo of alcohol. But the version is always brushed aside as implausible, because there were no signs of fire or explosion. The explosion must be of sufficient magnitude to convince the experienced captain and crew so quickly to leave the ship, certainly would leave at least a few burn marks on wooden barrels or in the hold.

Scientific methods of the 21st century was used for the final solution to the mysteries of the 19th century.

Chemist Andrea Sella conducted an experiment, which could explain the phenomenon. The ship was the cargo of 1,700 barrels of raw alcohol. Presumably it was he who was the cause of the "invisible explosion". During this explosion a wave of flame passes the wave of cold air. In such circumstances there is no fire and no soot.

What happened to the crew after the emergency evacuation? He intended to leave the ship in panic and die on the boat.

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