# A chronometer error placed the ship about 120 miles west of the slate position; Briggs expected land that did…

> Still possible: A chronometer error placed the ship about 120 miles west of the slate position; Briggs expected land that did not appear.

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# A chronometer error placed the ship about 120 miles west of the slate position; Briggs expected land that did…

A chronometer error placed the ship about 120 miles west of the slate position; Briggs expected land that did not appear.

**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

- Earlier log positions, compared with known landmarks or with the Dei Gratia's track, show the same offset.

## What would rule it out

- Earlier log positions consistent with independent fixes.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[MacGregor's reading of Solly-Flood's notes on the log and of the course change north of Santa Maria.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mary-celeste/evidence/EVD0D0101NG76RV/macgregors-reading-of-solly-floods-notes-on-the-log-and-of)

Suggestive

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## 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

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A chronometer error placed the ship about 120 miles west of the slate position; Briggs expected land that did… [Answer ANS0D0101DP709W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0101DP709W
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