Eric Meyers
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2,596 appearances
16 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 3d ago
Eric Meyers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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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.
The second mate, Andrew Gilling, is young but capable.
Edward William Head, the steward and cook, is newly married, reliable, and well-liked.
remaining four sailors are German seamen hired in New York.
are experienced, competent men, typical of the Atlantic trade.
Life aboard the Mary Celeste is rigid and demanding.
The crew works in four-hour watches, keeping the ship running day and night.
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