The Maritime Mystery Of The Mary Celeste

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[@mammary]

#Postmortem How have you guys been picking the mysteries you cover this season?

[@nuggyg7562]

#postmortem can you guys play Phasmophobia together, it's a ghost hunting game

[@paperstraws2429]

#postmortem have u ever got any of the facts wrong in the videos??

[@rt616]

why don’t you guys sit on the lawn chairs in the back?

[@tillynewland3244]

Important question for the #postmortem Shane, how do you feel knowing that you are classed as an honorary lesbian? Loads of love for both of you guys, absolutely loving this series

[@TheSecondVersion]

"The lifeboat was never found" To quote Shane from the Roanoke Colony video: "Did they comb the *entire* ocean?"

[@greatvalue_ethelcain]

They probably got up on a large hill and did this 🧍🏻‍♀️😳

[@loumoon7660]

I think about this all the time when they can’t find things in the ocean

[@Meepswonder]

@TK Wallace I'm with you on this one, it could be all the things put together, hallucination, quakes, water level etc.

[@meeraanil6083]

@TK Wallace I have a doubt. There's this theory that the captain took a miscalculation and abandoned the ship. Was the miscalculation due to wrong readings from the supposed waterspout? Or due to the excess water from the deck(due to storms) to the bottom of the ship?

[@defrozendonut8715]

I have the same saying when people say an animal is extinct did ya look everywhere

[@capt.earhart5835]

The Mary Celeste: gets horribly damaged in multiple shipwrecks, is found completely abandoned Every single new owner: rip to the last owner but I'm different

[@maddiemoris]

they just built different 🥶🥶🥶

[@lilyazaleamc]

Sounds like every relationship where you think you’re the girl who’s different and is going to change him 😭😭😭

[@leandradozier968]

LMAOOOOOOOO

[@daniellevstek1789]

That’s sus

[@maddieregister5781]

boat: repaired crew: hired build: different

[@suprgloom]

last week: "that's too much church" this week: "that's too much sea"

[@meredithdavis6663]

everything’s just too much

[@donnielambert1228]

The season of Too Much, and yet there shall never be Too Much Buzzfeed Unsolved

[@wiinojunko]

it’s all too much by the beatles typa beat

[@charfree6888]

Nobody gets too much sea anymore..it gets harder to come by. Im waitin in liiiiine🎶

[@eevar4121]

CHURCH! CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH!!

[@shaliekk]

No one: Ryan and Shane: *sitting on two uncomfortable looking stools while two perfectly good lawn chairs sit behind them*

[@val1500]

For the aesthetic

[@ManThePlow]

.... And a fake campfire.

[@breenanaberry3509]

The lawn chairs are for the ghosts

[@jackruffner6162]

@Ainsley Czajka ah yes, because lawn chairs can’t be moved

[@lovestay871]

@@jackruffner6162 HA-

[@bearonajetski6436]

Imagine being the most popular series Buzzfeed ever had

[@yourfavbbygirl]

periodt

[@alexthering6615]

@@yourfavbbygirl peridot

[@thcu]

Oop.

[@Xorthane]

The only good thing about buzzfeed as they have little involvement in this

[@DoYouEvan]

2 dudes in a garden. And somehow carrying a company on their back.

[@caia-moon]

The strongest theory for this was not mentioned: the ship was carrying alcohol which as you mentioned leaks fumes which can easily spontaneously combust. They go through some bad weather and have to seal the decks so the ship doesn’t flood but without ventilation too much alcohol vapour builds up so then once they are able to open the hatch they realise how bad it got and that they were essentially sitting on a bomb. So they open all the doors, grab only the navigational essentials and get into the lifeboat, attached by a rope to the rear of the ship. They didn’t take any other personal belongings or supplies like food because they didn’t expect to be in the lifeboat for more than an hour or so. They just needed to air out the dangerous fumes and get off the ship ASAP incase of an explosion so that they could return later. But somehow, likely because the rope was tied in a hurry, the lifeboat got detached from the Marie Celeste and unable to row fast enough to keep up with the ship which still had its sails up (having not had time to lower them in the panic) they were cast adrift and marooned at sea and never seen again. #postmortem

[@moonghosh9225]

That's quite a good theory

[@johnknighton]

I bet you you're right too

[@seanmcmanus4701]

Yeh that’s the best one

[@Animangagirl27]

I was looking for this theory too. I'm very surprised they didn't mention it since I think it's the most widely accepted theory

[@franceswright8155]

I heard that theory before , I think it's the most likely. But , we never will know what really happened.

[@ailyay2534]

imagine if it was just like “hey let’s go explore that island” and they all went to the island on a lifeboat and then the captain was like “did anyone lay the anchor? no? aw man”

[@tommydeleon2162]

I could see that they turn around and be like "is our ship getting further"

[@909rasa]

#postmortem

[@happyhaunt6659]

I was actually thinking about this as they were saying it!

[@hughjanus7188]

i facking love this theory 10/10🤣

[@hurricanemeridian8712]

probably what happened xD

[@Luminousreign]

Captains diaries were one of the benefits of captaining a ship. They were all written in very flowery poetic language with the intent to sell them and the knowledge that people did collect and read them.

[@ACDBunnie]

That's really cool

[@kaitlynm9463]

I love these tidbits of info, it really helps to put yourself in that time. Makes things make a lot more sense

[@chaosbringer82]

great retirement plan

[@nellosnook4454]

Excellent insight! 👍

[@damenwhelan3236]

They where also your "papers of career".

[@TheClassyVideos]

“Need beer. Drink emotion.” Should be on a t-shirt.

[@ambroseandersonmusic]

New merch when??😅

[@sibaibaiba]

ok millennial

[@TheClassyVideos]

@@sibaibaiba ok…human who doesn’t like t-shirts???

[@Anti_everything_and_everyone]

@@sibaibaiba no u

[@sibaibaiba]

@@Anti_everything_and_everyone factually no😁

[@beaniiebrian]

Ryan: "No signs of a struggle" Also Ryan: *Proceeds to theorize that a giant octopus attacked the ship* Never change Ryan. Never change.

[@laurenfm96]

Ryan: "there was minimal damage, not enough to worry about" Most kraken stories: "The beast gripped the ship in its tentacles and cracked the hull in half"

[@bar7381]

I guess Ryan hasn't seen pirates of the Caribbean 2

[@johanvajse8410]

Ryan: "I think there were squatters in the Old City Jail." Also Ryan: is convinced the person walking by the camera is a FBA Never change.

[@Abutism]

I think ryan put it on theory cause many believed on that, but like ryan said he dont even believed on supernatural theory in this casr

[@danianderin]

Return of the Obra Dinn vibes

[@eltornaydo6414]

Ryan: "Rubber ducky was not there; it was actually a hot tub." Shane: "oh fHuCk."

[@TravelerVolkriin]

Lol. You even got the H sound in there. 😆

[@krishnatalukdar1426]

Rubber duckyyy🤣

[@devonsavoie8130]

@@TravelerVolkriin s red a zz

[@Ariesgoth]

19:06 🤣 🌊

[@adamhandzo0513]

Hot tub time machine

[@ashleysmith3386]

"Why not?" "Cuz it's a fuckin bummer??" 😆👌

[@maldetete431]

Mood

[@oliviagrace6914]

dont cuss 😌✋

[@TaylorAdams12]

@@oliviagrace6914 So um yeah, welcome to the Internet

[@larapalma3744]

@@TaylorAdams12 LOL

[@eddiesroom1868]

Timestamps or it didn't happen!

[@CantStayAway]

They traveled to Roanoke, met up with the colony there, then they all traveled to The Flannan Isles and got the lighthouse keepers to join them...and then they were all abducted by aliens.

[@LUTfam4]

😂🤣😂

[@davidrothberg1112]

After picking up D.B. Cooper and Judge Crater

[@actuallyxnotshy8664]

@@davidrothberg1112 d b cooper prbbly fell onto the boat

[@nataliep5685]

after meeting up with malaysia flight 370 of course

[@sunsun5005]

The gangs all here

[@elanasantos3290]

Ryan’s ship should be called “The Iceberg” and no one can tell me otherwise

[@spiraldoodles4793]

The icebergara

[@yellododo]

@@spiraldoodles4793 (wheeze)

[@mimers123]

sounds like some foreshadowing😂😂😂

[@h4lfal1ve]

bergara brigade

[@marijunealejo1780]

Or just "The Berg"

[@ratatouille2937]

I LITERALLY JUST WROTE A PAPER ON THIS & LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A BUZZFEED UNSOLVED ON IT ARE U KIDDING ME

[@Giratinghaffle]

And what did u conclude in the paper

[@modergav]

Can we read it?

[@jodiehuynhh]

omg could we read it?

[@Morfeusm]

They made it just for you 💚

[@ShayDisplay]

drop tha essay pleaseee

[@charlottewilson8669]

after watching this, i now desperately want to write a romance story set in the 19th century with two boat captains who fell in love, then get pulled apart and didn't see each other for years. they finally recognised each other's boats, looked at each other through their telescopes (not spy glasses unfortunately) and then crash into cliff sides

[@visassess8607]

And then a giant octopus officiates their wedding

[@daniellelawman9724]

😂😂😂

[@akkico]

1 year already, did you write it?

[@charlottewilson8669]

@@akkico no i completely forgot about this

[@urmom-or6qd]

ngl i would definitely read a story about that😭

[@laylaharper598]

Can’t believe Ryan would name his boat “Sea Skimmer” over “The Brig-ara” Edit: #postmortem

[@thoupandthalad]

What a brilliantly missed opportunity.

[@TheLastHylianTitan]

Can we get this comment to post Mortem please?!

[@fandomstuff7143]

#postmortem

[@rachelleyeung]

needz moar upvotes

[@KamalKumar-di8sb]

#postmortem

[@mollymcdade4031]

As soon as Ryan said “from inside the ship” I immediately thought ‘pirates hiding inside the 9 empty alcohol barrels’

[@samiertju]

I was looking for this comment !!!

[@szalonajulka]

Yeah, but they didn't take anything, so why pirate their way in there anyways?

[@andemaiar]

Like hobbits?

[@tairneanaich]

„Who ordered the uh... pickles?“

[@joshchavez8190]

@@andemaiar you mean dwarves from the hobbit?

[@madelineenglish2103]

Shane: “For the record I don’t believe in ghosts.” Ryan: “Okay...” Shane: “But I don’t want to live in a house where people were murdered.” Ryan: “Why?” Shane: “Because it’s a fuckin bummer” I SCREAMED

[@rosalobo4968]

it doesn't pass the vibe check

[@briannacardoza4933]

BWHAHAHAHAH

[@Mistress0fMonsters]

I cackled.

[@blssvxntr]

He was focused too much on keeping in character that he can't say what's on his mind. He probably was thinking that if someone was vulnerable and unsafe enough in a home or location to get murdered then it probably is not the best place to sleep

[@craftygamer2391]

But imagine the price drop for such houses tho 👀 (just kidding)

[@lexigrimhaive]

The captain overreacted/misinterpreted something that caused him to believe he needed to abandon ship. They got on the lifeboat. They soon realized the ship was actually still fine, but the sea had moved the lifeboat away from the boat and they weren’t able to row back, sadly condemning them to death at sea. I’ve also seen a theory that they tried to get to / did get to a nearby outcrop / Island, but that they either crashed attempting to reach the rocky shore, or died there from lack of food and water. :(

[@dx1450]

I believe it was the leaking alcohol barrels... alcohol fumes on board a ship where you're using lanterns and candles for light is not a good thing, so they quickly abandoned ship to the lifeboat in order to let the ship air out, and in doing so somehow they couldn't get back to the ship, probably due to wind blowing the ship faster than they could row the lifeboat.

[@sofiabiegeleisen9333]

Makes sense, especially since the crew have to obey the captain so he's pretty much on his own in the decision making process.

[@dominickjustave3558]

@@dx1450 ya but a seasoned crew would have the life boat tied to the ship just in case

[@dx1450]

@@dominickjustave3558 Maybe they did, but for some reason the rope broke or else they didn't tie the knot well and it came loose.

[@bismagill2682]

But again, things would have not been as "neat" as they were, the crew must have taken food or water for the ride, Or They must've left in an unpolished matter, which they didnt.

[@rireigmaki6336]

Ryan: Who writes like that in their journal? Me: *Definitely writes like that in my journal*

[@natalieneal5496]

Right?! I felt called put lmao glad I'm not the only one

[@rachelleyeung]

y'all set voyage to Ralph's recently??

[@akpokemon]

if you're gonna bother writing in a journal at all, might as well make it interesting.

[@bridgidthepirateelf4135]

I want people to find it and not be able to figure out the time period.

[@checkcheck1579]

who uses a journal?

[@muskanseth9009]

Shane's impression of a German pirate "huLO" and saying "seamen" with a straight face made my day

[@bugenjoyer2187]

13:00

[@VlogDoPajamas]

Oh yes the alien theories are back, thanks Ryan, very cool

[@agustinelegarde]

Aliens are back for real :)

[@willienrayno3379]

I was so proud of him when he did not add an alien theory to the previous one lol

[@kipechawolfeortiz8791]

Ghost trick avatar. Nice

[@VlogDoPajamas]

@@kipechawolfeortiz8791 Vault boy avatar. Nice

[@Hat_Cola]

Yomiel pfp! Good tastes!

[@puckles19]

Hey, Ryan, thought I'd share a theory that might help put your mind at ease at it seemed very plausible when I heard it. With the 9 barrels of alcohol that were emptied, I heard the theory that the fumes were noticeable on deck. Worried of a combustion, the captain ordered everyone aboard the lifeboat with the intention of returning to the ship after it was safe which would explain no struggle and no personal items taken as they did intend to come back. A line was used to secure the lifeboat to the ship, but proved unworthy as it detached and they were unable to get back to the ship. Not a very happy ending thinking about their final days, but definitely seems to check most of the boxes of this mystery. Great show! Hope to see more.

[@teemo3139]

This .. the 9 barrels of Alcohol are key to this mystery. This seems the most plausible and likely.

[@WowPlusWow]

There would be evidence of the line being secured to the ship tho.

[@SapientGalaxy]

@@WowPlusWow You really think a single rope tied to the ship would be suspicious enough to comment on? Even if it was dangling in the water, they'd just assume it slid off in the 10 days in which no one was on board.

[@pollyflores418]

I love it when Ryan says “Another theory is aliens” and then Shane is like “Fine tell me the theory” but that’s it, the whole theory is just Aliens

[@danielmartin9057]

We need to start the UCU: The Unsolved Cinematic Universe, starring DB Cooper, CC Tinsley, Ricky Goldsworth, The Goatman, and the Mothman

[@ohyeahyeah68]

Dont forget the almighty watcher

[@kalebstewart942]

Yes please

[@thcu]

The axeman too

[@abhishekconstantinewinches9907]

CC Tinsley? Again?

[@Alcyone_eta25]

Dr. Fear and Aussie Shane as well pls

[@sydneysnyder3404]

for postmortem: for the “sinking” ship theory, it could be possible that they fled the ship thinking it was going down even though it didn’t appear to be sinking. the titanic did take like 3 hours to sink, maybe the same applies here so they never returned to the ship. (also my dad said “shane looks like a crazed james mcavoy with that haircut” so do what you will with that statement.)

[@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967]

#postmortem

[@breadcrumb7927]

#postmortem (i like that idea!)

[@ryanholmes2324]

Zoo boat

[@linusbrooks3661]

i thought this too but also it could be possible that the lifeboat then sank due to the waterspout ryan said could've caused the misreading. that would explain the lifeboat and crew never being found.

[@sethvanpelt5707]

I think it’s possible they were pirated, either by the Dei or another ship. The pirates could’ve opened the caskets, became dissatisfied with the industrial wine (probably not a hot item) and then maybe sold the crew and family into slavery

[@erin8050]

Ryan: And there could be scientific explanations... Shane: Oooh :) Ryan: And then there could be other explanation. Shane: Oooh :(

[@slamminsammyjo]

Must have been the mer-people, probably kickin it with Aqua Man in Atlantis.

[@christinewalsh3043]

They were running low on men. Granted the mother and daughter fins as a consolation prize.

[@tiaroybal9333]

Just like Roanoke 👀👀👀

[@tishawnajones4850]

Best theory lol

[@cyraxjim]

@@christinewalsh3043 is ok hnj ok out by

[@jennifersodre6400]

HEHEHE merpeople theory: yo look those guys sing nicely, let's grab the life boat to say hello

[@TheRDBat5]

#postmortem Here's a theory you might want to look into: The nine barrels that were made of a different type of oak likely leaked the alcohol, which can cause a flash point explosion when enough alcohol vaporizes. This won't scorch anything, but it will create a loud explosion or series of explosions. If the captain heard this, he would have ordered everyone into the lifeboat with all the tools needed for sailing, and attached the lifeboat to the ship in case nothing happened to the ship. Something you didn't mention is that one of the ropes was missing, the peak halyard, which was attached to the back of the ship but completely frayed, and trailing in the water behind it. It's likely they attached the lifeboat to the ship with this rope in case the ship didn't sink so they could pull themselves back in. But clearly the rope snapped, and they were lost at sea while the ship kept on sailing away from them.

[@Abutism]

I think its make sense if they lost at sea

[@0subsWith0vidsChallenge]

Stolen

[@emilymartinko720]

This is the theory I'm most inclined to believe! I really hope they mention the rope in the post mortem

[@snehasowmy7226]

The last boat entry was saying they were only 6 miles off the coast of the Islands. Couldn’t they have made it safely to the islands in that case ?

[@spoofie2762]

yes! it also explains why their belongings were still on the ship. they probably expected to get back on the ship after the problem was solved.

[@milatorri]

13:09 Shane missed a great opportunity to say “Guten tARGHHH”

[@fthurman]

#postmortem !

[@h.a.6884]

Fact: At least 80% of those likes are from Germans

[@AhavaMath]

This deserves more likes.

[@TheLastHylianTitan]

#postmortem

[@Fandomsaremylifee]

I AGREE

[@tobiaskao1]

This channel has helped me a lot these past few weeks since I lost my best friend .so glad I found this channel. My insomnia ain't so bad anymore.

[@tbpdesigns8282]

Hope you feel better ❤️

[@n_au]

hope ur doing okay lovely 💗💗💗

[@juliay8456]

“the devil ain’t possessing no boat, it’s too hard” hmmm so, how do you known that shane...

[@Phytobiogenes]

demon king shane

[@floating_rock172]

And everything he says after that like, sir, have you tired? Why are you so aware of the difficullties?

[@CommentPoster10]

Shane has tried it before

[@streetbob95]

For the postmortem: For Shane: how cheap would a house have to be for you to buy it, despite its previous owners being murdered gruesomely?

[@jopenope1016]

#postmortem

[@lauragraham6946]

Yeah but sailors are very suspicious it would be like Ryan buying the Sallie house

[@QueerCoral]

#postmortem

[@MagnificentMaj]

#postmortem

[@SofiGracious]

For #postmortem: I’m surprised “mermaids” wasn’t one of the theories at least by that century’s standards. They make seamen “willingly” throw themselves into the sea by promising they’d give them their greatest desires. That would explain the absence of struggle and the abandoning of the supplies.

[@jox9161]

or siren omg

[@fankyfashionmonkey]

This is a theory I can get behind lol

[@hall8114]

#postmortem

[@samarachance]

Yes mermaids/sirens

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

uuummmm no.

[@SeaD33r]

“need beer, drink emotion” is kinda poetic

[@eddiesroom1868]

6:20 yep poems

[@PanzerMan332]

Ryan: So here's a couple plausible theories for the disappearance of the crew and personnel Shane: *Monke*

[@raghadthewinner]

Lmfaaaaaaooooooo

[@wq1fz]

those damn seamonkeys 💀

[@linnbaardsen9459]

I don't think that giant octopus would have left the ship in such a nice condition 😂

[@Whatlander]

Fair point. The version of the theory I've heard was that the ship did have some tearing in the rigging that might have been from a giant squid (like the actual animal) that surfaced and latched onto the ship, looking for food. Probably still would have made a mess if it was rooting around for people, though. If they got in the lifeboat quickly enough, maybe that drew its attention before it went to town, IDK. If nothing else, it makes for a gruesome story that they could have played up for the final theory. Then again, an octopus would probably be considerate enough to put everything back the way it found them after rampaging.

[@TitanosaurusFan75]

Yeah, I often found the Giant Octopus version of this theory very ludicrous, due to the overall scientific consensus of there being no Octopods in the Azores or anywhere else in the world growing to monstrous sizes. You only have the Giant Pacific Octopus relegated to the Pacific Northwest and Southern Alaska but even they are considerably small, (the largest we have on record being 26 feet long) to threaten any Ship of Sail. However, having the Giant Squid placed into the Theory adds a bit of more believability. Giant Squids as we know them have the size capabilities of harming ships. They can grow upwards of 14 to 16 meters long (30 to 40ish feet). And there are even modern accounts of attacks on ships by these creatures, take for example in 2003, the trimaran Geromino was slowed to a halt by 20 foot Giant Squid surprisingly 1500 kilometers away of the vicinity where the Mary Celeste was found drifting. So taken this information given it is not exactly a stretch or wacked out when it comes in terms of theories.

[@PandaCatXD]

The octopus was very polite with its food. Its parents told it never to play with the plate so it raised its tentacles to delicately pick up each human

[@az6604]

hey hey, the octopus had manners, it was a gentleman :)

[@sunsun5005]

If the ship is getting attacked by a giant squid why tf would they get in the lifeboat?? Just hide below deck don’t get on a flimsy little boat right next to the sea monster

[@sophiahollysu]

“And 2 year old daughter Sophia” Me, Sophia, who actually almost drowned with both my parents (and brother) during a boat-wreck when I was 2 years old: *slow down now, cowboy*

[@alaaalshaba9456]

now hol' own

[@sitlalipadron5207]

Woah

[@aesthetickat9363]

They tried to kill you again

[@LiviWinchester]

Lmao imagine that

[@acsysin]

*Wait a minute*

[@JessicaLuvZac4EverKZ]

Ryan: *plausible pirate hypothesis* Shane: "OR, it's a ZOO boat, and the monkeys got out!" Ryan, going down with the "anything's possible" ship he built himself: "... or it's a zoo boat and the monkeys got out..."

[@25mjs03]

Someone needs to make a compilation of Shane's reaction to every "Aliens" theory.. It's such an underrated part of the show.. hahah

[@katrabbit]

"Cause it's a f*cking bummer" - Shane 2020

[@Joanna-tx1ss]

the last theory is always just “they were abducted by aliens” and then that’s it, nothing more than this one sentence

[@finn1666]

as a german, i can say that shane's impression of a german pirate at 13:10 was stunningly accurate

[@Zycrian]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Zycrian]

He did said he studied german

[@Rithene]

Note about pirates: generally, there wouldn't be a struggle. It would be more like a hold-up. If you're the captain of a boat containing your wife, your toddler, and seven non-combatant sailors, you're not going to try to fight the pirates off. You're going to do as they say and try not to get killed. So the pirate theory could be plausible if the pirates set everyone aboard adrift on the lifeboat, and then decided that the cargo wasn't worth taking.

[@katierasburn9571]

Maybe, but its not like pirates to target a ship and then take nothing. No belongings, no cargo, not even the ship itself? Weird

[@FlyLeaf010]

@@katierasburn9571 Yeah, that was my thought. With no struggle and nothing really taken that would mean the boat was hijacked by pirates who then forced everyone on the ship to get on a lifeboat, shoved them off to sea (or, I suppose, just made them walk overboard and stole/released the lifeboat for some reason?), and then went back to their own ship and left. I'm by no means a pirate expert but that doesn't really strike me as their modus operandi.

[@kristougherparages8882]

Wtf is the reason you became a pirate then?

[@Mimi-yo1hq]

They would have taken the entire ship though, even if they set the passengers adrift.

[@strainboy123]

I also believe pirates took the ship but I highly doubt they would just leave that precious cargo without a reason so my theory is they boarded the ship and came into contact with a Countries military ship that would kill the pirates on sight, so maybe they abandoned ship before the military ship could catch them since the merchant ship the pirates are on is defenseless, and just for some reason maybe the military ship didn’t spot them or stop to check the ship and it was just left that way until it was found.

[@MimisWatchin]

I feel like "my rod's telling me things but we can't trust my rod" should be how teenage boys are taught to deal with their hormones

[@harshad9738]

Omg so true

[@williamgoodwin5145]

😂 lmao

[@yourelovin]

the way i thought about the same thing pls 😭

[@chloiamparo7095]

true lol

[@GenXfrom75]

As the mother of four sons, I concur.

[@picholasphoa3022]

Imagine the giant octopus picked them up gently and carefully not to damage the ship... isnt that adorable?

[@ineedabadbleep1557]

then the giant octopus crushed them to death and swallowed them and drank their red blood.

[@megans3848]

I’d like to be Under the sea In an octopuses’s garden..

[@SohmaGirl17]

I love how Shane always makes Ryan laugh so hard. It’s adorable

[@miloriku]

"I cant imagine a german pirate" Klaus Störtebeker who literally has the coolest execution ever because he walked 12 meters without his head to save his crewmates: Sounds fake but okay

[@bluepuppet]

#postmortem

[@sofiaminet6993]

WITHOUT HIS WHAT

[@Rakka37927]

He and his crew were captured and sentenced to death for piracy. The legend is that right before Störtebeker was executed he asked the mayor to release any crew mates that Störtebeker could walk past after being beheaded. The mayor agreed, Störtebeker was beheaded and then his body arose from the ground and walked past 11 of his crew mates before he was deliberately tripped by the executioner. Regardless of this, the 11 men he passed were still executed. It just keeps going though.... Sources vary on how many crew mates there were - some say around 30, some go up to 70 - but after the last man was killed the executioner was asked by the senate if he was was tired, and he replied that he was not and could easily execute the whole senate as well. Because of this he was actually sentenced to death and was beheaded by the youngest member of the senate. It was wild.

[@tayloranderson7547]

He walked 12 meters: without his hand to save his crewmantes

[@tayloranderson7547]

Sounds fake but okay

[@massiecure8422]

I feel like Shane is more upbeat and easily cooperating to Ryan's points since their comeback in quarantine cause he misses him and

[@luthientinuviel3883]

They've been doing tons of content together on Watcher during the lockdown so

[@irisrose6992]

@@luthientinuviel3883 just let us appreciate their adorable friendship

[@lsdeatingkittys9622]

It’s just the booze

[@frostyskeletons8950]

@@irisrose6992 we do! I highly recommend their Weird and/or Wonderful World Series on Watcher. It’s just them going on friend dates. I think the Soda Pop Shop episode is my favorite

[@danibyrd7897]

Weither or not Shane's more cooperative nature was because of covid will remain.../unsolved/

[@bobbyambrosino4836]

shane and ryan are the best duo ever. they’re comedy bounces off each other so well, and the series is so interesting

[@Del_lunesssss]

Yeah

[@miathemuse653]

Yeah

[@glocktavious]

They better be getting paid well by buzzfeed

[@bobbyambrosino4836]

@@glocktavious i hope so

[@nicks.1020]

“Our next theory, of course, is a sea quake.” Me, a seasoned landlubber: “Pfft, of course; naturally, the ole sea quake.”

[@Quincy_Morris]

“Who writes like that in a journal?” People in the 1870s

[@myettechase]

They didn’t have a lot else to do back then lol

[@niraku321]

Yea, they write the way they talk.. starting to think Ryan is not the brightest crayon.

[@reyna951]

Yea lol did they ever hear of darwin

[@klawis]

As a trying hard writer/poet wannabe, ME!

[@Shomealiens]

Everyone secretly wanted to be poets.

[@flux0832]

“Well then what happened to it?” “Monkeh”

[@con8459]

*pervy monkeh*

[@teddy-1965]

From my understanding, people in that era KNEW that there was a possibility of others reading their journals/diaries after they died. That might explain why Briggs opted for such flowery language- on the off chance that someone else would come along and read it, he might have wanted to make a good impression through his writing

[@NaysWays]

That's another reason why I thought it was insurance fraud. The log would have been read by many people in the court proceedings. How ever, I also thought that they meant to sink the ship when they abandoned it, so that kinda messes with my own theory as had they succeeded no one would have ever been able to read it at the bottom of the ocean..

[@vsratoslava]

I immediately thought that captain was writing a letter, not a journal

[@fthurman]

@@vsratoslava it was a letter, to his mother - not his journal.

[@vsratoslava]

@@fthurman I’m happy I’m so smart 👌🏻✨

[@teddy-1965]

@@fthurman I must have misunderstood them. I was half asleep when watching this 😅

[@thepowerofgodandanime2691]

“It ain’t no devil and possessing a boat, too hard” He’s speaking from experience

[@imperialguard451]

“i now want to hear your impression of a german pirate” “... *hullo* ”

[@TheSecondVersion]

He didn't make a proper joke, which is perfectly in character of a German

[@maddisonham5917]

If Shane’s “I’m beautiful, I’m sTuNnInG, glimmering,” doesnt become a self positivity meme I might cry

[@MoMoneyMoritz]

19:38 Ryan: "our fourth theory.." Me: "dont say it. dont f*cking say it" Ryan: "Is aliens" Me: "FUUUUUUUUU

[@TobiasBarnes]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4LRfId3q6yWprM

[@austinwilliams7919]

People still think that saying "FUUUUU" is funny?

[@kayla3246]

@@austinwilliams7919 yeah 411 people

[@austinwilliams7919]

@@kayla3246 411? Since that's the number in the U.S. for more information.. here's some for y'all :this "joke" hasn't been funny since 2011. Not even children find it funny anymore

[@kayla3246]

@@austinwilliams7919 lololol

[@bagels4523]

Ryan:”well then what happened to them?” Shane “...monke”

[@kgb9600]

He was unable to pay his loans *SCARY MUSIC*

[@michaelburns1945]

Throw me in the gulag daddy

[@faithsnyder239]

Ha same. Relatable.

[@tonytheking6737]

@@michaelburns1945 bro what

[@DineshSingh-pr4ij]

@@tonytheking6737 ukr. Wtf

[@42_10_]

understandable

[@creatiefcollectief3944]

Here's a theory: what if the red wood barrels were never filled with alcohol to begin with but was a hiding place for pirates who then broke out when it was time to heist. Love from The Netherlands

[@Cazergirl2099]

#postmortem

[@diadiaa892]

Oooooooo

[@aloofakeelah2695]

edit your comment and add #postmortem please

[@lynze_87]

#postmortem this is actually a really good question

[@chaminduwickramasinghe7909]

Damn... Thats good

[@pavo7719]

Ryan: I have to hear your impression of a German Pirate Shane: ... Hælęø

[@meganfetterly1544]

And Ryan's impression of a sailor: HeY lOoK iTs sHanEy Boi!

[@mattzyoutube8280]

i was gonna comment this ppl

[@nellybaur1652]

it's actually just "hallo" (hello) with a pretty neat native accent afkdjhks

[@Smallmenace_K]

Some people probably got führerious from that

[@jackwimmer2249]

LOL 😆

[@kateallan6992]

One of these days someone needs to make a compilation of all those moments where Ryan just looks at Shane in disappointment 8:00

[@ushiiiiiiii]

And the other way around too!

[@valerieisvaling]

Dude it totally was Sophia. Two year olds are wild. She just dipped to the Azores. #postmortem

[@Quackervoltz]

I'm laughing over the mental image of a two year old setting an entire ship into such a state of panic that they completely abandoned an entire ship.

[@zerovisibility-dnd]

@@Quackervoltz but i mean, is she wrong? two year olds do some crazy things... lol

[@michapiechowski1810]

That sounds like something Joe Rogan would say

[@frankcastle1862]

1200 likes 3 comments hell yeah

[@daisydove3336]

Who else is laughing out loud when shane said “HALO”? Lol

[@DoraFauszt]

Me :DDDDD

[@sahastanchandramohan7858]

As a german myself i laughed too

[@tyronetalam8488]

Some of my coffee dribbled out of my mouth bc he said it at the wrong time 😂

[@_scrubkey_1893]

I reckon I done died

[@Tylerstickman]

😂me

[@sarahjacobs4595]

Ryan: "welcome back to Buzzfeed Unsolved" Also Ryan: confused that he couldn't solve the case Love the dedication to the craft

[@masonshaw6996]

season 1 Ryan: legit explanations where there's intricate details why aliens might be possible. Now Ryan: wouldn't it be crazy if it really was aliens? That's all I got tho

[@WaterbenderKatara22]

My absolute favorite boat captain was one I had on a cruise to Alaska. The captain would come over the ship’s intercom in the morning to give us an update, but his updates were about the dinner he’d had the night before, and the upcoming breakfast menu, the view from his cabin, an animal he saw just then, or a good joke he’d heard the day before, along with the usual updates about weather and the trip. All of this was done in a heavy European accent and it was absolute joy

[@eileen8787]

I love how Shane is all like "monkeys got free and took over the boat!" and Ryan is like "Yes!" and laughs about it. And then Ryan is like "Sea monsters!" and Shane goes "No -_-"

[@MrLeiduowen]

Oh my, you've got a lot of growing up to do, Eibhlin Kay 😜

[@kweenalize5455]

Thanknyou so much for this episode. I'm from Nova Scotia and it is always so amazing to see these big stories told from home. I miss your show!

[@arsene3558]

For #postmortem: Going back to the theory of them abandoning ship, I feel like the captain may have wanted to be extra cautious because his family was on board. Even if he was experienced and knew the ship might not sink, I feel like it might have been a "better safe than sorry" situation.

[@Olivia-ek9ib]

Do you think they then capsized in the lifeboat? Because if they left willingly why were they never heard from again? Why didn't they go ashore and find another boat to take them home?

[@poppymorley9838]

I love the way Shane tells a joke with a calm face, and then as soon as Ryan starts laughing, Shane grins all big it’s so cute !

[@k0ilees936]

*For Post Mortem:* Here's my theory: Vampires. That's it. That's the theory. Like what happened in dracula.

[@ada_is_tired]

Oh, that's what it reminded me of!

[@tairneanaich]

Were the empty barrels once full of grave dirt, perhaps?

[@teeth__1179]

That’s also what i thought

[@PinksProud]

I love that the alien theory always begins and ends with "wOuLdN't tHat bE cRaZy!?". Never change Ryan.

[@jordanpeel1994]

“A seasoned seamen seen some seepage” outstanding line. Well done kind sirs.

[@abbybetts1222]

The perfect 2020 journal entry: “Need beer. Drink emotion.”

[@suzanneh975]

YES!

[@fjs5059]

"I have a hard time imagining german pirates!" Klaus Störtebeker: "Am I a joke to you?!"

[@katiebarker4029]

Shane's gotta do a Puppet History episode now

[@fjs5059]

@@katiebarker4029 Yep- in German, please! XD

[@andreapitre1978]

Is there an English version.

[@erenplayz6510]

That seems like a cool pirate name

[@dustinhaas8538]

I'm 5:30 in and the energy of these two is so infectious and positive, truly a joy to watch these two.

[@RyuClaudius]

Ryan: states absurd theory Shane: brings back Earhart crabs

[@willr6493]

#postmortem Hey guys, I’m surprised you didn’t mention the theory about the flash point of alcohol. Essential, this theory goes that the empty red oak barrels had been leaking the ethanol, creating an environment where it could flash, meaning no ash or signs of an explosion. At this point, the experienced captain would evacuate the ship in a hurry, fearing an explosion and taking with him all the tools needed to navigate. He would also have utilised main rope, the peak Halyard (found trailing behind the ship,) to return if needed. However, for whatever reason they were disconnected, leaving the Mary Celeste almost entirely intact.

[@annsm6349]

I clicked on the hashtag and saw something I really didn’t want to see before my midnight snack :(

[@jords6714]

This theory sounds rly boring which means you’re probably right lmao

[@amyburcher863]

I remember seeing it on a documentary and I've looked it up and they've done simulating tests as well. This theory had been dismissed as not burn marks were found - but when tested they found that even with paper there would be no scorch marks at all. This was done for a documentary but by scientists at UCL - so seems pretty legit. Even if this wasn't the case the idea of abandoning ship isn't as crazy as it might seem. The lifeboat was tied up and would have been essentially trailing behind the ship- so if something seemed off you could get people to a safe distance- but also easily return to the ship if things sorted themselves out. The real tragedy seems to be that this rope was somehow broken- either by strain, or rough winds or maybe someone cutting it in panic.

[@danielstockwell2424]

Just wrote a comment about this before I saw your one, but you explained more elegantly than me haha. Yeah I thought they would of spoken about that one, as it's considered the most likely cause of the mystery.

[@ichanabila2508]

@@annsm6349 i-

[@XAkiraOtakuX]

Listen: They probably were docking at the nearest island that was last logged, hence the lifeboat but no taking of posessions or food. Someone didn't ancor the ship correctly and by the time they got back the ship was too far from shore for them to board it again. If the ship was abanonded due to panic coats and food would have been taken

[@isais207]

Yeah, but why they were going there? They were on a job to deliver the barrels, dont think they'd go exploring

[@akinohikari1000]

if they docked in the islands, they'd have been found no? instead of mysteriously disappearing, specially when the azores are populated

[@faemaiden5090]

this is a really good theory. Also sailors probably docked all the time, the biggest perk of a sailor was you got to see the world. As long as you don't arrive too late.

[@ViVi-ev3rx]

large ships keep crew on board while docked

[@AlexandriteRush]

A good theory, but we don't know what happened to the people. If they stayed safely ashore wouldn't we know about their survival? A big part of the mystery is the disappearance of these ten people.

[@doedelzz]

Shane's German pirate impression is just *chef's kiss* perfection

[@miss_baphomet]

the mary celeste was a Brigantine, so "schooner for spooner" doesn't work but "brig for briggs" does

[@anthonyhayes1267]

A brig isn't a brigantine though

[@marak9568]

I think that he wanted to move to Europe with his family. Bought a ship, found a crew who also wanted to go to Europe. And "disappeared". No debt - new life. Happy days.

[@Guile_The_Exile]

You almost had something except you forgot one important detail... they left everything on the ship including things to survive such a long boat ride from where they started to where they were going.. New York and Italy are very far apart...

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

So you abandon your ship for a lifeboat crammed with people in middle of the atlantic, with no food, water or any personal belongings

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

@Carrigan Davison ? How are they supposed to survive in a lifeboat in the middle of the atlantic with no food or water? Why would all the crewmembers want to run away as well? Their job was at sea

[@maldetete431]

True. I mean, moving to another country is nothing like it was now. Now you need all kinds of paperwork and waiting periods and whatnot. But back then? Random: Here's my name. Here's my occupation. Official: Hmm. Seems legit.

[@iridescentdemon]

Unrelated, the landscape in your pfp is pretty, is it a wheat field or st?

[@leahmckinnon6128]

"There were no signs of a struggle" reports the rescuing captain after his men spent ages cleaning up after the struggle

[@farhanwiriasubranta3437]

Yeah they kinda sus

[@missbeliever5133]

tag this for postmortem

[@kiriliri]

#postmortem

[@mariocar0727]

Ryan: “whaddya think happened to them” Shane: “monke”

[@bunifluf]

For #postmortem, my 10-year-old asks, "Why is Ryan so scared of ghosts? I haven't been scared of ghosts since I was, like, 6 or 7." Ironically she's a #Boogara. Being raised by two devoted #Shaniacs. 😁 Love you both! Thanks for another season during this insane time. ❤

[@Del_lunesssss]

Hope u get in the video

[@charoflakes]

this is so cute wth, hope you make it dude!

[@AuliaSekar]

I'm now imagining you gather as a family to watch buzzfeed unsolved series 🤣 so cute and so cool!

[@daisyjoy242]

Because he can't see, what he can't fight

[@lindseydejesus1877]

this is so cute!!!! commenting to boost caus this needs to be in the postmortem!

[@danii888]

Don't be silly, Shane, it's not apes. It's the penguins of Madagascar.

[@prakharsinha4822]

this is the theory i choose to believe

[@Ghost-oq6xh]

They hid in the barrels!

[@kingofdragontown9680]

Yes! This is it!

[@sauviel6296]

Nah, its the giraffe of the pacific ocean

[@booboofongus8905]

Cmon boys. Let's blow this popsicle stand

[@dragonssociety3371]

ok but consider: they were lured by sirens into the sea

[@tilinapple]

I like this theory. Best one so far

[@kristina-ob9cz]

yeah that’s pretty good.

[@aurorazelaire]

hol up- yes. Plausible

[@smoot9069]

Hey, if aliens can be on the table, this should be as well

[@Raven-yv6di]

But what about his wife and daughter? Legend says it only effects men.

[@trodan6889]

The crew of alleged "pirates" could have threatened to kill the crew if they didn't sail away on the liteboats. Explaining lack of struggle and absense of lifeboat

[@Adnahasquit]

Imagine a alternative universe where there’s aliens who host buzzfeed unsolved

[@dinopuffy359]

It would be called quietfeed solved

[@wh1msi]

And they talk about mysteries and how humans might’ve done it 😳

[@thesunrises7756]

yes yes yes 👏🏾

[@macscrambled]

And our fourth and final theory suggests: Bergara

[@Cecily_Smith4]

Alternative universe?

[@1..0w0..3]

"No signs of struggles". Me: The pirates lusted after Sirens, the end.

[@wilmienvanrensburg246]

You are a genius. Thank you very much for solving the case.

[@ladystarlightasmr]

I like that!

[@-Zer0Dark-]

True story. I saw it.

[@pepper_thepenguin]

Unrelated but I'm trying to see your whole username and I can't *Explain.*

[@catherinefeldkamp634]

Ryan: "Our next theory is, of course, a seaquake" Me: "Of course"

[@bbgherrizen7440]

As a Nova Scotian I love hearing local stories be covered

[@TheSonWhoCums6669]

Eyyyyy same!

[@brandonk8948]

Costello: "That's a hull of a ship." Abbott: "It certainly is." I'll sea myself out.

[@meetaverma8372]

good puns, 10/10

[@baxbell6414]

Very punny, 11/10

[@DougyVAL]

This is the way

[@tdsims1963]

Wow, how do you know about ABBOTT AND COSTELLO??? SUPER-KUDOS to you!!!👍👍👍

[@markwallis913]

Sup mando big fan

[@primcasiha]

Other theories: complicated ship technical terms Last theory: aLieNs

[@freddyl0055]

History Channel when it is 1 am

[@Emily-tv1iz]

The last theory was basically if someone let the writer from Ancient Aliens watch Pirates of the Caribbean

[@purplepenguindraws6516]

For Postmortem: Hey guys I watch Beyond The Unknown and they gave an interesting theory as well. So The captain (Benjamin Spooner Briggs) thought that the barrels could explode because the 9 empty ones were highly flammable. So in a hurry gathered every crewmate so that checks off no sign of a struggle, and everything being untouched for example like uneaten/partially eaten food on the table . Then they all went to the life boat and tied it to the sail to wait it out. If the boat caught fire they could remain on the life boat. If it didn't ye haw we still have a boat. So what they described was there could have been a very bad storm because that's what that part of the Atlantic is known for and the boat could have zoomed when the winds picked up leaving them adrift. And with an unforgiving sea could have been sent to their watery graves in the moment. Idk just something to look into. Also shane can you pls bring back the hotdaga it's one of my favs series?

[@undergroundgirl74]

Yeah this is a plausible theory

[@FLAVCO]

I experienced a quake at sea when holidaying in the Greek Islands in 1994. The sea went from quite choppy to proper choppy with some big ol waves crashing against the boats sides. As the vessel rocked violently from side to side We were all ushered below deck and I must admit it was a somewhat harrowing experience, one that I do not wish to repeat again!! ☠