Eric Meyers
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2,002 appearances
13 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 8 Sep
Eric Meyers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The ship
Her job is to carry timber from Nova Scotia, run West Indies routes, and haul the mixed commercial cargo of the Atlantic trade.
But while the Amazon is a typical ship of the time, it is dogged by misfortune from the very beginning.
The wreck is bought by a New Yorker called Richard Haynes.
He invests heavily in repairs and refitting, and as is traditional after an unlucky past, gives the ship a new identity.
Mary Celeste.
But when Haynes falls into financial trouble, he is forced to sell her at auction, where it passes into the hands of a New York consortium.
The Mary
sailor.
For the next few years, she will have an uneventful life, crossing the Atlantic between the US and Europe, carrying typical merchant cargoes like timber and grain.
But in eighteen seventy two, she would sail into legend.
seven people.
Captain Benjamin Briggs is an American from a long established New England seafaring family.
He's known for being pious, disciplined, and highly competent.
He's also experienced, having sailed major Atlantic routes for years.
The fact that he brings his wife and daughter shows he expected a safe and uneventful voyage.
while his share in the ship's ownership gives him a financial stake in keeping her safe.
His professional crew are equally solid.
The first mate, Albert G.
Richardson, is a man Briggs knows well and trusts.
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