In this classic look at true maritime mysteries, Patricia Lauber illustrates a number of conundrums, true mysterious disappearances at sea taking place between about 1800 and 1960, none of which have been truly "solved" in the modern era. What happened to the Waratah? The Asiatic Prince? Why did the Admiral of the British Mediterranean Fleet order his Vice-Flag to ram his flagship, sending it to the bottom along with his knowledge and memory. Through years and the mists of time this emerges as one of the best books on maritime mysteries ever written.