On 9th August 2001 strong media attention was given to the story that
the wreck of the 'Mary Celeste' had been located by Clive Cussler,
representing the National Underwater & Marine Agency, (NUMA) and
John Davis, president of ECO-NOVA Productions of Canada.
The location of the wreck was well documented, and the scientific value
of the find perhaps questionable. Given the detail of the investigation in Gibraltar
and the fact that she was in service for a number of years subsquently
it is unlikely to yield any new information regarding the original mystery.
However, what would be interesting would be if this inspired one of the
television stations, like the BBC, National Geographic, or Discovery
Channel to commission a documentary recreating the voyage of the 'Mary
Celeste' - always providing the film crew do not vanish without trace,
this could finally answer some of the questions.
Certainly there remains popular interest in the story to this day.
