1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,467 It's one of the most valuable shipwrecks ever lost in the Caribbean. 2 00:00:04,467 --> 00:00:07,467 It was carrying not one, but two treasures onboard. 3 00:00:07,467 --> 00:00:08,500 [Josh Gates] Are you kidding me? 4 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:09,900 [Dr. Michael Pateman] That has been evaluated 5 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:11,634 to be two to three million dollars. 6 00:00:12,867 --> 00:00:15,200 [Josh] So, in terms of the Maravillas she's where? 7 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,000 [Carl Allen] Three-hundred some odd years of hurricanes, 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,867 it's moved this debris all over the place. 9 00:00:20,767 --> 00:00:22,100 [Josh] Well, now I've got treasure fever, 10 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:23,166 -so, what's the plan now? -[Allen] Yeah. 11 00:00:23,166 --> 00:00:24,400 What do you say? You wanna go diving? 12 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,667 -Okay. -[Josh] Let's do it! Come on. 13 00:00:25,667 --> 00:00:27,533 [dramatic music playing] 14 00:00:29,767 --> 00:00:32,166 [Josh] Blowers are down, let's move some sand. 15 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,433 [Josh on radio] 16 00:00:46,567 --> 00:00:48,867 [surface operator on radio] You're cleared to dive, dive, dive. 17 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:51,200 [Allen] You're gonna see stuff no humans have ever seen. 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,700 Something weird there. 19 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:58,400 -[man] Right here! -[men] Right now! 20 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,133 [Josh on radio] 21 00:01:15,767 --> 00:01:18,800 In the 17th century, Spain was on a roll. 22 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,266 The conquest of the Americas 23 00:01:20,266 --> 00:01:22,467 gave them access to lucrative trade routes, 24 00:01:22,467 --> 00:01:24,367 vast natural resources 25 00:01:24,367 --> 00:01:27,667 and a near unlimited supply of gold and silver, 26 00:01:27,667 --> 00:01:31,433 of which King Philip IV meant to steal every bit. 27 00:01:32,767 --> 00:01:34,700 Massive galleons loaded with treasure 28 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:37,166 sailed across the Atlantic from the New World 29 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:40,600 braving storms and pirates to reach the old one. 30 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,867 One of these vessels was Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas 31 00:01:44,867 --> 00:01:48,667 or Our Lady of Wonders, and she was surely that. 32 00:01:48,667 --> 00:01:51,000 Packed to the bulkheads with riches, 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,900 including a legendary solid gold statue 34 00:01:53,900 --> 00:01:55,667 of the Madonna and Child. 35 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:58,867 The Maravillas was the crown jewel of the King's fleet, 36 00:01:58,867 --> 00:02:04,000 or at least it was, until the night of January fourth 1656. 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,734 [thunder rumbling] 38 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:11,867 While navigating a treacherous maze of reefs in the Bermuda Triangle, 39 00:02:11,867 --> 00:02:13,934 she collided with another ship... 40 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:17,667 and was ripped apart, 41 00:02:17,667 --> 00:02:20,367 sent to the ocean floor off The Bahamas. 42 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,567 Her sinking was a catastrophe. 43 00:02:23,567 --> 00:02:26,266 A butcher spill of 600 souls 44 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:29,800 and a treasure worth billions, gone. 45 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,367 For centuries, salvagers have attempted 46 00:02:32,367 --> 00:02:34,200 to claim her bounty from the depths, 47 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,500 losing ships and sailors in the process. 48 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,467 The wreck was said to be cursed. 49 00:02:39,467 --> 00:02:43,700 But the Maravillas has recently found an unlikely savior. 50 00:02:43,700 --> 00:02:46,467 Businessman turned philanthropist, Carl Allen, 51 00:02:46,467 --> 00:02:49,667 is using his fortune to find a lost fortune, 52 00:02:49,667 --> 00:02:53,400 and preserve the maritime history of The Bahamas. 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,900 He's assembled a team of marine 54 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:56,867 archaeologists and salvagers 55 00:02:56,867 --> 00:02:59,166 to locate the remains of the wreck, 56 00:02:59,166 --> 00:03:02,000 and he's pulling out all the stops. 57 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Using a fleet of ships worth tens of millions, 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,867 not to mention one of the world's most advanced personal submarines, 59 00:03:08,867 --> 00:03:11,367 they're homing in on the lost treasure. 60 00:03:11,367 --> 00:03:13,400 So, join me on the hunt for 61 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,266 one of the most valuable shipwrecks in history, 62 00:03:16,266 --> 00:03:19,066 the wonder that is, the Maravillas. 63 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,166 [opening theme music playing] 64 00:03:24,166 --> 00:03:25,867 My name is Josh Gates. 65 00:03:25,867 --> 00:03:26,967 Hello! 66 00:03:26,967 --> 00:03:27,800 Explorer... 67 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:28,567 It was nothing. 68 00:03:28,567 --> 00:03:29,867 Adventurer... 69 00:03:29,867 --> 00:03:31,000 [exclaims] 70 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,567 Oh, it's long night, now. 71 00:03:32,567 --> 00:03:35,266 ...and a guy who ends up in some very strange situations. 72 00:03:35,967 --> 00:03:37,467 I'm alive... for now! 73 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:39,266 With a degree in archeology 74 00:03:39,266 --> 00:03:40,867 and a passion for the unexplained, 75 00:03:40,867 --> 00:03:43,567 I travel to the ends of the Earth 76 00:03:43,567 --> 00:03:46,166 investigating the greatest legends in history. 77 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:47,467 Ready to rock and roll? 78 00:03:47,467 --> 00:03:50,734 This is Expedition Unknown. 79 00:03:52,867 --> 00:03:54,734 [upbeat music playing] 80 00:03:55,767 --> 00:03:58,700 Wheels down, Freeport, Grand Bahama. 81 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:02,934 A tropical paradise just 55 nautical miles from Florida. 82 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,967 These islands have long attracted outsiders. 83 00:04:06,967 --> 00:04:09,767 They were a stopping ground for colonial explorers 84 00:04:09,767 --> 00:04:11,266 a haven for pirates, 85 00:04:11,266 --> 00:04:13,634 and of course, a magnet for shipwrecks. 86 00:04:15,166 --> 00:04:16,600 And while the Maravillas 87 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,800 was the richest-prized wreck on these treacherous shores, 88 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,100 in Port Lucaya Marketplace 89 00:04:22,100 --> 00:04:24,367 there's another treasure to be found. 90 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,500 There's a huge problem 91 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:29,000 I'm eating my own treasure map, 92 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,867 it's fine. 93 00:04:30,867 --> 00:04:33,767 And as I eat my weight in chocolate dabloons... 94 00:04:33,767 --> 00:04:35,700 [parade music playing] 95 00:04:35,700 --> 00:04:37,533 ...a parade rolls through the market. 96 00:04:38,500 --> 00:04:39,767 Called Junkanoo, 97 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:41,800 this Bahamian take on Mardi Gras 98 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,000 traces its roots from the Caribbean 99 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,834 all the way to West Africa. 100 00:04:50,100 --> 00:04:52,367 I groove my way through the crowd 101 00:04:52,367 --> 00:04:55,567 to reach the nearby Bahamas Maritime Museum. 102 00:04:55,567 --> 00:04:58,200 This exhibition space and research lab 103 00:04:58,200 --> 00:04:59,667 is dedicated to preserving 104 00:04:59,667 --> 00:05:01,700 the nautical history of the Bahamas, 105 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:04,767 and conserving the treasure of Maravillas. 106 00:05:04,767 --> 00:05:06,667 -[Josh] Jim Sinclair. -Hi. Josh Gates. 107 00:05:06,667 --> 00:05:07,867 -How are you? -[Josh] I'm great, man. 108 00:05:07,867 --> 00:05:08,967 -How're you doing? -I'm well. 109 00:05:08,967 --> 00:05:11,467 It's here that I meet my friend, Jim Sinclair, 110 00:05:11,467 --> 00:05:13,767 a fellow member of The Explorers Club, 111 00:05:13,767 --> 00:05:17,166 Jim was the first archeologist to dive the Titanic. 112 00:05:17,166 --> 00:05:19,000 I last saw him in Panama, 113 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,000 on the hunt for the final resting place 114 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,900 of British privateer, Sir Francis Drake. 115 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:26,166 -Great to see you. -Great to see you, too. 116 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:27,667 This is a beautiful museum. 117 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:29,266 It's really a special museum. 118 00:05:29,266 --> 00:05:31,367 It's the first of its kind in all Bahamas, 119 00:05:31,367 --> 00:05:34,266 and we have Carl and Gigi Allen to thank for that. 120 00:05:34,266 --> 00:05:36,066 -These folks right here? -Right there. 121 00:05:36,066 --> 00:05:37,500 [Josh] Businessman Carl Allen 122 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:40,233 quite literally went from trash to treasure. 123 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:44,700 In 2016 he sold his company Heritage Bags, 124 00:05:44,700 --> 00:05:46,667 a producer of trash can liners, 125 00:05:46,667 --> 00:05:48,867 and founded Allen Exploration, 126 00:05:48,867 --> 00:05:50,467 trading in, his suit and tie 127 00:05:50,467 --> 00:05:52,967 for a captain's hat and a scuba tank. 128 00:05:52,967 --> 00:05:55,066 A long-time lover of the Bahamas 129 00:05:55,066 --> 00:05:58,567 with an obsession for the siren song of the Maravillas treasure, 130 00:05:58,567 --> 00:06:01,600 in 2018 Carl and Gigi Allen 131 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,867 purchased the northernmost Bahamian island, Walker's Cay, 132 00:06:04,867 --> 00:06:07,266 near the site of the historic shipwreck. 133 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:09,767 In 2022, Allen Exploration opened 134 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:12,066 the Bahamas Maritime Museum 135 00:06:12,066 --> 00:06:16,734 to share their discoveries and the rich nautical history of the Bahamas with the world. 136 00:06:17,900 --> 00:06:20,567 So, Josh, this is the model 137 00:06:20,567 --> 00:06:23,000 of the Nuestra Senora de Ia Maravillas. 138 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,900 [Josh] So this was a serious ship. 139 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,467 [Jim Sinclair] It was a really serious ship. 140 00:06:26,467 --> 00:06:29,800 It was, you know, a 135 feet long, 35 feet wide, 141 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,266 900 tons. 142 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:32,867 It was a major Spanish galleon. 143 00:06:32,867 --> 00:06:35,400 She could hold over 600 people on board. 144 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,700 Wow. So, as impressive as this is, 145 00:06:37,700 --> 00:06:40,600 I know a lot of galleons went down in the Caribbean, 146 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,066 what makes the Maravillas special? 147 00:06:42,066 --> 00:06:45,066 It's one of the most valuable shipwrecks ever lost in the Caribbean. 148 00:06:45,066 --> 00:06:47,567 It was carrying not one, but two treasures onboard. 149 00:06:47,567 --> 00:06:49,100 -Two treasures? -Two. 150 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:50,667 And why is she carrying two treasures? 151 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:53,200 Well, to tell you that we've to go back 152 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,967 to the dawn of the age of exploration in the New World. 153 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:58,867 [Josh] After Christopher Columbus 154 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:03,000 landed near The Bahamas on his first voyage in 1492, 155 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,266 Spain got into the "bling" business, 156 00:07:05,266 --> 00:07:08,567 conquering much of the Americas and the Caribbean. 157 00:07:08,567 --> 00:07:11,767 Spanish fleets robbed 200 tons of gold 158 00:07:11,767 --> 00:07:14,066 and 16,000 tons of silver, 159 00:07:14,066 --> 00:07:18,266 an estimated $20 billion in today's value. 160 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:21,767 It was an extremely profitable but also risky venture. 161 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:24,800 On October 26, 1654, 162 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,200 one of the Empire's flagships known as La Capitana 163 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:32,100 hit a reef and went down off the coast of Ecuador. 164 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:35,000 Despite rumors that the treasure must be cursed, 165 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,967 the Spanish salvaged the wreck, 166 00:07:36,967 --> 00:07:40,100 recovering tens of millions in silver and gold, 167 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:44,600 including perhaps a fabled solid-gold Madonna statue. 168 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,967 Now, how to get it all to Spain? 169 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:49,667 That's where the Maravillas comes in. 170 00:07:49,667 --> 00:07:51,500 Okay, so their first stop is where? 171 00:07:51,500 --> 00:07:53,800 Then in the spring of 1655, 172 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,266 that's where they stops in Colombia 173 00:07:55,266 --> 00:07:56,266 and they'll pick up 174 00:07:56,266 --> 00:07:58,467 the treasures coming out of Colombia. 175 00:07:58,467 --> 00:08:01,200 [Josh] The Maravillas route takes them from Colombia 176 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,700 through Portobelo, Panama, 177 00:08:02,700 --> 00:08:06,734 where the rich salvage from the sunken Capitana is loaded aboard, 178 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:09,367 and then on to Havana. 179 00:08:09,367 --> 00:08:12,867 Along the way they are also picking up some very rich Spaniards, 180 00:08:12,867 --> 00:08:14,567 headed back to Europe. 181 00:08:14,567 --> 00:08:17,767 And all of those people that are getting onboard, 182 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:18,800 they don't have a check book 183 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,266 or credit card like we used to. 184 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:21,767 They got to carry their own treasure 185 00:08:21,767 --> 00:08:23,700 to pay for whatever it is that they are doing. 186 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:25,767 [Josh] So, part of their personal fortunes are aboard? 187 00:08:25,767 --> 00:08:26,867 [Jim] All of their personal fortunes 188 00:08:26,867 --> 00:08:28,200 -will be onboard. -Wow. 189 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,567 [Jim] Especially as they're going back permanently to Spain. 190 00:08:30,567 --> 00:08:33,467 So the Maravillas and the rest of the fleet departed Havana when? 191 00:08:33,467 --> 00:08:36,367 On January first, 1656. 192 00:08:36,367 --> 00:08:37,667 -New year's day. -New year's day. 193 00:08:37,667 --> 00:08:39,066 -Auspicious day to go. -Yes. 194 00:08:39,066 --> 00:08:41,266 And so now they're, they're heading back to Spain 195 00:08:41,266 --> 00:08:42,467 and they have to go through 196 00:08:42,467 --> 00:08:44,800 what's known as the Bahama Channel. 197 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,467 [Josh] And I've read that the value of the treasure aboard the ship 198 00:08:48,467 --> 00:08:50,567 is anywhere from 250 million 199 00:08:50,567 --> 00:08:53,000 to half a billion dollars, in today's value. 200 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,867 And the idea of losing that treasure, 201 00:08:55,867 --> 00:08:57,467 it would've been a catastrophe for Spain. 202 00:08:57,467 --> 00:08:58,967 But that's exactly what happens. 203 00:08:58,967 --> 00:09:00,367 That's exactly what happens. 204 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,400 [Josh] On the evening of January fourth, 205 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,867 the Maravillas crew saw that they were sailing near a treacherous reef, 206 00:09:07,867 --> 00:09:11,000 under the command of Admiral Don Matias de Orellana, 207 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,367 the crew fired a canon to warn the rest of the fleet. 208 00:09:14,367 --> 00:09:16,567 Mistaking the shot as a signal for help, 209 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:20,166 another ship turned and sped towards the Maravillas, 210 00:09:20,166 --> 00:09:22,200 and then disaster. 211 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,967 The Maravillas was rammed 212 00:09:23,967 --> 00:09:26,166 and a massive hole ripped into her hull 213 00:09:26,166 --> 00:09:28,667 just above the water line. 214 00:09:28,667 --> 00:09:30,867 And how long does it take for the Maravillas to sink? 215 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:32,266 Forty-five minutes. 216 00:09:32,266 --> 00:09:34,200 -Forty-five minutes, it's gone? -It's gone. 217 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,200 And there's how many people on board at this point? 218 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,800 Oh, there's over 600 people on the ship, and-- 219 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,600 -And how many survived this event? -Forty-five. 220 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,000 -Forty-five people lived. -That's it. Yeah, yeah. 221 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,667 I mean, lot of people managed to grab things, 222 00:09:47,667 --> 00:09:49,000 but they just floated off, 223 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,767 some, they said, were eaten by sharks. 224 00:09:51,767 --> 00:09:53,000 [Josh] The waters of the Caribbean 225 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,767 are home to several species, 226 00:09:54,767 --> 00:09:57,000 including bull sharks and tiger sharks, 227 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,934 that reportedly devoured some of the survivors. 228 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:01,834 Unbelievable. 229 00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:03,767 Battered by the reef 230 00:10:03,767 --> 00:10:06,266 the Maravillas was reduced to splinters, 231 00:10:06,266 --> 00:10:08,066 her precious cargo scattered 232 00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:11,200 and lost to the shifting sands of the sea floor. 233 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,266 Now, Allen Exploration has rediscovered this trail of debris, 234 00:10:15,266 --> 00:10:19,100 and is recovering her treasure one artifact at a time. 235 00:10:19,100 --> 00:10:21,000 We're conducting what's basically 236 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,266 almost 400-year-old forensic investigations. 237 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:27,000 So, you can tell the story of not only the ship 238 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:28,166 and the people that were on it, 239 00:10:28,166 --> 00:10:30,700 what its wider place in the world, history wise. 240 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:32,066 Can I see what you've been finding? 241 00:10:32,066 --> 00:10:34,100 -Absolutely. Come this way. -Yeah. 242 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,700 Jim brings me to the lab, 243 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:37,166 where thousands of the objects 244 00:10:37,166 --> 00:10:39,567 from the Maravillas are being conserved. 245 00:10:39,567 --> 00:10:42,300 Like to meet Dr. Michael Pateman, 246 00:10:42,300 --> 00:10:44,266 -this is Josh Gates. -Doctor, nice to meet you. 247 00:10:44,266 --> 00:10:45,400 -Nice to meet you, Josh. -[Josh] All right. 248 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,000 So, what do we have bubbling away in this tank? 249 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,066 Well, we have a railgun from the Maravillas 250 00:10:50,066 --> 00:10:52,767 and it's gone through what we call the electrolysis process. 251 00:10:52,767 --> 00:10:56,567 [Josh] Electrolysis is basically a spa treatment for the artifacts. 252 00:10:56,567 --> 00:10:59,100 The objects are immersed in a salt bath 253 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:02,867 wired with a mild electric current that slowly strips away 254 00:11:02,867 --> 00:11:04,967 the centuries of encrustation. 255 00:11:04,967 --> 00:11:07,100 Hundreds of artifacts from the Maravillas 256 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:10,233 are currently undergoing this restoration process. 257 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:13,166 Woo-ho-ho! Canon balls. 258 00:11:13,166 --> 00:11:15,200 While the cannon balls bubble away, 259 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,500 Dr. Pateman reveals some of the more spectacular finds 260 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:21,266 Carl Allen's team has made so far. 261 00:11:21,266 --> 00:11:24,667 [Dr. Pateman] This is one of my favorite pieces in the entire collection. 262 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:27,266 -This is the hilt of a sword? -[Dr. Pateman] Correct. 263 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:29,266 [Josh] Look at that! 264 00:11:29,266 --> 00:11:30,567 [Dr. Pateman] This is a beautiful piece. 265 00:11:30,567 --> 00:11:33,867 I mean, this is a weapon, but it's truly a work of art. 266 00:11:33,867 --> 00:11:36,467 And that's just stunning. 267 00:11:36,467 --> 00:11:39,000 And here we have some silver coins from the Maravillas. 268 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,066 Oh! 269 00:11:40,967 --> 00:11:42,567 [Josh] Spanish eight-reales coins, 270 00:11:42,567 --> 00:11:44,367 better known as pieces of eight 271 00:11:44,367 --> 00:11:46,567 were mined and minted in the New World 272 00:11:46,567 --> 00:11:49,467 and send back to Spain by the treasure chest. 273 00:11:49,467 --> 00:11:52,867 Today a pristine single coin from the 1600s 274 00:11:52,867 --> 00:11:54,667 could be worth thousands. 275 00:11:55,567 --> 00:11:57,800 I'm officially, uh, hypnotized. 276 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,867 -[Jim chuckles] -What else we've got? 277 00:11:59,867 --> 00:12:01,900 [Dr. Pateman] A nice hunking piece of silver. 278 00:12:01,900 --> 00:12:03,867 -This is solid silver? -Yeah. 279 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:05,567 That's a bullion bar. 280 00:12:05,567 --> 00:12:10,066 The raw value of this much silver today is about what? 281 00:12:10,066 --> 00:12:11,767 About a $100,000. 282 00:12:12,867 --> 00:12:15,367 [Josh] This and the other finds will go on display 283 00:12:15,367 --> 00:12:16,967 here at the museum. 284 00:12:16,967 --> 00:12:18,867 But they pale in comparison 285 00:12:18,867 --> 00:12:22,200 to one of AllenX's shiniest finds to-date. 286 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,000 Are you kidding me! This is real? 287 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,400 These are very real. 288 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,066 -[Jim] Quite yellow. -Would you like to hold that? 289 00:12:28,066 --> 00:12:32,166 [Josh] A gold chain so glorious it would make Mr. T weep. 290 00:12:32,166 --> 00:12:34,667 Interesting work. Look at the patterning on this. 291 00:12:34,667 --> 00:12:37,166 Look at the way it's all hooked together. 292 00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:41,200 This is as fine, as beautiful a thing that you could hope to find. 293 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,567 You know, I've been lucky enough to work on lot of shipwrecks, Josh, 294 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:45,700 this is the most unique chain 295 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:47,867 -I've ever seen come off the shipwreck. -Yeah. 296 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:49,500 [Josh] Known as money chains, 297 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:51,200 the links on necklaces like this 298 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,367 could be removed and used as currency. 299 00:12:53,367 --> 00:12:54,767 It's stunning. 300 00:12:54,767 --> 00:12:56,000 What is this? 301 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,467 -Just a lump of gold? -This is just a lump of gold. 302 00:12:58,467 --> 00:12:59,734 About five pounds. 303 00:13:00,266 --> 00:13:01,367 And if you look at that, 304 00:13:01,367 --> 00:13:03,400 it fits in your hand perfectly, 305 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,367 so sometimes, uh, it could easily just stuck in your pocket-- 306 00:13:06,367 --> 00:13:08,166 -Yeah, let me try for instance. -[laughs] 307 00:13:08,166 --> 00:13:09,467 Oh, you're right, it does, fits perfectly. 308 00:13:09,467 --> 00:13:12,233 -Guys, this has been a real pleasure. -See you later. [laughs] 309 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:15,266 [Josh] While the valuables listed on the manifest 310 00:13:15,266 --> 00:13:18,400 would be worth about half a billion dollars today, 311 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,567 smuggled goods make double of that official number. 312 00:13:21,567 --> 00:13:24,000 [Dr. Pateman] So this is an emerald pendant. 313 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,967 This is, uh, another very special piece. 314 00:13:26,967 --> 00:13:28,767 [Josh] This is extraordinary, man. 315 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:30,533 [Dr. Pateman] Yes, just be very careful. 316 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:33,567 Oh, look at that! 317 00:13:33,567 --> 00:13:35,000 [Dr. Pateman] It glows. 318 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,867 One of the things about your efforts here that's really remarkable is, 319 00:13:37,867 --> 00:13:39,100 you're not finding 320 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:41,066 all of these materials to sell. 321 00:13:41,066 --> 00:13:44,000 This is about preserving them, telling the story, 322 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,066 -presenting them to the public. -[Dr. Pateman] Yes. 323 00:13:46,066 --> 00:13:49,867 Having said that... I have to ask. 324 00:13:49,867 --> 00:13:52,100 All right, so that piece has been evaluated 325 00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:54,367 to be between two to three million dollars. 326 00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:57,166 Okay. 327 00:13:57,166 --> 00:14:00,133 That may be the most expensive thing I've ever held. 328 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:01,700 Okay, big question. 329 00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:04,400 In terms of outstanding mysteries, 330 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,467 what... what gnaws at you about this wreck? 331 00:14:07,467 --> 00:14:09,166 We're still looking for the sterncastle 332 00:14:09,166 --> 00:14:10,700 because that hasn't been seen. 333 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:12,467 Sterncastle, the back part of the ship? 334 00:14:12,467 --> 00:14:14,667 [Jim] Back part of the ship, when... when it sank, 335 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:18,800 back part of the ship actually came off of the rest of the ship. 336 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,567 -Broke off? -Yeah, and we have survivors testimonies 337 00:14:21,567 --> 00:14:24,900 about how had... that part floated away. 338 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:27,767 [Josh] Quarters for the captain and the wealthiest passengers 339 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,367 were in the sterncastle. 340 00:14:29,367 --> 00:14:31,166 And these first-class guests 341 00:14:31,166 --> 00:14:33,600 would have kept their most prized possessions 342 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,000 close at hand. 343 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,967 What would lead you to the sterncastle? 344 00:14:36,967 --> 00:14:39,100 You know, maybe we are looking for navigators tools, 345 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:40,867 you know, really fancy China plates. 346 00:14:40,867 --> 00:14:43,367 May be we'll find more jewelry like this. 347 00:14:43,367 --> 00:14:45,667 So, things like the chain, or the emerald pendant, 348 00:14:45,667 --> 00:14:47,767 these are things that may have been in the sterncastle 349 00:14:47,767 --> 00:14:48,867 and may lead you 350 00:14:48,867 --> 00:14:50,767 -back to that sterncastle. -Right. 351 00:14:50,767 --> 00:14:52,266 And they're out there looking right now? 352 00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:53,800 -Like, this is underway? -[Jim] Yes. 353 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,667 -Absolutely. -Wow! 354 00:14:55,667 --> 00:14:58,433 -Have any interest in going? -Let's rock n' roll. 355 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:03,600 Jim and I meet our ride at a nearby dock. 356 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:04,900 This is stunning. 357 00:15:04,900 --> 00:15:07,066 Carl Allen didn't sent some dinghy. 358 00:15:07,066 --> 00:15:09,300 This 80-foot yacht called Frigate, 359 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:11,000 is an aquatic Lamborghini, 360 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,000 capable of cruising at over 40 knots. 361 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,934 -My favorite expedition ever. -[laughs] 362 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,166 [Josh] We quickly leave dryland in rearview, 363 00:15:20,166 --> 00:15:23,000 and charter course to an undisclosed location, 364 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,166 where we'll meet the rest of the Allen Exploration fleet. 365 00:15:26,166 --> 00:15:27,700 Somewhere beneath our wake, 366 00:15:27,700 --> 00:15:30,734 lies the most valuable treasure in the Caribbean. 367 00:15:35,767 --> 00:15:37,500 [upbeat music playing] 368 00:15:37,500 --> 00:15:38,600 [Josh] Okay, this is nice. 369 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,367 Yeah, it's an 80-foot-viking, 370 00:15:41,367 --> 00:15:43,400 5,200 horsepower. 371 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,900 -Fifty-two hundred horsepower? -Yeah, 5,200, 372 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:48,000 and it cruises about 35 knots. 373 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,033 -Should I hold by on to something? -Yeah. 374 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,567 I'm cruising towards open sea, aboard Frigate, 375 00:15:54,567 --> 00:15:57,100 sent by millionaire, treasure hunter, Carl Allen, 376 00:15:57,100 --> 00:16:00,066 to ferry me and archaeologist Jim Sinclair, 377 00:16:00,066 --> 00:16:02,100 to an undisclosed rendezvous point 378 00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:03,900 in the northern Bahamas. 379 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:05,967 It's there the Carl's team is searching 380 00:16:05,967 --> 00:16:08,367 for the lost treasure of the Maravillas, 381 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:11,967 one of the most valuable Spanish shipwrecks in the Caribbean. 382 00:16:11,967 --> 00:16:14,066 Jim, where is this place? 383 00:16:15,166 --> 00:16:16,467 All right, I can tell you this, 384 00:16:16,467 --> 00:16:19,967 it's smack down in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. 385 00:16:19,967 --> 00:16:22,367 [Josh] The Bermuda, or Devil's Triangle, 386 00:16:22,367 --> 00:16:24,700 is the stuff of maritime legend, 387 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:25,767 and nightmares. 388 00:16:25,767 --> 00:16:28,367 It is estimated that more than 20 aircrafts 389 00:16:28,367 --> 00:16:30,467 and 50 ships have vanished here. 390 00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:33,000 But as we approach our coordinates, 391 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,066 I spot a vessel that should be able to beat the odds. 392 00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:38,066 I see a boat! 393 00:16:38,066 --> 00:16:40,667 -Oh, my word! -[laughs] 394 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:42,634 What am I looking at? 395 00:16:44,166 --> 00:16:45,700 This is the Axis. 396 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:48,000 The state-of-the-art floating command center 397 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,266 in Carl Allen's search 398 00:16:49,266 --> 00:16:51,200 for millions in missing treasure, 399 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,867 and she's not alone. 400 00:16:52,867 --> 00:16:54,567 Nearby is the Sea Reaper, 401 00:16:54,567 --> 00:16:57,300 used for excavations on the ocean floor, 402 00:16:57,300 --> 00:17:00,900 the Sea Trepid, for ship to ship transfers and diving, 403 00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:03,266 and last but not least Gigi, 404 00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:06,367 a tricked out 164 foot superyacht 405 00:17:06,367 --> 00:17:08,867 for, well, for why the hell not. 406 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:10,867 Add in a half a dozen support boats 407 00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:14,000 and you've got yourself a shipwreck-seeking armada 408 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,934 that will make Logan Roy blush. 409 00:17:20,567 --> 00:17:22,166 Mr. Allen, I presume. 410 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:24,066 Yes, sir. Mr. Gates, good to see you. 411 00:17:24,066 --> 00:17:25,567 -[Josh] Hey, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, sir. 412 00:17:25,567 --> 00:17:27,100 Thrilled... thrilled to be here. 413 00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:28,266 Thank you for having us aboard. 414 00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:30,767 I have seen people passionate about treasure hunting, 415 00:17:30,767 --> 00:17:32,066 this is another level. 416 00:17:32,066 --> 00:17:34,100 I assume you know you've a submarine behind you. 417 00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:36,667 I do. I have a TRITON 3300. 418 00:17:36,667 --> 00:17:38,767 -It goes down to 3,300ft. -Incredible. 419 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:41,266 And I see Axis written over here. Is this Axis we're on? 420 00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:43,600 Yes, it is. This is a 183 Damen, 421 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:44,867 built in Europe, uh, 422 00:17:44,867 --> 00:17:47,200 mainly built for off-shore oil tankers 423 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,000 but converted into a treasure-hunting ship. 424 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,166 So, in terms of the wreck, in terms of the Maravillas, she's where? 425 00:17:53,166 --> 00:17:54,500 She's all around us. 426 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:55,967 -Literally? -Uh, literally. 427 00:17:55,967 --> 00:17:58,500 Three-hundred some odd years of hurricanes, 428 00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:00,500 it's moved this debris all over the place. 429 00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:02,367 Now, Carl, you're not the first person to try 430 00:18:02,367 --> 00:18:03,867 -to salvage the Maravillas. -Right. 431 00:18:03,867 --> 00:18:05,567 When was the first salvage operation? 432 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:09,367 Well, the first salvage operation started six months after she was lost. 433 00:18:09,367 --> 00:18:11,000 [Josh] Spanish recovery efforts 434 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,667 using trawling grappling hooks 435 00:18:12,667 --> 00:18:15,667 and tragically enslaved native pearl divers, 436 00:18:15,667 --> 00:18:19,000 managed to recover more than half a million pesos, 437 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,000 but over the centuries storms and currents scattered the wreck, 438 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,567 including the elusive sterncastle section 439 00:18:25,567 --> 00:18:28,367 across an estimated five-mile stretch, 440 00:18:28,367 --> 00:18:31,900 now buried beneath ten to twenty feet of sand. 441 00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:35,367 More than 300 years later in 1972, 442 00:18:35,367 --> 00:18:37,967 diving pioneer and explorer Bob Marx 443 00:18:37,967 --> 00:18:39,667 rediscovered part of the ship. 444 00:18:39,667 --> 00:18:43,200 Marx and another crew salvaged millions from the wreck, 445 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,467 until the government put a moratorium 446 00:18:45,467 --> 00:18:49,800 on all salvage operations in Bahamian waters, until now. 447 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,600 Allen Exploration is working with the local authorities, 448 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,500 to responsibly excavate the remains, 449 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,000 find the sterncastle 450 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,400 and recover the ship's greatest treasures. 451 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,367 They've done this by marrying extensive sonar 452 00:19:02,367 --> 00:19:03,867 and magnetometer surveys, 453 00:19:03,867 --> 00:19:07,467 with cutting-edge GPS and mapping technology. 454 00:19:07,467 --> 00:19:09,567 Is there a white whale for you? I mean, is there something 455 00:19:09,567 --> 00:19:11,000 you wanna find more than anything else? 456 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,667 There is, uh, a mysterious artifact 457 00:19:13,667 --> 00:19:15,700 on that known as the "Golden Madonna." 458 00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:18,500 It's estimated that she's life-sized, 459 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:19,867 five-foot tall, it's gold. 460 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:21,400 A life-sized golden statue 461 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,367 -we're talking about? -Holding baby Jesus. 462 00:19:23,367 --> 00:19:26,000 It's something that King Philip IV would've done. 463 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,900 He was a man of the arts, a man of literature, 464 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:30,767 a man of the theater. 465 00:19:30,767 --> 00:19:32,967 [Josh] And apparently a man who really wanted 466 00:19:32,967 --> 00:19:35,266 to get in the good graces of the Church. 467 00:19:35,266 --> 00:19:38,000 King Philip's holy bribe, if it does exist, 468 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,467 never made it to Spain, 469 00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:43,066 lost along with an estimated half billion in treasure. 470 00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:45,100 But before we start looking for it, 471 00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:47,467 we have a little business to attend to. 472 00:19:47,467 --> 00:19:51,967 I understand that you're a newly-elected member of the The Explorer's Club? 473 00:19:51,967 --> 00:19:53,867 -I am, yes. -And as you know, 474 00:19:53,867 --> 00:19:56,266 -probably Jim and I are both members of the club. -Yes. 475 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:58,767 So, um, because of that I applied for 476 00:19:58,767 --> 00:20:00,100 and we have been granted 477 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,266 a flag to carry on this expedition 478 00:20:02,266 --> 00:20:03,367 -from the club. -[Allen] Oh. 479 00:20:03,367 --> 00:20:06,667 Flags are given out for important expeditions. 480 00:20:06,667 --> 00:20:08,000 This particular flag, 481 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,700 started its journey in the 1930s 482 00:20:09,700 --> 00:20:11,000 going down to Peru. 483 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,300 It's been to both the Arctic and the Antarctic. 484 00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:17,500 This flag went down to Titanic in 2005. 485 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:19,800 And it's been down to its sister ship the Britannic. 486 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:20,900 -So... -That's awesome. 487 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:22,567 ...we can hoist that wherever we can. 488 00:20:22,567 --> 00:20:24,266 -Oh, wow, thank you. -Yeah. 489 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:25,967 -I'm shaking. -[Josh laughs] 490 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:28,166 -No, this flag's been-- Yeah. -Well, this is a serious-- 491 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:29,667 This is a serious expedition and, uh, 492 00:20:29,667 --> 00:20:31,867 -and so hopefully this will bring you some luck. -Yeah. 493 00:20:31,867 --> 00:20:33,166 What do you say? You wanna go diving? 494 00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:34,066 Let's go diving. 495 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:35,266 -Let's go diving. -All right, let's do this. 496 00:20:35,266 --> 00:20:36,433 -Okay. -Let's do it, come on. 497 00:20:38,467 --> 00:20:41,367 [Josh] We raised the storied flag, gear up, 498 00:20:41,367 --> 00:20:44,467 and transfer from Axis to Sea Trepid. 499 00:20:44,467 --> 00:20:46,567 Which will take us to one of the salvage boats 500 00:20:46,567 --> 00:20:48,934 positioned over the team's latest target. 501 00:20:51,266 --> 00:20:53,066 Welcome, Josh, to the Sea Reaper. 502 00:20:53,066 --> 00:20:55,500 This is one of main recovery vessel 503 00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:57,166 that we use at AllenX 504 00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:59,667 and we think we are on a good spot right now. 505 00:20:59,667 --> 00:21:01,266 We've been following tracks of material. 506 00:21:01,266 --> 00:21:03,367 -We think we're on a really good area. -Okay. 507 00:21:03,367 --> 00:21:07,867 So, one of the things we have to do though, is we have to blow a hole. 508 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,266 [Josh] Recovering treasure form the Maravillas 509 00:21:11,266 --> 00:21:13,000 is not as simple as just throwing on 510 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,934 a scuba mask and a set of fins. 511 00:21:15,867 --> 00:21:17,867 After three centuries of storms 512 00:21:17,867 --> 00:21:22,000 artifacts from the wreck are now covered by 10 to 20 feet of sand 513 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,200 and lodged into the reef below. 514 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,567 All right, Mikey, let's start the blowers. 515 00:21:26,567 --> 00:21:28,066 [Josh] To reveal the shiny stuff 516 00:21:28,066 --> 00:21:31,667 the AllenX team deploys two prop wash deflecting shoots 517 00:21:31,667 --> 00:21:34,233 known as mailboxes over the site. 518 00:21:35,667 --> 00:21:38,934 Divers pin the blowers in place over the ship's propellors... 519 00:21:42,667 --> 00:21:46,467 directing the force generated by the engine down to the sea floor. 520 00:21:48,500 --> 00:21:51,433 The force of the propellors pushes the sand away. 521 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,734 We wait for the dust to settle and then it's time to get wet. 522 00:21:58,967 --> 00:22:01,266 I drop down with Jim and a team of divers 523 00:22:01,266 --> 00:22:04,367 while Carl mans comm system topside. 524 00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:07,400 Josh, Josh, Carl here. What's going on down there? 525 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,433 [Josh on radio] 526 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,834 [Allen on radio] 527 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:21,200 [Josh] At the bottom of the sandy crater 528 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,600 lies a dead reef, 529 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,100 part of the formation that sank the Maravillas 530 00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:27,333 more than 350 years ago. 531 00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:29,634 [Josh on radio] 532 00:22:30,066 --> 00:22:32,367 [Jim on radio] 533 00:22:40,066 --> 00:22:42,266 [Josh on radio] 534 00:22:51,367 --> 00:22:53,667 [Josh] After more than three centuries of decay, 535 00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:56,667 most of the wood and organic material from the ship 536 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:58,367 has been eaten away by the sea. 537 00:22:58,367 --> 00:23:00,700 So, we're looking for metal, pottery, 538 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,734 and anything that seems out of place. 539 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,433 [Allen on radio] 540 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,066 [Josh on radio] 541 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:18,900 [Jim on radio] 542 00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:20,767 [Josh on radio] 543 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:24,533 [Jim on radio] 544 00:23:29,967 --> 00:23:31,867 [Josh] The Maravillas would've been carrying 545 00:23:31,867 --> 00:23:34,467 several hundred tons of ballast in its hold, 546 00:23:34,467 --> 00:23:36,166 to balance out the weight on deck 547 00:23:36,166 --> 00:23:38,500 and stay on an even keel. 548 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:41,500 These stones are a good sign that we're on the wreck. 549 00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:43,867 The question is, which part of it. 550 00:23:44,667 --> 00:23:46,033 [Josh on radio] 551 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:56,533 [Jim on radio] 552 00:23:57,367 --> 00:23:58,934 [Josh on radio] 553 00:23:59,467 --> 00:24:01,934 [Jim on radio] 554 00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:06,433 [Josh on radio] 555 00:24:06,967 --> 00:24:13,333 [Jim on radio] 556 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,166 [Josh on radio] 557 00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:19,600 [Josh] The debris field grows, 558 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,500 and a ghostly picture of life aboard the galleon 559 00:24:22,500 --> 00:24:24,066 begins to take shape. 560 00:24:24,066 --> 00:24:26,467 But is this part of the missing stern section 561 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:28,734 and its vast treasure reserves? 562 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:31,333 [dramatic music playing] 563 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,667 [Jim on radio] 564 00:24:44,767 --> 00:24:46,467 [Josh on radio] 565 00:24:46,467 --> 00:24:48,467 [Jim on radio] 566 00:24:49,100 --> 00:24:51,767 [Josh on radio] 567 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,834 [Jim on radio] 568 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,500 [Josh] Did this key belong to a chest? 569 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:01,567 And if so, could its contents be nearby? 570 00:25:06,667 --> 00:25:07,600 [detector beeping] 571 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,266 [Josh on radio] 572 00:25:13,867 --> 00:25:15,233 [detector beeping] 573 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:23,567 [Jim on radio] 574 00:25:23,567 --> 00:25:25,367 [Josh on radio] 575 00:25:25,367 --> 00:25:27,934 [Jim on radio] 576 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,634 [Josh on radio] 577 00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:41,667 [Jim on radio] 578 00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:46,467 [Josh on radio] 579 00:25:46,467 --> 00:25:49,767 [Jim on radio] 580 00:25:51,367 --> 00:25:53,300 [Josh] I'm with the Allen Exploration team 581 00:25:53,300 --> 00:25:55,700 on the hunt for the treasure of the Maravillas, 582 00:25:55,700 --> 00:26:00,066 a Spanish galleon that sank off the Bahamas in 1656, 583 00:26:00,066 --> 00:26:02,867 with an estimated half a billion on board. 584 00:26:02,867 --> 00:26:07,333 [Josh on radio] 585 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:11,834 [Jim on radio] 586 00:26:12,767 --> 00:26:14,934 [Josh on radio] 587 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,133 [detector beeping] 588 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,834 [Josh on radio] 589 00:26:42,266 --> 00:26:43,600 Great! That's what we're looking for. 590 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:44,667 Bring them up. 591 00:26:44,667 --> 00:26:46,367 [Josh on radio] 592 00:26:46,367 --> 00:26:49,066 [Josh] While the dive team continues to scour the bottom 593 00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:51,166 for more treasure from the Maravillas, 594 00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:53,100 I make my way up the short line 595 00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:55,533 and surface with a fistful of silver. 596 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,166 -Carl, we got a present for you. -All right. 597 00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:03,867 -Couple of them actually. -That's great. 598 00:27:03,867 --> 00:27:05,266 -Oh, yeah! -Come on! 599 00:27:05,266 --> 00:27:06,667 That's what we're looking for, baby! 600 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:08,767 -[Josh] How about that? -Oh, yes. 601 00:27:08,767 --> 00:27:10,200 I mean my heart almost stopped. 602 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,367 Oh, that's beautiful. Congratulations, Josh. Right, first dive, huh? 603 00:27:13,367 --> 00:27:14,367 -So exciting, man. -Way to go! 604 00:27:14,367 --> 00:27:17,266 -So exciting. -Great job! Great job. 605 00:27:17,266 --> 00:27:20,600 [Josh] We return to Axis, the operation command center, 606 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,467 which begins to steam ahead, to where? 607 00:27:23,467 --> 00:27:24,834 To here. 608 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,467 Welcome to Walker's Cay. 609 00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:30,200 The northernmost island in the Bahamas, 610 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:35,100 this remote spit of land was once a legendary sport fishing destination 611 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:36,266 and hosted a who's who 612 00:27:36,266 --> 00:27:38,467 from Richard Nixon to Jane Fonda, 613 00:27:38,467 --> 00:27:41,867 that is until hurricanes ripped the island to pieces 614 00:27:41,867 --> 00:27:44,867 leaving it deserted in 2004. 615 00:27:44,867 --> 00:27:47,266 Carl Allen first came here on a fishing trip 616 00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:48,800 when he was 12 years old, 617 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,867 and he loved it so much that four decades later, 618 00:27:51,867 --> 00:27:53,100 he bought it. 619 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:56,934 Carl and Gigi are now revitalizing every square foot, 620 00:27:57,367 --> 00:27:59,200 restoring the runway, 621 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,100 building a tree nursery, 622 00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:03,166 restoring the island's church 623 00:28:03,166 --> 00:28:06,100 and outfitting Walker's with a pristine marina, 624 00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:08,800 his new home base for exploration. 625 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:12,000 And in between discoveries a little bit fishing. 626 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,000 -Oh-hoo-hoo-hoo! -Whoa! 627 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,100 [Josh] Once in port we meet on the bridge 628 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:17,533 to review our finds. 629 00:28:18,300 --> 00:28:20,100 Wow! Shall we see what we got? 630 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,166 -Yes, let's check it out. -Yeah, let's take a look at what we found. 631 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:24,300 -Pottery. -[Jim] Yeah, 632 00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:26,500 that's basically an earthenware type of pottery. 633 00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:28,567 And they would fill them with wine or olive oil 634 00:28:28,567 --> 00:28:30,867 or olive or even fish. 635 00:28:30,867 --> 00:28:34,500 [Josh] The wreck site is littered with fragments of these storage jars. 636 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,166 The Tupperware of Spanish treasure fleet. 637 00:28:37,166 --> 00:28:40,266 But some of our other discoveries are unusual. 638 00:28:40,266 --> 00:28:41,800 We were looking at that down there 639 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:43,066 and you were trying to say to me, 640 00:28:43,066 --> 00:28:45,200 -it looks like a key almost, and it does. -Yeah, well, 641 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:49,767 this is where the little teeth would've been, hollow shaft, 642 00:28:49,767 --> 00:28:52,800 and then this where the ring would be. 643 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,467 -Do you really think that's what it really is? -Oh, yeah. Absolutely. 644 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,967 [Josh] How cool is that. 645 00:28:57,967 --> 00:28:59,700 What's cool about it, what was it locking. 646 00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:02,400 -[Jim] Yeah. -All right, exactly. The big question. 647 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,967 [Josh] After a dip in the electrolysis bath 648 00:29:04,967 --> 00:29:06,600 to remove the encrustation, 649 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,200 this key will go on display 650 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,567 at the Bahamas Maritime Museum. 651 00:29:10,567 --> 00:29:14,400 The million or should I say billion dollar question is, 652 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,367 "What greater treasures might it unlock?" 653 00:29:17,367 --> 00:29:18,266 All right then, Josh, you know 654 00:29:18,266 --> 00:29:19,767 -the coins we found down there... -Yeah. 655 00:29:19,767 --> 00:29:21,767 ...we had a chance to clean a couple of these 656 00:29:21,767 --> 00:29:23,200 -up here really-- -[Josh] Here on the ship? 657 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,767 -Here on the ship. -So, there's a kind of fast process? 658 00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:27,100 Well, there's a pre-cleaning... 659 00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:30,166 So, they're not perfect, but I'm very excited to show you these. 660 00:29:30,166 --> 00:29:31,634 They cleaned up pretty good. 661 00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:34,500 [Josh] Get out of here. 662 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:36,066 These are the coins we just had out there. 663 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:37,100 [Jim] These are the coins you found it. 664 00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,400 [Allen] Yeah, you're the one who found them. 665 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:39,600 [Jim] But now you can see 666 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,266 the Florins had a cross on it a lot better, look at that. 667 00:29:41,266 --> 00:29:43,300 I mean, see it. It's-- Look at that. 668 00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:46,266 It's just right on there. And in fact you can see the stamp on the back as well. 669 00:29:46,266 --> 00:29:49,500 [Jim] That's right. That'll be the crest of Philip IV, 670 00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:50,867 the King of Spain. 671 00:29:50,867 --> 00:29:52,367 You know, when you see them down there, 672 00:29:52,367 --> 00:29:54,967 -they are just these blackened lumps... -Yeah. 673 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:58,200 ...but just underneath that shining beautiful silver. 674 00:29:58,200 --> 00:29:59,634 -[Allen] Yes. -[Josh] Wow. 675 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:01,467 Look at that! 676 00:30:01,467 --> 00:30:04,367 -Genuine piece of eight, right there. -[Jim] Yeah. 677 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:05,467 That is something. 678 00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:07,100 Okay, well, now, I've got treasure fever, 679 00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,300 -so, what's the plan now? -Yeah. 680 00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:11,567 Josh, you know, not far from where we are is deep water. 681 00:30:11,567 --> 00:30:12,767 Like, how deep? 682 00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:16,166 Oh, boy, it can go down almost 3,000 ft. 683 00:30:16,166 --> 00:30:17,367 There was a theory that, 684 00:30:17,367 --> 00:30:19,467 that the sterncastle of the Maravillas 685 00:30:19,467 --> 00:30:21,467 may have bobbled off... 686 00:30:21,467 --> 00:30:24,200 So, there's a chance that whole sterncastle went down off that shelf? 687 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:25,800 That's, that's correct. 688 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,667 [Josh] Just past our excavation site, 689 00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:31,467 the shallow Bahama bank falls into a deep ocean abyss 690 00:30:31,467 --> 00:30:34,367 where scuba divers can't reach. 691 00:30:34,367 --> 00:30:37,300 When the Maravillas wrecked the aft section broke off 692 00:30:37,300 --> 00:30:39,367 and floated away before sinking. 693 00:30:39,367 --> 00:30:42,300 And despite much searching have never been found. 694 00:30:42,300 --> 00:30:46,200 It's therefore theorized that it may have settled in these deep waters, 695 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,867 taking the Golden Madonna 696 00:30:47,867 --> 00:30:49,867 and countless millions with her. 697 00:30:50,667 --> 00:30:51,900 Very quickly it will drop 698 00:30:51,900 --> 00:30:53,467 hundreds of feet straight down. 699 00:30:53,467 --> 00:30:55,266 -We are not scuba-ing down to that? -No. 700 00:30:55,266 --> 00:30:57,767 We are going to get into the TRITON submarine. 701 00:30:57,767 --> 00:30:59,567 -We are using the sub? -We are, sir. 702 00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:01,166 [whispers excitedly] We're using the sub! 703 00:31:03,700 --> 00:31:05,333 [Allen] Okay. Swing it. 704 00:31:06,166 --> 00:31:08,567 [Josh] This is the TRITON 3300, 705 00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:12,000 one of the safest and most advanced subs on the planet, 706 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,100 with an array of thrusters with dynamic vectoring, 707 00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:16,934 the sub is highly maneuverable. 708 00:31:17,767 --> 00:31:19,734 Everybody careful, 16,000 pounds. 709 00:31:20,867 --> 00:31:24,000 [Josh] Its nine-inch thick acrylic pressure sphere 710 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,767 can withstand depths of more than 3,000 feet 711 00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:29,433 and can stay down for up to 12 hours. 712 00:31:35,667 --> 00:31:37,033 Let's go find a wreck. 713 00:31:39,266 --> 00:31:43,100 Piloting this mission is Captain Montana "Monty" McKinnon, 714 00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,767 which is officially the greatest name 715 00:31:44,767 --> 00:31:46,367 for a sub pilot ever. 716 00:31:46,367 --> 00:31:48,567 I'm ready for thruster checks. 717 00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:51,500 Let me know when I'm clear to test. 718 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:53,767 [Josh] A surface support boat shuttles us over. 719 00:31:53,767 --> 00:31:55,900 The Axis will follow us topside, 720 00:31:55,900 --> 00:31:58,266 using acoustic live tracking 721 00:31:58,266 --> 00:32:01,066 to monitor our position once we submerge. 722 00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:06,000 All right, BIBS coming off. We're going down. 723 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,467 [Capt. McKinnon] Clear to open my vent and start my dive? 724 00:32:08,467 --> 00:32:09,767 [surface operator on radio] Your hatch is secure, 725 00:32:09,767 --> 00:32:12,867 you're cleared to vent, and dive, dive, dive. 726 00:32:12,867 --> 00:32:14,233 Here we go. 727 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:18,533 Wow! 728 00:32:21,967 --> 00:32:23,233 Unbelievable. 729 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:25,734 [Allen] Down into the abyss. 730 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,367 [Josh] Then down we go. 731 00:32:34,367 --> 00:32:35,867 Well, this beats all the scuba gear. 732 00:32:35,867 --> 00:32:39,400 Yeah, I mean, forget the 100 pounds on your back. 733 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,367 [Josh] We quickly drop down 40 feet 734 00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:43,667 to the edge of the shallow Bahama bank 735 00:32:43,667 --> 00:32:45,900 and start searching for debris. 736 00:32:45,900 --> 00:32:49,066 Basically we're keeping our eyes open for anything, 737 00:32:49,066 --> 00:32:50,600 anything humanmade out here, right? 738 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:52,200 Kind of stuff we were seeing back at the site. 739 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:53,367 -Pottery... -Yeah. 740 00:32:53,367 --> 00:32:55,934 -[Allen] The ship could be anywhere here... -Right. 741 00:33:02,500 --> 00:33:04,300 [Josh] We crawl along the bottom, 742 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:06,200 monitoring the onboard sonar, 743 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,967 and scanning for any signs of a debris trail. 744 00:33:10,367 --> 00:33:13,367 I mean, this is like another world down here. 745 00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:15,266 [dramatic music playing] 746 00:33:19,667 --> 00:33:22,166 -We start to see a drop here. -[Allen] Oh, yeah, yeah. 747 00:33:22,166 --> 00:33:24,767 [Josh] We ease our way towards the ledge, 748 00:33:24,767 --> 00:33:26,700 just beyond lies the deep ocean 749 00:33:26,700 --> 00:33:30,000 and the more predatory waters of the Bahamas. 750 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,900 Oh, look, right over there! Big shark out there! 751 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:34,066 Right there! 752 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,634 [dramatic music playing] 753 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,600 [Allen] That's a bull shark. 754 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,667 -[Josh] Is it a bull? -[Allen] Yeah. 755 00:33:44,667 --> 00:33:46,567 -And they're... they're like curious ones. -Yeah, 756 00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:48,634 They come and darting in and out. 757 00:33:50,567 --> 00:33:51,900 [Josh] And that curiosity 758 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:53,600 sometimes gets them into trouble. 759 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:58,967 Bull sharks are responsible for more than a 100 attacks on humans every year. 760 00:33:58,967 --> 00:34:00,667 You did install the electric shock plating 761 00:34:00,667 --> 00:34:02,000 on the outside of this sub, right? 762 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,433 -[Allen laughs] Just turn on the force field. -[Josh] Perfect. 763 00:34:05,767 --> 00:34:08,367 [Josh] Despite having the strongest bite force of any shark, 764 00:34:08,367 --> 00:34:11,934 we're perfectly safe from this big bull inside the sub. 765 00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:16,200 We continue to descend along the ledge, 766 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,300 heading into deeper and darker waters, 767 00:34:18,300 --> 00:34:21,967 where less sunlight from the surface is able to penetrate. 768 00:34:21,967 --> 00:34:23,867 Carl's team believes these trenches 769 00:34:23,867 --> 00:34:26,066 just beyond the known wreckage zone 770 00:34:26,066 --> 00:34:29,867 could be harboring the never-found sterncastle of the Maravillas 771 00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:32,767 for one very simple reason. 772 00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:35,166 [Allen] Okay and as we pass about this point, 773 00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:37,000 you're gonna see stuff no humans have ever seen 774 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,367 because this about below diving depths. 775 00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:40,800 How about that? The idea that 776 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:41,867 we might be seeing a view here 777 00:34:41,867 --> 00:34:43,467 -that nobody's seen before. -Yeah. 778 00:34:53,900 --> 00:34:56,200 -Two-hundred and twenty feet. -220 feet down. 779 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,500 -220 feet down! -Yeah. 780 00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:01,900 [Josh] Monty navigates the trench using careful thruster bursts 781 00:35:01,900 --> 00:35:04,567 and onboard sonar to scan ahead. 782 00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:07,667 Josh, you could see if a ship was to land on this, 783 00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:09,166 -it's just gonna... -Tumble down. 784 00:35:09,166 --> 00:35:10,266 -...tumble right down. -[Josh] Totally. 785 00:35:10,266 --> 00:35:13,100 We think the stern section with most of the silver on it, 786 00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:15,333 bobbled off somewhere like a half can of beer. 787 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,667 Lot of sand, lot of coral. 788 00:35:20,667 --> 00:35:22,967 -[Allen] Yeah. -So far nothing else though. 789 00:35:22,967 --> 00:35:27,233 Nothing yet. This is it. Sometimes these deep search is hard, you know? 790 00:35:31,166 --> 00:35:33,300 [Allen] Something weird there. 791 00:35:33,300 --> 00:35:35,033 It's what that lead plating looks like. 792 00:35:36,767 --> 00:35:38,467 [indistinct conversation] 793 00:35:38,467 --> 00:35:41,100 [Allen] The sheathing on the bottom of the ship, almost it does. 794 00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:45,000 [Josh] The Maravillas was covered in a thin layer of lead below the water line 795 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,667 to protect the hull from shipworms. 796 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:51,300 Any lead plating down here would be a smoking gun. 797 00:35:51,300 --> 00:35:52,667 Oh, this is it, right here. 798 00:35:52,667 --> 00:35:54,533 Yeah, we got to go down this a little bit. 799 00:35:58,467 --> 00:36:00,767 Ah, I think it is... I don't know, I think it's organic. 800 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:02,166 -It looks like a leaf. -Yeah. 801 00:36:03,266 --> 00:36:06,200 [Josh] You could see how it's moving. That's organic for sure. 802 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:07,967 Damn, it looked like metal. 803 00:36:07,967 --> 00:36:09,433 So close. 804 00:36:10,667 --> 00:36:13,800 [Josh] We continued to drop down deeper and deeper, 805 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,333 carefully scanning the trench for any evidence of wreckage. 806 00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:25,266 We just hit 400 feet, Josh. 807 00:36:25,266 --> 00:36:27,000 I think this is the deepest you've been. 808 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,066 Yeah, for sure. 809 00:36:28,066 --> 00:36:31,700 This is, I have to say, such a thrill. 810 00:36:31,700 --> 00:36:34,667 -[Allen] Yes, it is. -I mean, this is insane, Carl. 811 00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:36,500 [Josh] At 400 feet, 812 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:38,266 we are in the mesopelagic zone, 813 00:36:38,266 --> 00:36:40,867 also known as the twilight zone. 814 00:36:40,867 --> 00:36:42,967 Sunlight doesn't reach these depths. 815 00:36:42,967 --> 00:36:46,900 We are venturing into an alien world of total darkness. 816 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:49,967 Only a handful of people ever get to see this. 817 00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:52,867 But unfortunately our visit to this dark realm 818 00:36:52,867 --> 00:36:54,266 doesn't last long. 819 00:36:54,266 --> 00:36:55,934 Calling the abort dive. 820 00:36:58,867 --> 00:37:01,000 Okay, they want us to come up because with this current 821 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,300 we're getting pushed, sort of down and along the wall. 822 00:37:04,300 --> 00:37:06,533 -Yeah. -[Capt. McKinnon] They're having same thing on top. 823 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:08,800 [Josh] With the current picking up, 824 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,567 we are drifting further and further from the fleet. 825 00:37:11,567 --> 00:37:14,166 To avoid becoming hopelessly lost at sea, 826 00:37:14,166 --> 00:37:17,333 our little yellow submarine makes its way topside. 827 00:37:19,767 --> 00:37:21,533 Here we go, to the surface! 828 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:30,300 Whoa! 829 00:37:30,300 --> 00:37:34,400 Oh, amazing! Amazing! 830 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,867 [Josh] While Carl, Monty and I were exploring deep water in the sub, 831 00:37:37,867 --> 00:37:41,266 the rest of the team continue to follow the debris trail. 832 00:37:41,266 --> 00:37:44,066 And after getting strong hits on the magnetometer, 833 00:37:44,066 --> 00:37:46,467 they've identified a new site. 834 00:37:46,467 --> 00:37:48,066 They redeployed Sea Reaper, 835 00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:50,100 and unleashed her mailbox blowers 836 00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:53,200 just north of the area where we found the coins. 837 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,400 So, we head back out to meet them. 838 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,834 Back at it. Here we go. 839 00:38:00,066 --> 00:38:05,667 -[man] Right here! -[men] Right now! 840 00:38:05,667 --> 00:38:07,367 Let's do this! 841 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:10,300 [Josh] We rendezvous with the Reaper 842 00:38:10,300 --> 00:38:12,500 but with the forecast for stormy weather 843 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:14,800 and the current getting even stronger, 844 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,567 we're going to have to be cautious. 845 00:38:16,567 --> 00:38:17,734 [speaking] 846 00:38:24,667 --> 00:38:25,567 Down to the bottom? 847 00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:26,934 Okay. 848 00:38:27,567 --> 00:38:29,233 -Ready to dive? -We're ready. 849 00:38:30,867 --> 00:38:32,867 [dramatic music playing] 850 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,634 [Josh] We gear up, and it's go time. 851 00:38:44,266 --> 00:38:46,200 I drop down beneath the waves 852 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:49,100 before the swift current can rip me out to sea. 853 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:51,333 [on radio] 854 00:38:51,767 --> 00:38:53,033 Yeah, go ahead, Josh. 855 00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:56,266 [Josh on radio] 856 00:38:57,300 --> 00:38:59,266 Okay, got you. Standing by up here. 857 00:39:01,266 --> 00:39:03,667 [Josh] The captain will closely monitor the weather. 858 00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:06,567 Meanwhile, 30 feet down, a team of divers 859 00:39:06,567 --> 00:39:10,233 has already started to scour the newly exposed search zone. 860 00:39:10,967 --> 00:39:13,467 [Jim on radio] 861 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,066 [Josh on radio] 862 00:39:21,300 --> 00:39:22,867 [Josh] Artifacts may have settled 863 00:39:22,867 --> 00:39:25,300 in the nooks and crannies of the long dead reef. 864 00:39:25,300 --> 00:39:27,467 But we also have to investigate 865 00:39:27,467 --> 00:39:30,533 the sandy edge of the crater created by the blowers. 866 00:39:36,066 --> 00:39:38,967 We divide and conquer leaving no stone unturned. 867 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,433 [Jim on radio] 868 00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:57,166 [Josh on radio] 869 00:39:57,166 --> 00:40:00,033 [Jim on radio] 870 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,467 [Josh on radio] 871 00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:04,200 [Jim on radio] 872 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:07,333 [Josh on radio] 873 00:40:09,767 --> 00:40:11,166 [Josh] When the Maravillas wrecked, 874 00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:15,166 more than 600 souls were lost. 875 00:40:15,166 --> 00:40:17,567 Some survivors clung to timbers like this, 876 00:40:17,567 --> 00:40:20,700 holding on for hours until they were rescued. 877 00:40:20,700 --> 00:40:23,000 But what part of the ship is this from? 878 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,166 And could it be part of the sterncastle 879 00:40:25,166 --> 00:40:26,700 where the wealthiest passengers 880 00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:28,133 kept their fortunes. 881 00:40:32,266 --> 00:40:34,634 [dramatic music playing] 882 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,767 [Josh on radio] 883 00:40:54,266 --> 00:40:57,066 [Jim on radio] 884 00:40:57,867 --> 00:41:01,200 [Josh on radio] 885 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:02,266 [Jim on radio] 886 00:41:02,266 --> 00:41:03,634 [Josh on radio] 887 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:09,867 [Jim on radio] 888 00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:12,667 [Josh on radio] 889 00:41:12,667 --> 00:41:15,066 [Jim on radio] 890 00:41:18,567 --> 00:41:20,734 [Josh on radio] 891 00:41:21,266 --> 00:41:24,333 [Jim on radio] 892 00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,667 [Josh] Admiral Don Matias de Orellana himself 893 00:41:28,667 --> 00:41:30,667 may have dined on this China. 894 00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:33,433 We maybe onto something awesome. 895 00:41:37,667 --> 00:41:39,734 [Jim on radio] 896 00:41:40,367 --> 00:41:43,033 [Josh on radio] 897 00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:47,166 [Josh] In quick succession 898 00:41:47,166 --> 00:41:49,567 we find one coin after another. 899 00:41:49,567 --> 00:41:51,567 [detector beeping] 900 00:41:53,767 --> 00:41:55,533 [Josh on radio] 901 00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:11,467 [Josh] Spanish silver seems to be hiding everywhere we look. 902 00:42:12,367 --> 00:42:14,367 The jackpot keeps paying out 903 00:42:14,367 --> 00:42:16,867 leaving us literally breathless. 904 00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:18,467 [Jim on radio] 905 00:42:22,500 --> 00:42:25,834 [Josh on radio] 906 00:42:26,767 --> 00:42:29,166 [Jim on radio] 907 00:42:35,967 --> 00:42:39,000 [Josh] Counting the seconds we continue to scan. 908 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,634 The metal detectors are eerily silent. 909 00:42:44,367 --> 00:42:47,667 But not all that glitters in these depths is gold. 910 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:53,467 [Josh on radio] 911 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,100 [Josh] The Explorers Club flag we're carrying 912 00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:06,767 has been all over the world. 913 00:43:06,767 --> 00:43:09,500 This isn't even the first time it's been under water. 914 00:43:09,500 --> 00:43:11,867 This has been to Titanic, Britannic, 915 00:43:11,867 --> 00:43:14,166 and now, headed down to the wreck of Maravillas. How about that? 916 00:43:14,166 --> 00:43:16,266 Awesome. It's incredible. 917 00:43:16,266 --> 00:43:17,600 [Josh] The TRITON submarine 918 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:19,667 has sonar, independent thrusters 919 00:43:19,667 --> 00:43:22,066 and even the upgraded audio package. 920 00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:24,667 [instrumental orchestra playing] 921 00:43:24,667 --> 00:43:27,200 This is the most civilized submarine I've ever been. 922 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:28,567 [Allen laughs] 923 00:43:29,767 --> 00:43:33,066 [Josh] The music sets the perfect mood for me to ruin it. 924 00:43:33,066 --> 00:43:36,367 -20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. -...Under the Sea. 925 00:43:36,367 --> 00:43:39,266 -That's one of the movies that got me into this. -Me, too. 926 00:43:39,266 --> 00:43:41,867 "I am not a civilized man, Professor." 927 00:43:41,867 --> 00:43:43,700 That's like James Mason, it's not great, but... 928 00:43:43,700 --> 00:43:46,100 "Captain Nemo." That's my Peter Lorre. 929 00:43:46,100 --> 00:43:48,567 I can do the whole cast, really. None will go well. 930 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:54,367 [upbeat music playing] 931 00:43:54,367 --> 00:43:56,634 [Josh on radio] 932 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:02,367 [Josh] Seeking treasure in depths of the Caribbean, 933 00:44:02,367 --> 00:44:04,934 we may have just struck paydirt. 934 00:44:05,700 --> 00:44:07,734 [Josh on radio] 935 00:44:12,867 --> 00:44:14,533 Yeah, go ahead, Josh. 936 00:44:15,266 --> 00:44:17,233 [Josh on radio] 937 00:44:21,300 --> 00:44:23,500 Josh, come on, don't tease me. Get up here. 938 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:26,467 [Josh on radio] 939 00:44:26,467 --> 00:44:27,934 Copy that. We'll be waiting. 940 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:37,567 [Josh] I hold on tight to the prize 941 00:44:37,567 --> 00:44:39,567 as I make my way to the surface. 942 00:44:39,567 --> 00:44:41,600 If this is what I think it is, 943 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:43,467 we may be onto something huge. 944 00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:49,567 -Whoo! -[Allen laughs] 945 00:44:49,567 --> 00:44:50,867 -Oh! Amazing! -[Jim] You okay? 946 00:44:50,867 --> 00:44:53,367 -Amazing! Carl, I've got some presents for you. -Right. 947 00:44:53,367 --> 00:44:54,734 -You're ready? -Yes. 948 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:58,567 -[Allen] Oh! Yes! -[Josh laughs] 949 00:44:58,567 --> 00:44:59,967 -[Jim] Allen! -[Josh] Is it? 950 00:44:59,967 --> 00:45:01,100 -[Allen] Beautiful. -It's emerald? 951 00:45:01,100 --> 00:45:02,867 -[Allen] Beautiful, yeah. -That's an emerald, yes? 952 00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:05,166 [Allen] Yeah. That is a Colombian emerald off the Maravillas. 953 00:45:05,166 --> 00:45:06,867 [Josh] So that probably came from which mine? 954 00:45:06,867 --> 00:45:08,367 -The Muzo mine. -[Josh] The Muzo mine. 955 00:45:08,367 --> 00:45:10,100 -That's in Colombia? -[Allen] Yeah, that's in Colombia. 956 00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:12,734 That is the most desired mine in the world, right there. 957 00:45:13,767 --> 00:45:15,767 [Josh] Located deep in the Andes, 958 00:45:15,767 --> 00:45:17,500 Colombia's famed Muzo mine 959 00:45:17,500 --> 00:45:21,166 was used by the Inca and other pre-Colombian cultures. 960 00:45:21,166 --> 00:45:22,867 Once the conquistadores found it, 961 00:45:22,867 --> 00:45:26,266 they christened it Mina Real or Royal Mine, 962 00:45:26,266 --> 00:45:28,000 producing emerald so fine, 963 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:30,900 they were reserved for royalty. 964 00:45:30,900 --> 00:45:33,567 -How big you think that is? -[Allen] I'm gonna guess 15-18 carat. 965 00:45:33,567 --> 00:45:37,166 -Beautiful. Awesome, Josh. -An 18 carat emerald. 966 00:45:37,166 --> 00:45:39,100 [Josh] Depending on its color and clarity 967 00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:41,467 an 18-carat emerald could be worth 968 00:45:41,467 --> 00:45:43,767 hundreds of thousands of dollars. 969 00:45:43,767 --> 00:45:45,467 It's an amazing treasure haul, 970 00:45:45,467 --> 00:45:48,367 both in terms of wealth and history. 971 00:45:48,367 --> 00:45:49,467 And that would have gone where? 972 00:45:49,467 --> 00:45:50,800 -Back to Spain to be worked? -[Allen] Yeah. 973 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:53,533 -Yeah. -[Jim] Yeah, that would be cut into jewelry back in Spain. 974 00:45:54,266 --> 00:45:55,467 -[Josh] Incredible. -[Allen] Yeah. 975 00:45:55,467 --> 00:45:56,567 -Great job. -[Josh exclaims] 976 00:45:58,367 --> 00:46:00,867 [Josh] From emeralds to solid gold statues, 977 00:46:00,867 --> 00:46:03,834 unimaginable treasures are still down there. 978 00:46:04,667 --> 00:46:06,800 Talking about trying to find this sterncastle, 979 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:08,000 get in to this part of the ship 980 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:10,600 where some of the most valuable stuff might be, 981 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:12,166 -finding an emerald... -[Allen] Yeah. 982 00:46:12,166 --> 00:46:13,767 ...certainly would have been in that part of the ship, 983 00:46:13,767 --> 00:46:14,734 so you guys might be close. 984 00:46:14,734 --> 00:46:16,467 -Hard to believe that would be in the bow. -Yeah. 985 00:46:16,467 --> 00:46:18,166 -[Jim] Yeah. It would be really hard. -[Allen] Don't think so. 986 00:46:18,166 --> 00:46:19,967 -[Josh] Ah! -Yeah. It was fantastic, Josh. 987 00:46:19,967 --> 00:46:21,467 -Congratulations. -[Jim] On track. We're on the track. 988 00:46:21,467 --> 00:46:22,500 -Unbelievable. -[Allen] Yeah. 989 00:46:22,500 --> 00:46:24,066 -Look at that. That's beautiful. -[Josh] Whoo! 990 00:46:24,066 --> 00:46:25,266 -Beautiful. -Hey. 991 00:46:25,266 --> 00:46:26,800 -[Allen] Excellent. -Unbelievable. 992 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:29,000 -Very good job. Very good job. -[Josh] That's incredible. 993 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:30,367 Carl, you don't mind if I just lived out of here? 994 00:46:30,367 --> 00:46:32,600 Just go on, Josh, go find them, will you? 995 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,367 -[Josh] You guys, you don't work for me, right? -[Allen] Yes, you're tired. 996 00:46:35,367 --> 00:46:37,266 God, that's just... 997 00:46:37,266 --> 00:46:38,867 Whoo! 998 00:46:38,867 --> 00:46:40,100 All right, put in what needs to be, 999 00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:41,400 I'll just be back at the bottom of the ocean. 1000 00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:43,467 Good luck down there. [laughs] 1001 00:46:46,767 --> 00:46:50,400 [Josh] More than 350 years after she wrecked, 1002 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,967 Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas, 1003 00:46:52,967 --> 00:46:54,567 Our Lady of Wonders, 1004 00:46:54,567 --> 00:46:56,367 is still giving up her secrets. 1005 00:46:57,767 --> 00:46:59,800 The promise of untold riches 1006 00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:02,734 is a deadly lure and it always has been. 1007 00:47:04,467 --> 00:47:06,767 Colonial Spain's unbridled greed 1008 00:47:06,767 --> 00:47:10,166 for silver and gold was at least in this case, 1009 00:47:10,166 --> 00:47:13,400 repaid in kind by an unforgiving sea, 1010 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:15,734 and perhaps the hands of fate. 1011 00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:20,367 Centuries of salvers have since made countless attempts 1012 00:47:20,367 --> 00:47:23,000 to find and pillage the wreck. 1013 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,767 But this time, it's different. 1014 00:47:25,767 --> 00:47:29,266 To quote Indiana Jones, "That belongs in a museum." 1015 00:47:30,200 --> 00:47:33,000 And that's just where these treasures will go. 1016 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,500 The coins, emerald, and key we found 1017 00:47:35,500 --> 00:47:39,567 are all undergoing restoration for public display. 1018 00:47:39,567 --> 00:47:44,367 This time, everyone will be able to profit from these discoveries. 1019 00:47:44,367 --> 00:47:47,300 Allen Exploration will continue to work this site 1020 00:47:47,300 --> 00:47:48,867 for years to come. 1021 00:47:48,867 --> 00:47:51,700 Sharing their finds with the world. 1022 00:47:51,700 --> 00:47:55,367 Who knows what wonders still lie in the depths?