One hundred and forty-five years ago today, the Mary Celeste was discovered adrift by the British ship Dei Gratia. On-board there was a six-month's supply of food and water, the crew's belongings were still in their quarters, and most of the cargo (barrels of denatured alcohol) was intact. The Mary Celeste was still sea-worthy. However, one of the ship's pumps had been disassembled, there was nearly three and a half feet of water in the ship's bottom, and the only lifeboat wa