# A waterspout or sudden squall struck the ship, flooding the galley and hold and giving a false reading of the…

> Still possible: A waterspout or sudden squall struck the ship, flooding the galley and hold and giving a false reading of the water level, and the crew…

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# A waterspout or sudden squall struck the ship, flooding the galley and hold and giving a false reading of the…

A waterspout or sudden squall struck the ship, flooding the galley and hold and giving a false reading of the water level, and the crew abandoned in panic.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Damage consistent with a sudden violent event; a false sounding mechanism.

## What would rule it out

- Weather records for the position and date showing no such conditions.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The galley stove was shifted, the binnacle knocked over, and sails blown out.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/evidence/EVD0D00ZYFY4Y6B/the-galley-stove-was-shifted-the-binnacle-knocked-over-and)

Suggestive

FOR

[The departure was orderly, with instruments and papers taken, not a panic.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/evidence/EVD0D00ZYQR4SJP/the-departure-was-orderly-with-instruments-and-papers-taken)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Why did ten people leave a sound, provisioned ship in a small boat?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/questions/QST0D00ZW1T1XWM/why-did-ten-people-leave-a-sound-provisioned-ship-in-a-small)

Most likelyBriggs believed the ship was sinking or about to explode, and near land, and ordered a temporary abandonment…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A waterspout or sudden squall struck the ship, flooding the galley and hold and giving a false reading of the… [Answer ANS0D00ZY843RJM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D00ZY843RJM
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