1 00:00:02,377 --> 00:00:03,957 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:04,046 --> 00:00:05,416 -ALEX: Here we go. -RICK: We are going to run 3 00:00:05,547 --> 00:00:07,547 a geophysical investigation in the swamp. 4 00:00:07,633 --> 00:00:09,843 -Whoa. Yeah. Big hit. -Big one? 5 00:00:09,927 --> 00:00:10,967 Fantastic! 6 00:00:11,053 --> 00:00:12,223 -(whoops) -I see it! 7 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:13,716 I see it as well. Look. 8 00:00:13,805 --> 00:00:15,345 Ooh. I mean, this is nice. 9 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:17,232 -TEDFORD: Whoa! -The bottom dropped 10 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:18,891 -right out from under you? -That’s right. 11 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,599 This is not a natural cavity. That doesn’t happen. 12 00:00:20,729 --> 00:00:21,899 We’d better get a camera down there. 13 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,572 SCOTT: Here we go. Keep going. 14 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:25,729 -There’s the edge of something. -Wait. No, stop. 15 00:00:25,817 --> 00:00:27,737 Some sort of, like, pedestal sticking out. 16 00:00:31,490 --> 00:00:34,620 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 17 00:00:34,743 --> 00:00:37,123 where people have been looking for 18 00:00:37,246 --> 00:00:41,076 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,088 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:44,211 --> 00:00:46,301 with strange symbols carved into it... 21 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:50,931 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 22 00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:55,099 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 23 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:56,642 to the Knights Templar. 24 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:59,175 To date, six men have died 25 00:00:59,268 --> 00:01:01,978 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:02,104 --> 00:01:07,324 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:09,822 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,825 --> 00:01:17,375 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:22,291 --> 00:01:25,671 A new morning has dawned on Oak Island. 30 00:01:25,794 --> 00:01:28,804 But unlike others in recent weeks, 31 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:31,512 it has begun with an eerie stillness 32 00:01:31,633 --> 00:01:35,183 surrounding the Garden Shaft in the Money Pit area, 33 00:01:35,304 --> 00:01:38,684 where one of the boldest operations ever undertaken 34 00:01:38,807 --> 00:01:42,847 in the hopes of solving a 228-year-old treasure mystery 35 00:01:42,978 --> 00:01:46,188 has suddenly come to an unexpected standstill. 36 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:49,358 -MARTY: Hey, guys. -CRAIG: Hey, Marty! 37 00:01:49,484 --> 00:01:50,404 RICK: Hey. 38 00:01:50,485 --> 00:01:51,735 Good news, right? 39 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:53,400 -Bravo Tango. -No. 40 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:55,991 All right. 41 00:01:56,074 --> 00:01:57,494 RICK: We wanted to bring you up to speed on 42 00:01:57,576 --> 00:01:59,036 the Garden Shaft project. 43 00:01:59,161 --> 00:02:00,661 We’ve ran into a bit of a problem. 44 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:02,367 Okay. 45 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:04,998 Uh, Craig and Scott were on the phone 46 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,463 with the people at Dumas, 47 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:09,174 so I’m gonna turn it over to Craig and have him fill you in. 48 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:10,666 MARTY: That’d be great. 49 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:12,046 So what’s going on, Craig? 50 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:15,514 Well, Dumas needs some more permits, 51 00:02:15,594 --> 00:02:18,054 and, uh, they got a list of, 52 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:20,180 I don’t know, close to 50 questions, 53 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:23,347 uh, from different governmental agencies. 54 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,057 They’re going through it and answering them, 55 00:02:26,188 --> 00:02:29,068 but it is definitely a delay. 56 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:32,071 And, uh, it’s a slow process. It’s not days. 57 00:02:32,194 --> 00:02:35,244 It’s gonna be a while yet. 58 00:02:35,364 --> 00:02:37,574 From my perspective, no end in sight. 59 00:02:37,699 --> 00:02:40,699 -Great. -Yup. 60 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:42,867 Are they shut down until this gets resolved? 61 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:45,366 Yeah. They left the site. 62 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:47,879 Is it safety issues? What is it? 63 00:02:47,959 --> 00:02:52,419 The problem is, this was a rehab of a shaft, 64 00:02:52,547 --> 00:02:54,917 and that’s the way Dumas approached this project, 65 00:02:55,050 --> 00:02:57,890 but the government side of it was, 66 00:02:58,011 --> 00:02:59,891 "No, this is a mining operation," 67 00:02:59,971 --> 00:03:02,141 so that’s where the disconnect happened. 68 00:03:02,224 --> 00:03:05,944 And the rules for mining are a bit tighter than the rules 69 00:03:06,061 --> 00:03:09,231 for what was considered to be just a shaft rehabilitation. 70 00:03:09,314 --> 00:03:11,114 Yeah. 71 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:13,483 NARRATOR: Three weeks ago, 72 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:16,238 representatives from Dumas Contracting Ltd. 73 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:18,241 began the process of rebuilding 74 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,953 an old, dilapidated wooden structure, 75 00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:23,116 believed to be nearly 80 feet deep, 76 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:25,375 known as the Garden Shaft. 77 00:03:25,455 --> 00:03:27,955 Okay, that was big, probably the outside wall there. 78 00:03:28,083 --> 00:03:31,543 NARRATOR: First unearthed by the team in 2017... 79 00:03:32,921 --> 00:03:36,971 ...it was believed to simply be a 19-century searcher structure. 80 00:03:37,092 --> 00:03:40,472 However, recent scientific analysis of wood samples 81 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:43,505 have been dated to the 1730s, 82 00:03:43,598 --> 00:03:45,768 meaning that it could actually be related 83 00:03:45,851 --> 00:03:47,521 to the original Money Pit. 84 00:03:47,602 --> 00:03:50,482 And even more intriguing is the fact 85 00:03:50,605 --> 00:03:53,315 that water testing conducted inside the shaft 86 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:56,862 has produced high-trace evidence of gold. 87 00:03:56,945 --> 00:03:59,105 The Garden Shaft project, 88 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:01,279 to me, it’s the focal point of the year, 89 00:04:01,366 --> 00:04:03,656 and the hope was that it would proceed seamlessly. 90 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:06,115 -That’s right. -It’s just kind of frustrating. 91 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,326 -Yeah. -Yep. 92 00:04:08,457 --> 00:04:12,707 NARRATOR: The team’s plan is to have Dumas clear out the muck and water 93 00:04:12,794 --> 00:04:16,424 from the existing shaft, and then build a new waterproof, 94 00:04:16,506 --> 00:04:20,546 wooden structure down to a depth of at least 80 feet. 95 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:23,005 Additionally, if evidence of voids 96 00:04:23,138 --> 00:04:26,468 or man-made workings are detected during the process, 97 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:30,138 Dumas is also equipped to construct lateral tunnels 98 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:32,360 away from the shaft to allow members 99 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:35,191 of the Oak Island team to personally investigate 100 00:04:35,317 --> 00:04:39,357 for important clues and the fabled Oak Island treasure. 101 00:04:39,488 --> 00:04:41,528 I’m very concerned about this. 102 00:04:41,656 --> 00:04:42,816 It always seems to be something. 103 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:45,029 I mean, time is not on our side. 104 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,540 Not at this point. 105 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:48,911 MARTY: It’s disconcerting, because 106 00:04:48,997 --> 00:04:52,207 if the Dumas effort gets pushed off too far, 107 00:04:52,334 --> 00:04:54,174 we’re not gonna be able to utilize it this year. 108 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:56,554 Uh, we’re not gonna be able to use it as a tool 109 00:04:56,671 --> 00:04:59,631 to help resolve the mystery. 110 00:05:00,759 --> 00:05:04,139 RICK: Nova Scotia has really dedicated themselves 111 00:05:04,221 --> 00:05:08,391 to keep the mining operations exceedingly safe, 112 00:05:08,517 --> 00:05:11,347 and we now are under those regulations. 113 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:13,688 And we have to honor them and respect them. 114 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:17,032 As soon as this is resolved, they’ll start up the crane 115 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:19,150 and start mucking it out and start retimbering. 116 00:05:19,236 --> 00:05:23,196 -Great. -RICK: So, now we can redirect our energies. 117 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,913 The drill program has not been affected. 118 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:27,834 -Yep. -So there’s a lot of work to do 119 00:05:27,911 --> 00:05:31,211 that will help us move the search agenda forward. 120 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,211 All right. Good. Thank you for the update. 121 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:35,883 -I much appreciate it. -Okey doke. That’s all we’ve got. 122 00:05:35,961 --> 00:05:37,131 -MARTY: See you later. -RICK: All right. See you. 123 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:38,172 CRAIG: Talk to you later. 124 00:05:38,964 --> 00:05:41,594 NARRATOR: Later that day... 125 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,219 CHARLES: Well, we got another core coming. 126 00:05:44,302 --> 00:05:45,932 98 feet, guys. 127 00:05:46,054 --> 00:05:48,104 -98? -Yup. -Thank you, Brandon. 128 00:05:48,223 --> 00:05:50,563 ...members of the team are eagerly proceeding 129 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:52,394 with the other major search activity 130 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:55,059 in the Money Pit area for this year. 131 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:58,978 The core-drilling operation along their strategic grid, 132 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:04,107 is currently at a borehole known as IJ-15.25. 133 00:06:04,239 --> 00:06:07,779 Here, they are hoping to once again intersect a tunnel 134 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:10,579 located some 103 feet deep, 135 00:06:10,662 --> 00:06:14,622 which has been carbon-dated to as early as the 17th century. 136 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:18,419 And what makes the feature even more compelling to the team is 137 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:22,475 that a sonar operation conducted six weeks ago determined that 138 00:06:22,591 --> 00:06:25,641 it is heading in the direction of the Garden Shaft. 139 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,680 TERRY: So, here we are at 98, and the tunnel will extend 140 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:33,063 from about 102 to about 107-ish. 141 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:35,733 Five foot-ish tunnels, often times what we’re encountering. 142 00:06:35,812 --> 00:06:37,482 We should be in very close proximity 143 00:06:37,606 --> 00:06:38,556 to the tunnel at this point. 144 00:06:38,648 --> 00:06:40,148 We’re just above it with this. 145 00:06:40,275 --> 00:06:41,695 PAUL: Hopefully, we get a chunk of wood here 146 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:43,646 in the next run. 147 00:06:43,778 --> 00:06:46,198 TERRY: Here we go. I’m gonna help him with that. 148 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:50,412 -That’s our 108. -This will be 108. 149 00:06:50,493 --> 00:06:51,993 -105, so... -Yeah. This should be, uh, 150 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,160 There should be something in here. 151 00:06:54,289 --> 00:06:56,039 That’s the bottom there, right at 108. 152 00:06:56,124 --> 00:06:57,464 PAUL: Let’s see. 153 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:59,464 -STEVE G.: It looks soft, Terry. -TERRY: Yeah. 154 00:07:01,463 --> 00:07:02,593 Thank you. 155 00:07:04,090 --> 00:07:06,010 TERRY: Okay. 156 00:07:06,134 --> 00:07:08,144 Let’s see what it gives us. 157 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:10,511 ♪ ♪ 158 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:12,059 It does not look good. 159 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:16,976 CHARLES: Well, I’m not seeing any wood. 160 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:18,772 TERRY: Ah, yeah. 161 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:19,895 PAUL: It doesn’t look like there’s any splinters, 162 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:22,231 any nicks in here at all, nothing. 163 00:07:22,317 --> 00:07:25,567 No, it’s just... It’s full of clay. 164 00:07:26,404 --> 00:07:28,914 -Nothing. -TERRY: Unfortunately, 165 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:30,700 we’ve-we’ve missed the tunnel. 166 00:07:30,825 --> 00:07:33,995 ♪ ♪ 167 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:39,505 RICK: It’s unfortunate that we did not discover the tunnel, 168 00:07:39,584 --> 00:07:42,044 but there are still other opportunities 169 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:44,840 to drill and define that location. 170 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:47,935 Sadly, it’s a miss, but we still have a lot of good data. 171 00:07:48,009 --> 00:07:49,719 I’m gonna plot the data, 172 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:51,804 and we’re going to pick the next most likely borehole 173 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:53,888 -to hit this tunnel. -Right. 174 00:07:54,015 --> 00:07:55,675 -Hopefully, we can pinpoint where that treasure is. -Absolutely. 175 00:07:55,767 --> 00:07:57,847 TERRY: Sempre avanti, gentlemen. 176 00:07:57,978 --> 00:07:59,848 -Always forward. -PAUL: Exactly. 177 00:07:59,938 --> 00:08:02,358 NARRATOR: As members of the team plot their next borehole 178 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,030 in the Money Pit area... 179 00:08:05,694 --> 00:08:07,824 -GARY: This is gonna be a great day. -JACK: Yeah. 180 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:10,164 ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton 181 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,910 and Jack Begley arrive at Lot 8, 182 00:08:13,034 --> 00:08:16,584 located on the western side of the island. 183 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:20,042 Lot 8 just keeps producing. 184 00:08:20,166 --> 00:08:23,956 Every time we come back here, we’re finding artifacts, mate. 185 00:08:24,045 --> 00:08:26,085 -Yeah. -There’s bound to be 186 00:08:26,214 --> 00:08:27,724 some more in this area, mate. 187 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:30,511 -Let’s go have some fun. -Let’s get stuck in, mate. 188 00:08:30,593 --> 00:08:33,763 NARRATOR: Although it sets more than half a mile from the Money Pit, 189 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:36,678 in recent years, the team has made a number 190 00:08:36,766 --> 00:08:39,596 of potentially important discoveries on Lot 8. 191 00:08:39,728 --> 00:08:43,228 These include a semiprecious garnet gemstone 192 00:08:43,314 --> 00:08:44,734 that some believe could have come 193 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:47,028 from a ceremonial masonic breastplate 194 00:08:47,110 --> 00:08:50,070 related to sacred treasures of the Knights Templar, 195 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:52,736 as well as a bunk hook 196 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:55,616 that may date back more than four centuries 197 00:08:55,744 --> 00:08:58,794 and which was designed for lifting heavy cargo. 198 00:08:58,913 --> 00:09:02,083 And just one week ago, it was here 199 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:04,918 that Gary and Jack unearthed a copper artifact 200 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,885 featuring strange, handcrafted symbols. 201 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:12,473 It’s some sort of ornate metallic cover to an object. 202 00:09:12,594 --> 00:09:16,224 NARRATOR: An artifact that archaeologist Dr. Edwin Barnhart 203 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:19,636 believes could possibly be another significant clue. 204 00:09:19,768 --> 00:09:22,308 It does have some iconography on it, 205 00:09:22,437 --> 00:09:25,147 so it could be some sort of religious object. 206 00:09:25,273 --> 00:09:26,523 Really? 207 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,110 -(beeping) -(chuckles) 208 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:30,945 Little screamer. 209 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:32,491 -Just there, mate. -That’s a sweet sound. 210 00:09:32,614 --> 00:09:34,284 Yeah, it really is. 211 00:09:34,365 --> 00:09:36,615 (beeping) 212 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:39,203 ♪ ♪ 213 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:46,925 -GARY: That’s a plug. -(beeping) 214 00:09:47,003 --> 00:09:48,963 And it’s still in the ground. 215 00:09:49,089 --> 00:09:51,629 -Uh, either that, or we’re just missing it. -Maybe. 216 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:53,678 Might be off to the side. 217 00:09:53,802 --> 00:09:55,392 (high-pitched beeping) 218 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:58,814 Oh, it’s deeper. 219 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:02,136 -Let’s see if I can winkle it out. -What is it? 220 00:10:02,268 --> 00:10:03,848 -Ooh! -Whoa! 221 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:10,028 GARY: Look at that. 222 00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:11,241 -GARY: Ooh-hoo! Sweet. -JACK: Whoa. 223 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:15,699 That is a part of a claw hammer. 224 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:17,994 NARRATOR: While searching on Lot 8, 225 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:20,578 located northwest of the Oak Island swamp, 226 00:10:20,662 --> 00:10:24,042 Gary Drayton and Jack Begley have just made 227 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:26,245 another potentially important discovery. 228 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:31,415 I don’t know how old it is, but I do remember 229 00:10:31,506 --> 00:10:36,336 Pete and I finding an old claw hammer-- 230 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:40,219 I think it was Lot 14, Lot 15, over there-- 231 00:10:40,348 --> 00:10:42,218 -and it was an oldie. -Oh. 232 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:43,730 NARRATOR: A claw hammer? 233 00:10:43,852 --> 00:10:45,692 One year ago, 234 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:48,402 while searching on Lot 15 for evidence of 235 00:10:48,523 --> 00:10:49,983 a mysterious stone pathway 236 00:10:50,066 --> 00:10:52,356 running between the swamp and the Money Pit... 237 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:55,699 ...Gary, along with Rick and Marty’s nephew 238 00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:59,030 Peter Fornetti, found a nearly identical tool... 239 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:00,699 RICK: Hello, Dr. Brousseau. 240 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:02,535 CHRISTA: Hi, everyone. How’s it going? 241 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:05,160 ...one that chemist Dr. Christa Brosseau believed 242 00:11:05,248 --> 00:11:07,748 could predate the discovery of the Money Pit 243 00:11:07,876 --> 00:11:10,086 by nearly three centuries. 244 00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:14,551 CHRISTA: This type of hammerhead has been known since the 1500s. 245 00:11:14,632 --> 00:11:16,052 MARTY: Very interesting. 246 00:11:17,051 --> 00:11:20,391 NARRATOR: But what made this find particularly interesting is 247 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:22,893 that it potentially dated to the same era 248 00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:25,386 as the stone road found two years ago 249 00:11:25,476 --> 00:11:27,346 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 250 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:31,357 The same stone road that was nearly identical 251 00:11:31,441 --> 00:11:33,781 to one Rick Lagina and members of the team 252 00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:36,952 were shown in Portugal one year ago 253 00:11:37,071 --> 00:11:38,951 where the Portuguese sect of the Knights Templar 254 00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:43,583 maintained a stronghold between the 12the and 16th centuries. 255 00:11:44,454 --> 00:11:46,164 GARY: The socket would have been here. 256 00:11:46,247 --> 00:11:49,497 It all has to do with the socket shape. 257 00:11:49,584 --> 00:11:52,804 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Gary and Jack have just found 258 00:11:52,921 --> 00:11:55,421 another clue that could connect the religious order 259 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,548 of the Knights Templar to the Oak Island mystery? 260 00:11:58,635 --> 00:12:00,395 You notice how small that is? 261 00:12:00,470 --> 00:12:02,760 If you’re bringing a tool kit ashore, 262 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:05,639 it’s all gonna be portable stuff. 263 00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:07,767 It might be a good indication that we’re coming 264 00:12:07,852 --> 00:12:10,862 -into an area that there was work done. -Yeah. 265 00:12:10,939 --> 00:12:12,729 Okay, mate. We’ll bag it. 266 00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:14,435 Keep moving. 267 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:18,776 MARTY: Any place we find anything on Oak Island, any of the lots, 268 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:22,165 could be the thing that unlocks Oak Island. 269 00:12:22,283 --> 00:12:24,243 Any item we find on any of the lots. 270 00:12:24,327 --> 00:12:25,867 Lot 8 is no different. 271 00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:28,214 Lot 8 might be even better for one simple reason: 272 00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,249 it was never occupied. 273 00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:33,002 There was never a house there. 274 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:36,127 So, if there’s something that tells a story on Lot 8, 275 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,166 then that means something else happened there. 276 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:41,719 And, uh, next flag, mate, is... 277 00:12:41,803 --> 00:12:43,353 -There. -...over there, yeah. 278 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:46,471 The guys in the lab are gonna love that. 279 00:12:48,309 --> 00:12:50,229 NARRATOR: The following morning... 280 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,811 -MARTY: Hey, there he is! -JEREMY: Hello. 281 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:53,977 MARTY: Jeremy, how are you? 282 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,817 I’m great. Good to see all you guys. 283 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:59,032 ..Marty Lagina along with his son, Alex, 284 00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:00,493 and Craig Tester are meeting 285 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:03,993 with geoscientists Jeremy Church and Burton Cosgrove 286 00:13:04,075 --> 00:13:05,995 in the Research Centre. 287 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:09,709 Due to the delay of the Garden Shaft reconstruction, 288 00:13:09,831 --> 00:13:12,331 and also in light of the recent discoveries 289 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:14,498 made on the western side of the island... 290 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:17,208 MARTY: Jeremy, you guys brought some high-tech stuff 291 00:13:17,338 --> 00:13:20,088 -that we’re gonna deploy on the island. -Yeah. 292 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:21,724 ...the Oak Island team has invited Jeremy 293 00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:25,223 and Burton to conduct a comprehensive geophysical scan 294 00:13:25,346 --> 00:13:29,056 of all of Oak Island’s 32 four-acre lots. 295 00:13:29,183 --> 00:13:33,023 So, the unit is known as EM31-8. 296 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:36,316 -Okay. Mm-hmm. -It is a near production prototype. 297 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,689 But, uh, it’s based on, uh, an older technology 298 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,858 that’s been around for a few decades now. 299 00:13:40,945 --> 00:13:42,235 It’s just kind of a new riff on it. 300 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:44,413 What it measures is conductivity, 301 00:13:44,532 --> 00:13:48,082 and it’s gonna collect that data down to a depth of 30 feet. 302 00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:50,752 -Cool. -JEREMY: So, you know, 303 00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:52,752 wherever you’re gonna have metallic objects on the island, 304 00:13:52,874 --> 00:13:54,884 obviously, this thing’s gonna pick it up real nice. 305 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:56,751 But you also could be picking up things 306 00:13:56,878 --> 00:13:59,548 like old foundations where the soil has been disturbed, 307 00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:01,470 or there’s large anomalies. 308 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:04,429 These are all gonna be clues to the activity of, 309 00:14:04,552 --> 00:14:06,392 you know, previous occupants of the island. 310 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:09,062 -Sounds good. -Yeah. 311 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:11,432 We were talking about, what are we doing in the swamp? 312 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,019 That’s-that’s my first suggestion. 313 00:14:13,102 --> 00:14:14,272 MARTY: No, that’s spot-on, Alex, 314 00:14:14,395 --> 00:14:15,685 ’cause it’s warm right now, 315 00:14:15,772 --> 00:14:17,482 -but the bugs aren’t out yet. -Mm-hmm. 316 00:14:17,565 --> 00:14:19,435 MARTY: That would be a really good place to start. 317 00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:22,107 And you could take it in a boat, no problem, right? 318 00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:24,106 Yeah. Definitely. 319 00:14:24,238 --> 00:14:26,528 ALEX: Another reason for starting with the swamp is 320 00:14:26,616 --> 00:14:29,656 a couple years back you guys had that ship-shaped anomaly, uh, 321 00:14:29,744 --> 00:14:32,294 in the swamp, and we tried to dig it. 322 00:14:32,413 --> 00:14:34,333 Uh, we didn’t have a lot of success, 323 00:14:34,415 --> 00:14:36,745 but if this equipment can give us another look at that area, 324 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:39,126 just to confirm, and hopefully get 325 00:14:39,253 --> 00:14:41,843 -more meaningful information that way. -JEREMY: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. 326 00:14:44,342 --> 00:14:46,472 NARRATOR: It was during a seismic scanning operation, 327 00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:49,104 conducted in 2018 328 00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:52,430 by Jeremy and his colleagues from Eagle Canada 329 00:14:52,517 --> 00:14:54,767 that identified a massive anomaly 330 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:58,064 resembling the size and shape of an ancient galleon ship 331 00:14:58,147 --> 00:14:59,727 in the middle of the swamp. 332 00:14:59,816 --> 00:15:02,526 Although the team has been unable to verify 333 00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:04,280 just what the feature is, 334 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:07,494 since then, they’ve unearthed numerous pieces 335 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:09,155 of believed sailing vessels 336 00:15:09,283 --> 00:15:12,083 dating from as late as the 17th century, 337 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:14,791 to as early as the third century AD. 338 00:15:15,706 --> 00:15:18,826 Now it is the team’s hope that Jeremy and Burton 339 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:23,670 can identify new clues, not only on dry land 340 00:15:23,798 --> 00:15:26,968 but also in the swamp, that might help them obtain 341 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:28,843 new permits to drain it 342 00:15:28,970 --> 00:15:32,510 and confirm just what it may contain. 343 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,140 RICK: We’re here to try to solve an incredible mystery. 344 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:39,358 Is there a swamp component to solving that mystery? 345 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:40,900 I believe there is, 346 00:15:40,982 --> 00:15:43,482 and I absolutely want to pursue it. 347 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,240 If we can get data from you early on 348 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,450 to incorporate in part of the permit, that’d be great. 349 00:15:49,532 --> 00:15:51,952 -Yeah. -So, we’ll get you going. 350 00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:55,254 -Thanks, guys. -Seriously, guys. Go get it. 351 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:57,749 -BURTON: Thank you. Bye. -MARTY: See ya. Appreciate it. 352 00:15:59,041 --> 00:16:01,171 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 353 00:16:02,086 --> 00:16:03,956 -CRAIG: Jeremy. -JEREMY: Gentlemen, hello. 354 00:16:04,046 --> 00:16:06,006 -Good to see you. -Hello, Craig. 355 00:16:06,090 --> 00:16:07,760 -Tony, good to see you. -Good to see you. Nice to see you. 356 00:16:07,842 --> 00:16:10,932 ...diver Tony Sampson has joined Craig, Alex, 357 00:16:11,012 --> 00:16:13,182 Jeremy Church and Burton Cosgrove 358 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:14,774 at the swamp 359 00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:16,639 as they prepare to begin conducting their survey 360 00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:20,726 using the EM31-8 scanning device. 361 00:16:20,855 --> 00:16:23,025 So, how’s it going to work? 362 00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:26,239 Really the key to all this is getting good lines. 363 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,740 It’s all about the grid that we do. 364 00:16:27,862 --> 00:16:29,072 We need really a tight grid, 365 00:16:29,197 --> 00:16:30,817 so we don’t miss any small anomalies. 366 00:16:30,907 --> 00:16:32,867 And that’s part of the reason why Tony’s gonna be 367 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,412 in the water rather than rowing. 368 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:37,535 Yeah, but to get the straightest, cleanest lines, 369 00:16:37,622 --> 00:16:39,832 you can’t beat human power. 370 00:16:39,916 --> 00:16:42,576 NARRATOR: In order to scan the swamp, 371 00:16:42,710 --> 00:16:46,130 Tony will guide the boat in straight grid lines. 372 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:49,974 The EM31-8 ground conductivity device measures 373 00:16:50,051 --> 00:16:52,971 the magnetic field emitted by metallic objects, 374 00:16:53,054 --> 00:16:55,144 or structures, that may be buried 375 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:58,563 as much as 30 feet deep underground. 376 00:16:58,684 --> 00:17:03,024 Although the device can register immediate preliminary results, 377 00:17:03,105 --> 00:17:06,185 the data that it collects will require several weeks 378 00:17:06,275 --> 00:17:08,605 of post processing in order to generate 379 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:12,566 a three-dimensional map of potential man-made targets. 380 00:17:13,574 --> 00:17:15,454 Okay, gentlemen, um... 381 00:17:15,576 --> 00:17:17,286 I’m gonna go and do some other things, 382 00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:19,371 -but I’ll check back in every once in a while. -Okay. 383 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:21,115 -Thanks. -OTHERS: See you later, Craig. 384 00:17:21,249 --> 00:17:23,419 Okay. What do we need to do? 385 00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:26,051 All right, well, let’s get this on the boat. 386 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:28,298 The first thing we need to do in the swamp is 387 00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:30,842 to determine actual targets. 388 00:17:30,925 --> 00:17:34,345 -Yeah, we’re good. -Nondestructive, noninvasive, 389 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:37,348 and if we come up with a legitimate target, or targets... 390 00:17:37,431 --> 00:17:39,101 Okay, so you guys got it all set up? 391 00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,645 I believe so. 392 00:17:40,768 --> 00:17:41,768 ...then we will begin that process 393 00:17:41,894 --> 00:17:43,814 of applying for permits, 394 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:46,568 and, uh, try to come up with a plan. 395 00:17:46,649 --> 00:17:48,399 Here we go. 396 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,244 -Thank you, sir. -Best of luck. 397 00:17:50,319 --> 00:17:51,609 Thank you. 398 00:17:53,447 --> 00:17:56,617 ♪ ♪ 399 00:18:01,122 --> 00:18:02,662 TONY: How’s that for a starting point, guys? 400 00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,330 JEREMY: Yeah, that’s a good one. 401 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:06,038 Yup, we’re online. 402 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:10,342 -TONY: Still good? -JEREMY: Yeah. 403 00:18:10,464 --> 00:18:12,844 (low, steady beeping) 404 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:15,467 -(rapid beeping) -Whoa. 405 00:18:15,595 --> 00:18:17,355 -Yeah, she’s going off. -TONY: Big one? 406 00:18:17,471 --> 00:18:18,641 Like off through the roof, yeah. 407 00:18:20,308 --> 00:18:25,808 TONY: Fantastic! 408 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:27,768 -JEREMY: Whoa, yeah, she’s going off. -TONY: Big one? 409 00:18:27,857 --> 00:18:29,067 -Really? -Like off through the roof. Yeah. 410 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:30,780 -(rapid beeping) -Fantastic! 411 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:32,820 -Got a marker? -JEREMY: Yeah. 412 00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:37,278 NARRATOR: While scanning for potential metallic objects and structures 413 00:18:37,366 --> 00:18:39,236 in the Oak Island swamp... 414 00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:40,737 TONY: I’m really happy we got a hit right out of the gate. 415 00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:42,658 -Yep. -...geoscientists 416 00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:45,077 Jeremy Church and Burton Cosgrove, 417 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,826 along with Tony Sampson and Alex Lagina, 418 00:18:46,917 --> 00:18:50,297 have detected a potentially important clue. 419 00:18:50,379 --> 00:18:52,089 What level was that at? 420 00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:53,923 -It was all through them, so... -Really? 421 00:18:54,008 --> 00:18:55,508 Yeah. It was basically sitting on top 422 00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,683 of the-the seismic anomaly, too. 423 00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,723 Could be some metallic objects in there. 424 00:18:59,847 --> 00:19:01,467 Wow. 425 00:19:01,557 --> 00:19:04,267 NARRATOR: Possible metal objects? 426 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:07,442 In the same location where Jeremy Church detected 427 00:19:07,521 --> 00:19:10,901 a 200-foot-long ship-shaped anomaly four years ago? 428 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:14,487 Has the team potentially found more evidence 429 00:19:14,570 --> 00:19:16,360 that the swamp could contain 430 00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:19,199 the wreck of a centuries-old treasure galleon? 431 00:19:19,283 --> 00:19:22,543 And if so, could it be related to the stone road 432 00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:25,042 as well as the other discoveries made around the island 433 00:19:25,122 --> 00:19:28,082 that may be Portuguese in origin? 434 00:19:28,209 --> 00:19:31,089 -Good to go, Tony. -Good to go. 435 00:19:31,212 --> 00:19:33,302 (steady beeping) 436 00:19:36,759 --> 00:19:38,589 -(rapid beeping) -JEREMY: Boom. 437 00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:39,969 Something’s happening right there. Yeah. 438 00:19:40,054 --> 00:19:41,564 BURTON: Another hit there? 439 00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:42,891 -Another hit there? -JEREMY: Yeah. 440 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:44,385 MARTY: I have to admit that 441 00:19:44,475 --> 00:19:46,235 every time we’ve dug in the swamp, 442 00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:48,060 we’ve found stuff that seems to be significant. 443 00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:51,435 We have all kinds of stuff from the swamp that’s intriguing. 444 00:19:51,565 --> 00:19:54,645 We have the enigmatic stone road 445 00:19:54,735 --> 00:19:56,985 that anyone could tell is a man-made feature 446 00:19:57,071 --> 00:20:00,201 and doesn’t make any sense to be in a swamp. 447 00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:02,202 We have bits of wood that have 448 00:20:02,284 --> 00:20:04,584 very peculiar dates on them from the swamp. 449 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:08,004 So, in order to finish this quest, 450 00:20:08,082 --> 00:20:10,252 we have to finish the swamp. 451 00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:13,210 You seeing anything? 452 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:15,505 It’s going really well, and yes, we are. 453 00:20:15,589 --> 00:20:18,259 -Any theories? -JEREMY: Yeah, it does somewhat correlate 454 00:20:18,342 --> 00:20:21,512 with the seismic anomaly from a couple years back. 455 00:20:21,595 --> 00:20:23,675 -Interesting. Yeah. -Very interesting. 456 00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:26,144 Tony, when you... when you’re going across those areas 457 00:20:26,267 --> 00:20:29,187 where they got the hits, are you feeling anything with your feet? 458 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,860 I can feel the density of the bottom change. 459 00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:34,109 So, similar over the last few years, 460 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,443 like when we found the stone walkway 461 00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:38,697 and the stone roadway down here. 462 00:20:38,779 --> 00:20:40,659 Yeah. That’s-that’s really exciting. 463 00:20:40,781 --> 00:20:42,951 That many hits in this... just this small area 464 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,985 of the swamp is really, really encouraging. 465 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:49,039 -Excellent. -So, I’ll stop wasting your time and let you get back to it, 466 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:50,543 ’cause I know I and the rest of the guys 467 00:20:50,624 --> 00:20:51,884 are gonna be excited to take a look at this. 468 00:20:51,959 --> 00:20:53,589 Right on. Yeah. 469 00:20:53,669 --> 00:20:55,169 -JEREMY: Thanks, Alex. -ALEX: Thanks, guys. 470 00:20:55,296 --> 00:20:56,296 -Thank you, Tony. -TONY: Thanks, Alex. 471 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:57,460 We’ll see you later, buddy. 472 00:20:59,675 --> 00:21:03,675 NARRATOR: As the geophysical scan continues in the swamp, 473 00:21:03,804 --> 00:21:05,684 later that afternoon... 474 00:21:05,806 --> 00:21:07,636 TERRY: Looks fairly maroon-ish, Charles. 475 00:21:07,725 --> 00:21:09,565 -CHARLES: It would be great to tunnel in. -TERRY: Yep. 476 00:21:09,643 --> 00:21:11,813 ...in the Money Pit area, 477 00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:15,316 geologist Terry Matheson and other members of the team 478 00:21:15,399 --> 00:21:18,609 are drilling a new borehole known as L-15. 479 00:21:18,694 --> 00:21:22,704 Located some 15 feet south of their previous target, 480 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:25,533 here, they are hoping to once again intersect 481 00:21:25,659 --> 00:21:27,539 a five-foot-high wood-cribbed tunnel 482 00:21:27,661 --> 00:21:29,911 at a depth of 103 feet 483 00:21:29,997 --> 00:21:33,077 believed to be heading toward the Garden Shaft. 484 00:21:33,167 --> 00:21:35,417 TERRY: As for right now, we’re not into the tunnel, 485 00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:38,843 but the next run we’re gonna be right to the top of the tunnel. 486 00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:40,974 -If it’s there, we’ll hit it. -If it’s there, we’ll hit it. 487 00:21:44,011 --> 00:21:45,391 TEDFORD: Oh, yeah, baby! 488 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:48,023 -BRANDON: Found it? -TEDFORD: I think so. 489 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:51,310 Now he’s on the bottom. 490 00:21:53,854 --> 00:21:56,404 -TEDFORD: Must have been a chunk of wood at the top. -BRANDON: Yeah. 491 00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:59,864 Hopefully. I don’t know... 492 00:22:02,112 --> 00:22:04,322 (whirring) 493 00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:11,254 CHARLES: 109? 494 00:22:11,372 --> 00:22:13,002 -Yeah. Down at 109. -That’s the bottom, 109. 495 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:16,044 We’re looking for wood here, Charles. 496 00:22:16,126 --> 00:22:17,206 TERRY: Hey, Mike. 497 00:22:18,963 --> 00:22:21,723 -Right there. Look. Terry, right here. -Yeah. 498 00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:23,629 -Oh, yeah. -CHARLES: There it is. 499 00:22:23,717 --> 00:22:26,597 TERRY: We definitely hit the tunnel. Let’s have a look. 500 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,850 Let’s see just how much there is. 501 00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:31,599 -There’s a fair good chunk. -CHARLES: Here we go. 502 00:22:31,725 --> 00:22:33,845 Okay. There it is, there. 503 00:22:35,563 --> 00:22:37,943 So, that’s not anything terribly substantial. 504 00:22:38,065 --> 00:22:39,645 No. 505 00:22:39,733 --> 00:22:42,243 What’s your read on this, Mike? What do you think? 506 00:22:42,319 --> 00:22:44,989 Well, with all of this in the bottom? 507 00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:46,912 -Yep. -Shouldn’t be there 508 00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:48,741 -if we’re in the tunnel. -Yeah. 509 00:22:48,826 --> 00:22:50,866 Look, bottom of the tunnel should be right here, 510 00:22:50,953 --> 00:22:53,333 and we’ve got good, clean, bedded material, so... 511 00:22:53,414 --> 00:22:55,174 We just nicked the side of it 512 00:22:55,249 --> 00:22:57,169 -or the top of it or something, so... -Yeah. 513 00:22:57,251 --> 00:23:00,211 So, the tunnel is collapsed over or shifted slightly, 514 00:23:00,296 --> 00:23:01,756 and we’ve caught a small portion of it. 515 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,171 CHARLES: Yeah. 516 00:23:03,257 --> 00:23:04,507 TERRY: This is not gonna give us 517 00:23:04,592 --> 00:23:06,472 the direction of the tunnel. 518 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:09,046 NARRATOR: Could Terry be correct 519 00:23:09,138 --> 00:23:10,808 that they’ve intersected the tunnel 520 00:23:10,931 --> 00:23:12,521 they were hoping to find 521 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,230 but found evidence that it has, 522 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:17,190 in fact, collapsed at this location? 523 00:23:17,271 --> 00:23:21,481 If so, it means that, unfortunately, Borehole L-15 524 00:23:21,609 --> 00:23:24,029 will not provide any more confirmation 525 00:23:24,111 --> 00:23:27,111 that the tunnel is leading toward the Garden Shaft. 526 00:23:28,032 --> 00:23:29,782 TERRY: Okay, so there you have it. 527 00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:31,869 To me, that means that there’s more exploration 528 00:23:31,952 --> 00:23:33,702 -that has to be done. -Absolutely. 529 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:36,327 We know so very little about 530 00:23:36,457 --> 00:23:38,037 the underground in the Money Pit. 531 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:40,585 And we have areas of significant interest 532 00:23:40,669 --> 00:23:42,249 within the Garden Shaft. 533 00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:44,628 We would be remiss, I think, at this point 534 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:48,587 not to drill deeper past this collapsed feature 535 00:23:48,677 --> 00:23:50,007 to provide a greater understanding 536 00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:51,807 of what this might be. 537 00:23:51,931 --> 00:23:54,521 TERRY: We’re supposed to carry on to about 145. 538 00:23:54,642 --> 00:23:56,562 -Yeah. -So, I think we should just carry on. 539 00:23:56,644 --> 00:23:57,894 All right. 540 00:23:57,978 --> 00:23:59,558 TERRY: It’s what lies beneath 541 00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:01,397 is what we’re looking for. 542 00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:08,360 NARRATOR: The following morning... 543 00:24:08,489 --> 00:24:11,029 RICK: Good afternoon, sir. 544 00:24:11,158 --> 00:24:13,078 -Hey. -Hello, mate. -Hello, guys. 545 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,160 ...Rick Lagina and other members of the team 546 00:24:15,245 --> 00:24:16,905 have gathered in the war room 547 00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:19,707 for a follow-up meeting via video conference 548 00:24:19,833 --> 00:24:23,093 with renowned archaeologist Dr. Edwin Barnhart, 549 00:24:23,170 --> 00:24:25,630 regarding the mysterious copper artifact 550 00:24:25,714 --> 00:24:28,304 that was found one week ago on Lot 8. 551 00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:30,554 RICK: Well, we’re very interested in 552 00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:32,388 the reports that were sent on to you 553 00:24:32,513 --> 00:24:34,473 and what you make of them. 554 00:24:34,556 --> 00:24:36,516 It was definitely illuminating. 555 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,440 NARRATOR: After reviewing the metallurgy report 556 00:24:38,519 --> 00:24:41,769 that was provided by team archaeologist Emma Culligan, 557 00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:45,065 and researching the strange handcrafted symbols 558 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:46,782 embedded on the object, 559 00:24:46,860 --> 00:24:51,410 Dr. Barnhart has prepared his final analysis for the team. 560 00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:57,041 EDWIN: The composition of the metal shows that 561 00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:59,372 it is definitely an alloy 562 00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:03,666 that is copper, zinc, and a tiny bit of lead. 563 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:08,630 Nothing in the Americas was ever alloyed, 564 00:25:08,716 --> 00:25:13,426 so I can 100% surely tell you 565 00:25:13,554 --> 00:25:18,064 it was not created by Indigenous American cultures. 566 00:25:19,226 --> 00:25:20,806 ALEX: I’m glad to have 100%. 567 00:25:20,894 --> 00:25:23,104 Yeah. When you can eliminate things, definitively, 568 00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:25,070 that’s, uh, very helpful. 569 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:30,070 Now, the elements do tell us a little more, though. 570 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:35,326 You have 95% copper and just five percent zinc 571 00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:38,909 and about .5 lead, says the report, 572 00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:41,038 which means that it’s brass. 573 00:25:42,416 --> 00:25:44,166 That’s interesting, because most brass 574 00:25:44,251 --> 00:25:45,591 comes from Europe. 575 00:25:45,669 --> 00:25:49,049 And brass was really more common 576 00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:50,881 in the 1500s. 577 00:25:50,966 --> 00:25:52,756 -Really? -Yep. 578 00:25:52,843 --> 00:25:55,433 And, you know, the region that y’all are in 579 00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:58,472 was a true crossroads of the world. 580 00:25:58,599 --> 00:26:01,349 -There were a number of possibilities. -Hmm. 581 00:26:01,435 --> 00:26:03,525 I mean, the-the Portuguese were up there 582 00:26:03,604 --> 00:26:05,814 long before Plymouth Rock. 583 00:26:05,939 --> 00:26:08,399 ♪ ♪ 584 00:26:09,443 --> 00:26:10,943 NARRATOR: Could Dr. Barnhart’s speculation 585 00:26:11,028 --> 00:26:13,108 that the object found on Lot 8 586 00:26:13,197 --> 00:26:16,867 is potentially of Portuguese origin be true? 587 00:26:17,785 --> 00:26:20,915 If so, was it brought here by an explorer? 588 00:26:20,996 --> 00:26:22,536 A religious missionary? 589 00:26:22,623 --> 00:26:24,373 Or might it offer more evidence 590 00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:26,168 that could connect the Portuguese sect 591 00:26:26,293 --> 00:26:29,003 of the Knights Templar to the Oak Island mystery? 592 00:26:29,963 --> 00:26:32,633 The possibilities of such an object coming 593 00:26:32,758 --> 00:26:37,008 to your island really increase starting in the 1500s, 594 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:38,677 but it could be 595 00:26:38,806 --> 00:26:39,846 some sort of older object. 596 00:26:39,973 --> 00:26:42,483 The other possibility is the Vikings. 597 00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:46,061 We know they came over around 1,000. 598 00:26:46,146 --> 00:26:47,556 And we know that they plated 599 00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:49,688 a lot of things with brass. 600 00:26:49,817 --> 00:26:52,107 ♪ ♪ 601 00:26:57,825 --> 00:26:59,035 EDWIN: The Vikings came over 602 00:26:59,159 --> 00:27:00,239 around 1,000, 603 00:27:00,327 --> 00:27:02,407 and we know they were there. 604 00:27:02,496 --> 00:27:05,246 And, interestingly enough, 605 00:27:05,332 --> 00:27:09,002 they plated a lot of things with brass. 606 00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:11,168 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island war room, 607 00:27:11,255 --> 00:27:13,515 archaeologist Dr. Edwin Barnhart 608 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,762 has just given Rick Lagina and members of the team 609 00:27:16,844 --> 00:27:19,604 his stunning assessment of the metal object 610 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,020 that was recently found on Lot 8. 611 00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:24,391 EDWIN: They used brass that was 612 00:27:24,518 --> 00:27:26,138 part copper and part zinc. 613 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:29,112 NARRATOR: Based on its elemental composition, 614 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:32,319 it may be as much as ten centuries old, 615 00:27:32,401 --> 00:27:35,401 and could be related to the Vikings. 616 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:38,279 That kind of plating around an object 617 00:27:38,365 --> 00:27:41,485 being used for containers. 618 00:27:41,577 --> 00:27:44,947 I would put it in the running as a possibility. 619 00:27:46,874 --> 00:27:48,634 NARRATOR: It is well documented 620 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:51,169 that between the eighth and 11th centuries, 621 00:27:51,253 --> 00:27:54,513 the Scandinavian people known as the Vikings, 622 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:58,220 or Norse, were powerful seafarers who traded with... 623 00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:00,603 -(yells) -...and also pillaged, 624 00:28:00,721 --> 00:28:02,141 many other cultures throughout Europe, 625 00:28:02,222 --> 00:28:05,852 North Africa, and even parts of Asia. 626 00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:08,354 By 985 AD, 627 00:28:08,437 --> 00:28:12,437 Vikings began making voyages across the Atlantic Ocean 628 00:28:12,566 --> 00:28:16,066 and established settlements in both Greenland and Newfoundland. 629 00:28:16,153 --> 00:28:20,823 However, archaeological evidence has suggested 630 00:28:20,908 --> 00:28:23,278 that they may have also visited modern-day Nova Scotia, 631 00:28:23,410 --> 00:28:26,540 as well as areas in the United States. 632 00:28:26,622 --> 00:28:30,882 When you mention the possibility of Viking or Norse, 633 00:28:30,959 --> 00:28:33,169 obviously our ears perk up, 634 00:28:33,253 --> 00:28:37,383 because there have been some carbon-dated artifacts 635 00:28:37,466 --> 00:28:39,256 that have come up, uh, 636 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:41,434 with dates that are extremely old 637 00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:43,011 -with high confidence. -ALEX: Mm-hmm. 638 00:28:43,096 --> 00:28:46,426 And there was a coin found on Lot 5, 639 00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:50,186 which the person who owned it previously, Robert Young, 640 00:28:50,270 --> 00:28:54,440 uh, felt that he had found an old Norse coin on the island. 641 00:28:56,276 --> 00:28:58,696 NARRATOR: In 1996, 642 00:28:58,779 --> 00:29:01,609 the late Oak Island landowner Robert Young 643 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:03,830 reportedly found what he believed to be 644 00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:06,371 a genuine pre-12th-century Norse coin 645 00:29:06,453 --> 00:29:09,543 while metal detecting on his Lot 5 property. 646 00:29:09,623 --> 00:29:12,633 Currently, these four acres are off-limits 647 00:29:12,709 --> 00:29:14,339 to the Laginas and their team. 648 00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:16,881 But in 2020, 649 00:29:16,964 --> 00:29:19,054 they made two curious finds of their own 650 00:29:19,132 --> 00:29:21,802 that are also among the most ancient discoveries 651 00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:24,387 ever made on Oak Island. 652 00:29:24,471 --> 00:29:27,681 One was a Chinese cash coin, found on Lot 15 653 00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:30,348 between the swamp and the Money Pit... 654 00:29:30,727 --> 00:29:32,647 SANDY: It’s probably somewhere 655 00:29:32,729 --> 00:29:35,059 from 400 BC to 900 AD. 656 00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:38,278 ...which numismatist Sandy Campbell believes 657 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,740 to be 1,300 years old or even older. 658 00:29:42,656 --> 00:29:45,406 The second was a piece of believed ship’s railing, 659 00:29:45,492 --> 00:29:48,162 unearthed in the swamp that was carbon-dated 660 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:50,795 to as early as the 7th century. 661 00:29:51,665 --> 00:29:54,135 Is it possible that these discoveries, 662 00:29:54,209 --> 00:29:56,799 and the brass artifact unearthed on Lot 8, 663 00:29:56,878 --> 00:30:00,338 offer corroborating evidence that Vikings may have been 664 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:03,335 the first Europeans to visit Oak Island? 665 00:30:03,427 --> 00:30:07,887 If so, then just what were they doing here? 666 00:30:08,849 --> 00:30:11,269 RICK: I think there are very interesting 667 00:30:11,351 --> 00:30:13,981 and very exciting clues that lead one to believe 668 00:30:14,062 --> 00:30:17,692 that there were early voyages to the New World, 669 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:19,726 perhaps to bring something here to Oak Island. 670 00:30:20,777 --> 00:30:24,607 The real key is connecting those data points. 671 00:30:24,698 --> 00:30:26,908 It’s an island of "what ifs" and possibilities. 672 00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:29,374 -That’s what I’ve always said. -For sure. 673 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:32,874 Your reference to possible early Norse connections, 674 00:30:32,998 --> 00:30:37,128 uh, we will certainly use to look at, 675 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:39,590 uh, artifacts we find from that perspective. 676 00:30:39,713 --> 00:30:40,923 So we thank you for that insight. 677 00:30:41,048 --> 00:30:42,758 EDWIN: My pleasure. 678 00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:46,803 The signature that it seems that you’re getting 679 00:30:46,887 --> 00:30:51,677 is a place that had multiple episodes of contact. 680 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,387 I feel for you guys. 681 00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:56,728 -You have a very churned-up context. -Mm-hmm. 682 00:30:56,855 --> 00:31:00,565 Context is everything to archaeology, that’s why 683 00:31:00,650 --> 00:31:03,490 if the island hadn’t been so churned up 684 00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:05,320 by varying processes, 685 00:31:05,405 --> 00:31:07,565 you’d be able to put everything 686 00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:09,079 in perspective. 687 00:31:09,159 --> 00:31:11,409 Well, please don’t feel sorry for us. 688 00:31:11,495 --> 00:31:13,125 We’re treasure hunting on Oak Island. 689 00:31:13,246 --> 00:31:14,826 -(laughter) -Doesn’t get any better than that. 690 00:31:14,915 --> 00:31:17,925 Well, I think we have another expert 691 00:31:18,001 --> 00:31:21,251 that we have brought into the Oak Island family. 692 00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:22,590 Yep. You’re right. I’m in. 693 00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:24,844 -(laughter) -Great. Good to hear. 694 00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:26,515 Thank you very much for your time. 695 00:31:26,593 --> 00:31:28,393 -Yeah, thanks. -We really appreciate it. -Thanks, guys. 696 00:31:28,470 --> 00:31:30,470 -RICK: See you later. -EDWIN: Take care. 697 00:31:30,597 --> 00:31:33,017 NARRATOR: Following their meeting in the war room... 698 00:31:33,934 --> 00:31:35,694 -(whirring) -ALEX: Hey, Terry. 699 00:31:35,769 --> 00:31:36,979 -TERRY: Hi, guys. How you doing? -ALEX: Good. 700 00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,024 Where are we at? 701 00:31:39,106 --> 00:31:43,606 Oh, we’re just pulling a sample from 139 to 149. 702 00:31:44,611 --> 00:31:47,361 ...Alex Lagina and surveyor Steve Guptill 703 00:31:47,447 --> 00:31:50,617 join geologist Terry Matheson in the Money Pit area 704 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,950 where the core-drilling operation continues 705 00:31:53,036 --> 00:31:55,196 in Borehole L-15. 706 00:31:55,288 --> 00:31:57,998 We’re just pushing to bedrock in the next run, 707 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:00,345 -and then we’ll see where we are. -Got it. 708 00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:04,378 NARRATOR: After drilling through a collapsed portion 709 00:32:04,464 --> 00:32:07,724 of a believed 17th-century tunnel one day ago 710 00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:10,551 that may be connected to the Garden Shaft, 711 00:32:10,637 --> 00:32:12,807 the team has proceeded to drill deeper 712 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:15,141 in the hopes of finding important clues 713 00:32:15,225 --> 00:32:16,685 or potential valuables. 714 00:32:16,810 --> 00:32:18,020 Here it comes. 715 00:32:18,145 --> 00:32:19,605 TERRY: Okay. 716 00:32:20,730 --> 00:32:22,320 -Hey, Mike. -TEDFORD: Hey, guys. -TERRY: Mike, how you doing? 717 00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:24,151 STEVE G.: What do you got there? 718 00:32:24,234 --> 00:32:27,324 That’s... about 146. 719 00:32:27,404 --> 00:32:28,364 -STEVE G.: 146. -Yeah. 720 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:30,318 Okay. Excellent. 721 00:32:30,407 --> 00:32:31,777 139 to 146? 722 00:32:31,867 --> 00:32:33,737 -Yeah. -That’s... 723 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:35,497 -not enough core. -No. 724 00:32:35,579 --> 00:32:38,329 When I was going down, right about 146, 725 00:32:38,457 --> 00:32:40,667 it just, like, the bottom dropped out of it. 726 00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:42,592 The bottom dropped right out from under you there? 727 00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:45,509 Yeah. Almost like there was nothing there. 728 00:32:45,589 --> 00:32:46,759 Like a void. 729 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:54,850 TERRY: The bottom dropped right out from under you there? 730 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,103 -TEDFORD: That’s right. -TERRY: Wow. 731 00:32:56,183 --> 00:32:57,393 Almost like there was nothing there. 732 00:32:57,517 --> 00:32:59,187 Like a void. 733 00:32:59,269 --> 00:33:02,019 NARRATOR: It is a curious and exciting moment 734 00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:05,857 in the Money Pit area for members of the Oak Island team. 735 00:33:05,942 --> 00:33:06,862 How far did you drop, Mike? 736 00:33:06,943 --> 00:33:08,443 -Ten feet. -TERRY: Ten feet? 737 00:33:08,528 --> 00:33:10,198 So you’re down to about 150. 738 00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:12,872 -That’s right. -Okay. Wow. 739 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:17,371 NARRATOR: Upon reaching a depth of more than 145 feet 740 00:33:17,454 --> 00:33:19,214 in Borehole L-15, 741 00:33:19,331 --> 00:33:22,921 located some 65 feet south of the Garden Shaft, 742 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:26,503 they have just encountered a mysterious void. 743 00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:29,338 Wow, this is something we got to look into. 744 00:33:29,424 --> 00:33:30,844 Mike, that’s really interesting information. 745 00:33:30,926 --> 00:33:32,886 So, bottom drops at, one more time, 140... 746 00:33:32,969 --> 00:33:34,719 -146. -TERRY: 146. 747 00:33:34,804 --> 00:33:37,024 -Yeah. -That’s a big cavity. -ALEX: That’s huge. 748 00:33:37,098 --> 00:33:39,388 -Yeah. -Did we know that there was a void there? 749 00:33:39,518 --> 00:33:43,058 No, there, uh, there’s no voids in this area that we know of. 750 00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:45,976 So, this is not a natural cavity, right? 751 00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:47,436 I mean, that doesn’t happen. 752 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,397 -Does it? -(chuckles) We haven’t seen it. 753 00:33:49,486 --> 00:33:50,566 -(laughs) -Let’s just put it that way. 754 00:33:50,654 --> 00:33:51,954 -That’s fair. -Very unusual. 755 00:33:52,072 --> 00:33:55,242 So if we’re at 146 to a 150-something, 756 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,237 this is a different cavity we don’t have any information on. 757 00:33:57,327 --> 00:33:59,197 -Yeah. -So this is a brand-new cavity. 758 00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:02,957 Luckily, we have a sonar and a camera here, 759 00:34:03,083 --> 00:34:04,633 so the first thing we should do is put a camera down 760 00:34:04,751 --> 00:34:07,001 -and see if we can see an opening. -Yes. 761 00:34:07,087 --> 00:34:08,757 Yeah, I agree. I agree, 762 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:10,258 and I think Rick will probably want to know about this, 763 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:11,920 so I’m gonna let him know, 764 00:34:12,008 --> 00:34:13,338 and then we can get the camera set up 765 00:34:13,426 --> 00:34:14,836 -and-and take a look. -TERRY: For sure. 766 00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:16,098 Okay. Sounds good. 767 00:34:16,972 --> 00:34:19,642 TERRY: Interesting times. Good stuff. 768 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,640 ♪ ♪ 769 00:34:26,356 --> 00:34:27,936 NARRATOR: The following morning... 770 00:34:28,024 --> 00:34:29,114 -STEVE G.: Hey, Rick. -SCOTT: Hey, guys. 771 00:34:29,192 --> 00:34:30,232 So, we’re set up. 772 00:34:30,318 --> 00:34:31,568 Wow. 773 00:34:31,653 --> 00:34:33,953 You guys are first-class. 774 00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:36,990 ...Rick and Marty Lagina join members of the team 775 00:34:37,117 --> 00:34:40,197 in the Money Pit area where they have just inserted 776 00:34:40,287 --> 00:34:43,617 a high-definition camera down Borehole L-15 777 00:34:43,707 --> 00:34:45,667 to investigate the mysterious void 778 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:49,462 located 146 feet underground. 779 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:50,878 SCOTT: Pretty clear so far. 780 00:34:50,964 --> 00:34:53,014 By the way, I want to name this thing, okay? 781 00:34:53,133 --> 00:34:54,723 Yeah. 782 00:34:54,801 --> 00:34:56,341 So I’m officially gonna start calling this... Ready? 783 00:34:56,469 --> 00:34:58,849 -Yup. -Aladdin’s Cave. 784 00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:00,102 Aladdin’s Cave? 785 00:35:00,181 --> 00:35:02,181 Are we finding some magic down here? 786 00:35:02,309 --> 00:35:04,309 -Touch nothing. -(laughter) 787 00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:09,442 For me, this void, cavity, is interesting. 788 00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:12,494 Is there any man-made association 789 00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:14,071 with a treasure deposition? 790 00:35:14,154 --> 00:35:16,414 This could be a possible explanation for it. 791 00:35:17,157 --> 00:35:18,987 We’re on a downward pull now. 792 00:35:19,075 --> 00:35:20,615 SCOTT: So, when you see the 150-mark come up, 793 00:35:20,702 --> 00:35:22,832 let’s stop before that, and we’ll just creep down slowly 794 00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:24,622 -from there so we can see it coming out of the casing. -STEVE G.: Yup. 795 00:35:24,706 --> 00:35:26,076 PAUL: It’s coming up shortly. 796 00:35:27,626 --> 00:35:29,376 SCOTT: Slow down. Slow down. 797 00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:33,839 There’s 150. 798 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:36,005 -All right, so, there we go. -MARTY: Okay. Careful. 799 00:35:36,092 --> 00:35:37,802 PAUL: Start creeping from here. 800 00:35:37,886 --> 00:35:40,346 Keep going. Keep going. 801 00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:42,012 Keep going. 802 00:35:43,099 --> 00:35:45,769 -SCOTT: There we go. Right there. -STEVE G.: There it is. 803 00:35:45,852 --> 00:35:47,522 You can see in the cavity? 804 00:35:47,604 --> 00:35:49,154 SCOTT: We’re getting a lot of reflection back 805 00:35:49,230 --> 00:35:50,650 -from particulate. -MARTY: You can see stuff 806 00:35:50,732 --> 00:35:53,032 -that’s following you down. -SCOTT: Yeah. 807 00:35:53,109 --> 00:35:56,029 So, our next stop will be 151, eight inches. 808 00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:58,362 MARTY: Okay. Go real slow. 809 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,240 ♪ ♪ 810 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:10,135 SCOTT: There we go. 811 00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:11,630 STEVE G.: Right now, we’re looking into the cavity. 812 00:36:15,298 --> 00:36:18,338 PAUL: There’s some material or rocks. 813 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:20,716 MARTY: The cave is very interesting to me, 814 00:36:20,804 --> 00:36:22,724 because it’s hard to figure out 815 00:36:22,806 --> 00:36:24,096 how that could be a natural feature. 816 00:36:24,224 --> 00:36:25,394 It doesn’t make sense. 817 00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:29,808 It’s all by itself. There are no others like it. 818 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:32,106 So we need to figure that thing out. 819 00:36:32,232 --> 00:36:34,362 You can’t be very far off bottom. 820 00:36:34,442 --> 00:36:36,152 You want to point it straight down, Scott, 821 00:36:36,236 --> 00:36:38,646 and lower it and just see what’s directly beneath us? 822 00:36:38,738 --> 00:36:40,238 SCOTT: Yeah. 823 00:36:44,411 --> 00:36:46,081 -STEVE G.: Good. -SCOTT: Here you go. 824 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:49,084 We should be looking straight down there. 825 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:51,497 We’re pretty close to the bottom, aren’t we? 826 00:36:51,584 --> 00:36:53,924 Yep. 827 00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,803 That’s very clear. 828 00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,590 SCOTT: Let’s do a rotation 829 00:36:58,717 --> 00:37:01,837 and see if there’s anything else stands out. 830 00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:03,428 PAUL: The hope is that we scan around, 831 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:06,185 and we find a chunk of wood somewhere. 832 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,770 Come on. 833 00:37:14,858 --> 00:37:16,938 No. You can go down. 834 00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,202 -STEVE G.: You got something? -SCOTT: Something coming in. 835 00:37:22,282 --> 00:37:23,282 Yeah, so let’s... 836 00:37:23,366 --> 00:37:24,986 See how weird that is? 837 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,788 PAUL: Yeah, I can see that. 838 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:28,450 There’s the edge of something. 839 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:35,919 -STEVE G.: You got something? -SCOTT: Something coming in. 840 00:37:36,004 --> 00:37:37,214 See how weird that is? 841 00:37:37,297 --> 00:37:38,627 PAUL: Yeah. I can see that. 842 00:37:38,715 --> 00:37:39,885 There’s the edge of something. 843 00:37:39,966 --> 00:37:41,466 SCOTT: This piece right here? 844 00:37:41,551 --> 00:37:43,141 This piece right here. 845 00:37:43,219 --> 00:37:44,799 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 846 00:37:44,888 --> 00:37:47,138 while investigating a mysterious void 847 00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:51,135 some 146 feet deep in Borehole L-15... 848 00:37:51,227 --> 00:37:53,437 I wonder if I can zoom in on that a little better 849 00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:54,901 or focus on it a little better. 850 00:37:54,981 --> 00:37:56,441 ...Rick and Marty Lagina, 851 00:37:56,524 --> 00:37:58,824 along with other members of the team, 852 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:01,993 may have just found a potentially important clue. 853 00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:05,783 That’s a weird way for a rock to fracture. 854 00:38:05,867 --> 00:38:07,737 Well, why don’t you try and zoom out? 855 00:38:11,164 --> 00:38:14,924 I’m just trying to-- making a rotation, a full circle. 856 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:18,415 Wait. No. Stop. 857 00:38:20,882 --> 00:38:22,882 That’s pretty square. 858 00:38:23,009 --> 00:38:25,469 Some sort of, like, pedestal sticking out. 859 00:38:28,807 --> 00:38:30,017 Wow. 860 00:38:30,141 --> 00:38:32,391 RICK: Every expert has told us, 861 00:38:32,519 --> 00:38:34,099 you see right angles, 862 00:38:34,187 --> 00:38:36,607 whether they be above ground or below ground, 863 00:38:36,689 --> 00:38:41,359 that’s something that was constructed by humans. 864 00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:43,776 Anything constructed by humans on Oak Island 865 00:38:43,863 --> 00:38:45,533 is of interest to us. 866 00:38:45,657 --> 00:38:49,037 And thus, the reason to continue to investigate. 867 00:38:49,118 --> 00:38:52,198 I think you’re seeing a pile of jumble underneath the camera. 868 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:53,870 Maybe there’s been a collapse down there. 869 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:57,038 NARRATOR: A possible collapsed structure? 870 00:38:57,126 --> 00:39:00,456 In a cavity nearly 150 feet deep? 871 00:39:00,547 --> 00:39:03,047 If so, could it have been built by treasure hunters 872 00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:07,304 after the Money Pit’s discovery in 1795? 873 00:39:07,387 --> 00:39:09,637 Or was it created by someone 874 00:39:09,722 --> 00:39:12,312 who came to Oak Island much, much earlier? 875 00:39:12,392 --> 00:39:14,142 And do you think you’re seeing off the edge of a pile, 876 00:39:14,227 --> 00:39:15,767 -right there? -PAUL: That’s what 877 00:39:15,895 --> 00:39:17,145 we’re looking at right now, straight down. 878 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:18,980 And the hole came down very close to 879 00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:20,725 the wall of the cave, we’ll call it. 880 00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:22,149 And I think that’s what we see whenever 881 00:39:22,235 --> 00:39:23,655 we’re looking horizontally. 882 00:39:23,736 --> 00:39:26,656 Okay, put it at 90 and take a loop. 883 00:39:32,245 --> 00:39:33,755 Think that’s the wall? The nearest wall? 884 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:35,212 SCOTT: I think that’s what we’re seeing. 885 00:39:35,290 --> 00:39:37,290 Some sort of structure close to the hole. 886 00:39:37,417 --> 00:39:40,207 I think it has the possibility of not being natural. 887 00:39:41,170 --> 00:39:43,960 I’d really love to explain the cavernous area, 888 00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:47,680 but I am, uh, I’m a little lost on this thing. 889 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:49,970 I don’t see a mechanism, a natural mechanism 890 00:39:50,096 --> 00:39:52,516 to have been created. 891 00:39:52,599 --> 00:39:56,809 So, it’s a long shot, but this could be the chamber. 892 00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:59,686 So we need to know everything that’s inside this thing. 893 00:39:59,772 --> 00:40:01,152 We can rotate it around, 894 00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:02,194 then we can kind of see into the abyss. 895 00:40:04,110 --> 00:40:05,860 You can’t focus on that any better? 896 00:40:05,945 --> 00:40:07,105 Let’s try. 897 00:40:09,115 --> 00:40:10,865 MARTY: I don’t see anything. 898 00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:12,700 Okay. So, we have a decision to make. 899 00:40:12,785 --> 00:40:15,285 I need more data, if we’re gonna explore this. 900 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:16,333 RICK: To me, it just simply says 901 00:40:16,456 --> 00:40:18,286 we need the mapping sonar 902 00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,456 if you’re ever gonna learn anything at all about this. 903 00:40:20,543 --> 00:40:22,043 Correct. If we have a sonar, 904 00:40:22,128 --> 00:40:25,088 -a 3D sonar, I would run it. -Okay. 905 00:40:25,173 --> 00:40:27,223 RICK: It’s huge. It’s remarkable. 906 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:30,050 I think that what we need to do is understand 907 00:40:30,136 --> 00:40:34,556 the size of this void, the floor, the ceiling, 908 00:40:34,641 --> 00:40:37,481 the orientation with the other knowns in the area. 909 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,690 We need to get 3D mapping sonar 910 00:40:40,813 --> 00:40:44,693 down into that hole and map that entire void. 911 00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:47,277 -We’re done here. -Okay. 912 00:40:47,362 --> 00:40:49,412 Spool it all up. On to the next thing. 913 00:40:49,489 --> 00:40:52,659 -Thank you, guys. -STEVE G.: Thanks, guys. 914 00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:55,294 NARRATOR: In spite of a frustrating setback 915 00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:57,790 with the Garden Shaft excavation, 916 00:40:57,872 --> 00:41:01,082 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team continue 917 00:41:01,167 --> 00:41:04,667 to forge ahead with possible breakthrough discoveries 918 00:41:04,796 --> 00:41:07,836 and potentially history-changing revelations. 919 00:41:07,924 --> 00:41:11,724 Could it be that the origins of the Oak Island mystery 920 00:41:11,844 --> 00:41:15,934 stretch back even further in time than anyone ever imagined? 921 00:41:16,015 --> 00:41:19,435 Perhaps that question can only be answered 922 00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:21,599 by locating the treasure that has been detected 923 00:41:21,688 --> 00:41:23,478 in the Money Pit. 924 00:41:23,564 --> 00:41:26,944 And there is no force powerful enough on Oak Island 925 00:41:27,026 --> 00:41:31,356 that will stop this team from trying to find it. 926 00:41:35,034 --> 00:41:37,664 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 927 00:41:37,745 --> 00:41:39,705 -ALEX: Sonar’s set up. -STEVE G.: Let’s get it down hole. 928 00:41:39,831 --> 00:41:41,791 -PAUL: Yeah, there it is. -SCOTT: It is a significant opening. 929 00:41:41,874 --> 00:41:44,044 This could be the off-set chamber. 930 00:41:44,168 --> 00:41:47,548 Another anomaly was this one in the northern tip of the swamp. 931 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:49,632 TOM: Awfully close to the Eye of the Swamp. 932 00:41:49,716 --> 00:41:51,046 Would a metal box give you that? 933 00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:53,005 -Oh, for sure. Yeah. -MARTY: Wow. 934 00:41:53,094 --> 00:41:56,684 We have managed to purchase Lot 5. 935 00:41:56,764 --> 00:41:59,934 -(beeping) -Oh. Ooh! 936 00:42:00,059 --> 00:42:01,309 -Look at that! -Wow. 937 00:42:01,394 --> 00:42:03,194 That’s treasure, mate. 938 00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:06,360 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS