Przeczytaj poniższy tekst. Dobierz właściwy nagłówek (A–F) do...

Przeczytaj poniższy tekst. Dobierz właściwy nagłówek (A–F) do każdego fragmentu tekstu. Wpisz odpowiednią literę w miejsca 4.1.–4.4. Uwaga: dwa nagłówki zostały podane dodatkowo i nie pasują do żadnego fragmentu tekstu. A. A real fear B. Not a true report C. A mysterious discovery D. A bomb on board E. A typical example F. A dangerous voyage
4.1. _ The history of marine travel is rich in mystery. There are many stories about ships which did not reach their destinations or disappeared and have never been found. Some have even been discovered floating about with nobody on board. The mystery of the Mary Celeste is no exception here. She appeared in 1872 with no crew on board in perfect weather conditions and she has inspired many stories. 4.2. _ The Mary Celeste was a large American cargo ship. It left New York on 5th November 1872 with a cargo of industrial alcohol, and was sailing to the Italian port of Genoa. A month later, it was seen on the Atlantic Ocean by the sailors of another ship, the Dei Gratia. After careful observation of the ship’s strange movement, Captain David Moorhouse of the Dei Gratia sent a few men out in a boat to investigate. It appeared that the crew members had left the ship in a great hurry, leaving behind them all their possessions and many valuable items. Why? 4.3. _ There have been many theories that try to explain the mystery. One appeared in January 1884, when a story entitled ‘The J. Habakuk Jephson Statement’ was published in a London magazine. Jephson claimed he’d been a crew member on the Mary Celeste. He talked about a rebellion of black sailors who threw all the white men out into the sea and left the ship in a lifeboat. However, it was simply a story written by the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle. 4.4. _ Another, much more probable explanation for the Mary Celeste mystery focuses on the dangerous cargo the ship was transporting. It was not unusual for this kind of cargo to cause fires or explosions on board the ships. It is believed that the crew might have smelt strong alcohol fumes, and left the ship in panic, because they were worried about an explosion. However, despite the large number of these theories, the case of the Mary Celeste still remains one of the greatest maritime mysteries.

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