We spotted the Marie Celeste drifting in mid-Atlantic on December 5, 1872. Since the ship looked damaged, the captain said the three of us (1) board her at once (2) investigate and (3) him back any information we could get hold of. We (4) climb on board without too much difficulty but we couldn’t see any sign of life anywhere. The crew of the Marie Celeste (5) have abandoned ship (6) the ship’s sm