Mary Celeste
The story popularised the mystery of the "Mary Celeste". Doyle drew heavily on the original incident, but some of the fictional elements that he introduced have come to replace the real events in the popular imagination. Doyle changes a number of details, including the names of the captain, crew, and passengers, and also the name of the vessel, from "Mary Celeste" to "Marie Celeste". In the story, the ship is in an almost perfect state when discovered (the "Mary Celeste" had been in heavy weather and was waterlogged) and the boats are still present (the "Mary Celeste" one boat was actually missing).