# The slate position was correct; the ship was near Santa Maria and was abandoned there or soon after.

> Still possible: The slate position was correct; the ship was near Santa Maria and was abandoned there or soon after.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/answers/ANS0D0100Y21T58/the-slate-position-was-correct-the-ship-was-near-santa-maria  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page)  

---

[Questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/questions)[Mary Celeste](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste)[Where was the ship when she was abandoned, and where did Briggs think she was?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/questions/QST0D00ZW9M0578/where-was-the-ship-when-she-was-abandoned-and-where-did)Answer

Answer · Mary Celeste

# The slate position was correct; the ship was near Santa Maria and was abandoned there or soon after.

The slate position was correct; the ship was near Santa Maria and was abandoned there or soon after.

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

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Drift and sailing from that position reaches the finding position in nine to ten days under the recorded weather.

## What would rule it out

- Demonstration that the log's positions carry a systematic longitude error.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Richardson's drift model shows the passage is possible from the slate position.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/evidence/EVD0D01015W74AJ/richardsons-drift-model-shows-the-passage-is-possible-from)

Supported

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Where was the ship when she was abandoned, and where did Briggs think she was?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/questions/QST0D00ZW9M0578/where-was-the-ship-when-she-was-abandoned-and-where-did)

Part of [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)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). The slate position was correct; the ship was near Santa Maria and was abandoned there or soon after. [Answer ANS0D0100Y21T58]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0100Y21T58
```

Key

**ANS** 0D0100Y21T58

Kind

Answer · hypothesis

Origin

Published

Version

1

Added by

[apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)

The record

Every record is open data. Take this one as JSON, with its links and its history.

[JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/api/v1/records/ANS0D0100Y21T58)