Theories:
in Zürich, earthquake is recorded
Near the Azores Fracture Zone
1) Seaquake
Crew of 8, wife (melodean, sewing machine), two-year old daughter
Benjamin Morehouse, captain and owner
December 4th, 1872
Found floating derelict
Compass knocked over, destroyed
Hatch covers blown off
1700 barrels of crude alcohol
9 completely dry
2) Explosion caused by gas build-up
They crawled aboard, two men from the Dei Gratia
Looked into the Captain’s quarters, an unmade bed filled with toys
A table (maybe) filled with food
wine glass stems with fingerprints
meat just barely cool
the orange cat louging on a plate
3) A giant squid
Found no navigational tools nor life boat
sextant, navigation book
captain’s chronometer, ship’s registry
and captain’s log all missing
A halyard attached, trailing behind the vessel
4) Pirates
She sailed without a crew for nine days
Water in the hull
Axe-cut on the rail. Stains on the deck
5) Murder.
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