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Crewmen from the ''Dei Gratia'' sailed the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar where a lengthy inquiry ensued. Admiralty court officer Frederick Solly Flood doggedly accused the ''Dei Gratia'' crew of foul play. In the end, the court did award prize money to the crew, but the sum was much less than it should have been, as "punishment" for suspected, but unproved, wrongdoing. Captain Morehouse was awarded one fifth of the ship and cargo.

Crewmen from the ''Dei Gratia'' sailed the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar where a lengthy inquiry ensued. Admiralty court officer Frederick Solly Flood doggedly accused the ''Dei Gratia'' crew of foul play. In the end, the court did award prize money to the crew, but the sum was much less than it should have been, as "punishment" for suspected, but unproved, wrongdoing. Captain Morehouse was awarded one fifth of the ship and cargo.

The ''Mary Celeste'' itself changed hands 13 more times until it was deliberately wrecked on the off the coast of Haiti on January 3, 1885, in what proved to be an insurance scam by owner Tyrus Alexander.<ref>http://www.essortment.com/all/marycelestemys_rvyu.htm</ref> A 2001 expedition led by author and adventurer [[Clive Cussler]] found the remains of the ship.<ref>http://www.numa.net/press/080801.html</ref>

The ''Mary Celeste'' itself changed hands 13 more times until it was deliberately wrecked on the coast of Haiti on January 3, 1885, in what proved to be an insurance scam by owner Tyrus Alexander.<ref>http://www.essortment.com/all/marycelestemys_rvyu.htm</ref> A 2001 expedition led by author and adventurer [[Clive Cussler]] found the remains of the ship.<ref>http://www.numa.net/press/080801.html</ref>

== Theories on the disappearance ==

== Theories on the disappearance ==