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It's one of the most
valuable shipwrecks
ever lost in the Caribbean.
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It was carrying not one,
but two treasures onboard.
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[Josh Gates]
Are you kidding me?
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[Dr. Michael Pateman]
That has been evaluated
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to be two
to three million dollars.
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[Josh] So, in terms
of the Maravillas
she's where?
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[Carl Allen]
Three-hundred some
odd years of hurricanes,
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it's moved this debris
all over the place.
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[Josh] Well, now
I've got treasure fever,
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-so, what's the plan now?
-[Allen] Yeah.
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What do you say?
You wanna go diving?
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-Okay.
-[Josh] Let's do it! Come on.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Josh] Blowers are down,
let's move some sand.
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[Josh on radio]
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[surface operator on radio]
You're cleared
to dive, dive, dive.
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[Allen]
You're gonna see stuff
no humans have ever seen.
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Something weird there.
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-[man] Right here!
-[men] Right now!
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[Josh on radio]
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In the 17th century,
Spain was on a roll.
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The conquest of the Americas
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gave them access
to lucrative trade routes,
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vast natural resources
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and a near unlimited supply
of gold and silver,
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of which King Philip IV
meant to steal every bit.
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Massive galleons
loaded with treasure
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sailed across the Atlantic
from the New World
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braving storms and pirates
to reach the old one.
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One of these vessels
was Nuestra
Senora de las Maravillas
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or Our Lady of Wonders,
and she was surely that.
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Packed to the bulkheads
with riches,
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including a legendary
solid gold statue
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of the Madonna and Child.
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The Maravillas
was the crown jewel
of the King's fleet,
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or at least it was,
until the night
of January fourth 1656.
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[thunder rumbling]
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While navigating
a treacherous maze of reefs
in the Bermuda Triangle,
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she collided
with another ship...
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and was ripped apart,
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sent to the ocean floor
off The Bahamas.
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Her sinking was a catastrophe.
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A butcher spill
of 600 souls
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and a treasure
worth billions, gone.
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For centuries,
salvagers have attempted
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to claim her bounty
from the depths,
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losing ships and sailors
in the process.
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The wreck
was said to be cursed.
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But the Maravillas
has recently found
an unlikely savior.
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Businessman turned
philanthropist, Carl Allen,
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is using his fortune
to find a lost fortune,
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and preserve
the maritime history
of The Bahamas.
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He's assembled
a team of marine
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archaeologists and salvagers
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to locate the remains
of the wreck,
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and he's pulling out
all the stops.
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Using a fleet of ships
worth tens of millions,
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not to mention one of
the world's most advanced
personal submarines,
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they're homing in
on the lost treasure.
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So, join me
on the hunt for
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one of the most valuable
shipwrecks in history,
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the wonder that is,
the Maravillas.
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[opening theme music playing]
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My name is Josh Gates.
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Hello!
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Explorer...
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It was nothing.
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Adventurer...
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[exclaims]
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Oh, it's long night, now.
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...and a guy who ends up in
some very strange situations.
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I'm alive... for now!
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With a degree in archeology
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and a passion
for the unexplained,
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I travel
to the ends of the Earth
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investigating the greatest
legends in history.
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Ready to rock and roll?
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This is
Expedition Unknown.
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[upbeat music playing]
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Wheels down,
Freeport, Grand Bahama.
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A tropical paradise
just 55 nautical miles
from Florida.
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These islands
have long attracted outsiders.
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They were a stopping ground
for colonial explorers
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a haven for pirates,
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and of course,
a magnet for shipwrecks.
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And while the Maravillas
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was the richest-prized wreck
on these treacherous shores,
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in Port Lucaya Marketplace
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there's another treasure
to be found.
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There's a huge problem
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I'm eating
my own treasure map,
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it's fine.
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And as I eat my weight
in chocolate dabloons...
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[parade music playing]
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...a parade
rolls through the market.
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Called Junkanoo,
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this Bahamian take
on Mardi Gras
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traces its roots
from the Caribbean
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all the way to West Africa.
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I groove my way
through the crowd
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to reach the nearby
Bahamas Maritime Museum.
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This exhibition space
and research lab
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is dedicated to preserving
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the nautical history
of the Bahamas,
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and conserving
the treasure of Maravillas.
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-[Josh] Jim Sinclair.
-Hi. Josh Gates.
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-How are you?
-[Josh] I'm great, man.
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-How're you doing?
-I'm well.
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It's here that I meet
my friend, Jim Sinclair,
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a fellow member
of The Explorers Club,
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Jim was the first archeologist
to dive the Titanic.
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I last saw him in Panama,
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on the hunt
for the final resting place
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of British privateer,
Sir Francis Drake.
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-Great to see you.
-Great to see you, too.
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This is a beautiful museum.
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It's really a special museum.
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It's the first of its kind
in all Bahamas,
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and we have
Carl and Gigi Allen
to thank for that.
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-These folks right here?
-Right there.
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[Josh] Businessman Carl Allen
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quite literally went
from trash to treasure.
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In 2016 he sold his company
Heritage Bags,
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a producer
of trash can liners,
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and founded Allen Exploration,
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trading in, his suit and tie
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for a captain's hat
and a scuba tank.
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A long-time lover
of the Bahamas
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with an obsession
for the siren song
of the Maravillas treasure,
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in 2018 Carl and Gigi Allen
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purchased the northernmost
Bahamian island, Walker's Cay,
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near the site
of the historic shipwreck.
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In 2022,
Allen Exploration opened
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the Bahamas Maritime Museum
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to share their discoveries
and the rich nautical history
of the Bahamas with the world.
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So, Josh, this is the model
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of the Nuestra Senora
de Ia Maravillas.
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[Josh] So this
was a serious ship.
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[Jim Sinclair]
It was a really serious ship.
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It was, you know,
a 135 feet long, 35 feet wide,
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900 tons.
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It was a major
Spanish galleon.
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She could hold
over 600 people on board.
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Wow.
So, as impressive as this is,
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I know a lot of galleons
went down in the Caribbean,
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what makes
the Maravillas special?
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It's one of the most
valuable shipwrecks
ever lost in the Caribbean.
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It was carrying not one,
but two treasures onboard.
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-Two treasures?
-Two.
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And why is she carrying
two treasures?
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Well, to tell you that
we've to go back
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to the dawn
of the age of exploration
in the New World.
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[Josh]
After Christopher Columbus
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landed near The Bahamas
on his first voyage in 1492,
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Spain got into
the "bling" business,
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conquering
much of the Americas
and the Caribbean.
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Spanish fleets robbed
200 tons of gold
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and 16,000 tons of silver,
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an estimated $20 billion
in today's value.
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It was an extremely profitable
but also risky venture.
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On October 26, 1654,
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one of the Empire's flagships
known as La Capitana
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hit a reef and went down
off the coast of Ecuador.
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Despite rumors
that the treasure
must be cursed,
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the Spanish
salvaged the wreck,
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recovering tens of millions
in silver and gold,
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including perhaps
a fabled solid-gold
Madonna statue.
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Now, how to get it all
to Spain?
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That's where
the Maravillas comes in.
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Okay, so their first stop
is where?
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Then in the spring of 1655,
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that's where
they stops in Colombia
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and they'll pick up
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the treasures
coming out of Colombia.
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[Josh] The Maravillas route
takes them from Colombia
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through Portobelo, Panama,
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where the rich salvage
from the sunken Capitana
is loaded aboard,
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and then on to Havana.
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Along the way
they are also picking up
some very rich Spaniards,
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headed back to Europe.
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And all of those people
that are getting onboard,
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they don't have a check book
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or credit card
like we used to.
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They got to carry
their own treasure
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to pay for whatever it is
that they are doing.
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[Josh] So, part of their
personal fortunes are aboard?
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[Jim] All of their
personal fortunes
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-will be onboard.
-Wow.
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[Jim] Especially
as they're going back
permanently to Spain.
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So the Maravillas
and the rest of the fleet
departed Havana when?
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On January first, 1656.
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-New year's day.
-New year's day.
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-Auspicious day to go.
-Yes.
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And so now they're,
they're heading back to Spain
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and they have to go through
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what's known
as the Bahama Channel.
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[Josh] And I've read
that the value of the treasure
aboard the ship
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is anywhere from
250 million
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to half a billion dollars,
in today's value.
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And the idea
of losing that treasure,
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it would've been
a catastrophe for Spain.
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But that's exactly
what happens.
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That's exactly
what happens.
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[Josh] On the evening
of January fourth,
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the Maravillas crew saw
that they were sailing
near a treacherous reef,
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under the command of Admiral
Don Matias de Orellana,
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the crew fired a canon
to warn the rest of the fleet.
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Mistaking the shot
as a signal for help,
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another ship turned
and sped towards
the Maravillas,
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and then disaster.
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The Maravillas was rammed
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and a massive hole
ripped into her hull
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just above the water line.
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And how long does it take
for the Maravillas to sink?
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Forty-five minutes.
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-Forty-five minutes,
it's gone?
-It's gone.
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And there's how many people
on board at this point?
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Oh, there's over 600 people
on the ship, and--
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-And how many
survived this event?
-Forty-five.
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-Forty-five people lived.
-That's it. Yeah, yeah.
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I mean, lot of people
managed to grab things,
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but they just floated off,
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some, they said,
were eaten by sharks.
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[Josh]
The waters of the Caribbean
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are home to several species,
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including bull sharks
and tiger sharks,
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that reportedly devoured
some of the survivors.
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Unbelievable.
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Battered by the reef
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the Maravillas
was reduced to splinters,
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her precious cargo scattered
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and lost to the shifting sands
of the sea floor.
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Now, Allen Exploration
has rediscovered
this trail of debris,
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and is recovering her treasure
one artifact at a time.
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We're conducting
what's basically
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almost 400-year-old
forensic investigations.
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So, you can tell the story
of not only the ship
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and the people
that were on it,
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what its wider place
in the world, history wise.
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Can I see what
you've been finding?
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-Absolutely. Come this way.
-Yeah.
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Jim brings me to the lab,
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where thousands of the objects
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from the Maravillas
are being conserved.
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Like to meet
Dr. Michael Pateman,
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-this is Josh Gates.
-Doctor, nice to meet you.
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-Nice to meet you, Josh.
-[Josh] All right.
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So, what do we have
bubbling away in this tank?
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Well, we have a railgun
from the Maravillas
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and it's gone through
what we call
the electrolysis process.
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[Josh] Electrolysis
is basically a spa treatment
for the artifacts.
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The objects are immersed
in a salt bath
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wired with a mild
electric current
that slowly strips away
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the centuries of encrustation.
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Hundreds of artifacts
from the Maravillas
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are currently undergoing
this restoration process.
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Woo-ho-ho! Canon balls.
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While the cannon balls
bubble away,
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Dr. Pateman reveals
some of the more
spectacular finds
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Carl Allen's team
has made so far.
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[Dr. Pateman] This is
one of my favorite pieces
in the entire collection.
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-This is the hilt of a sword?
-[Dr. Pateman] Correct.
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[Josh] Look at that!
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[Dr. Pateman]
This is a beautiful piece.
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I mean, this is a weapon,
but it's truly a work of art.
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And that's just stunning.
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And here we have
some silver coins
from the Maravillas.
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Oh!
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[Josh] Spanish
eight-reales coins,
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better known
as pieces of eight
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were mined and minted
in the New World
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and send back to Spain
by the treasure chest.
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Today a pristine single coin
from the 1600s
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could be worth thousands.
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I'm officially, uh,
hypnotized.
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-[Jim chuckles]
-What else we've got?
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[Dr. Pateman] A nice
hunking piece of silver.
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-This is solid silver?
-Yeah.
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That's a bullion bar.
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The raw value
of this much silver today
is about what?
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About a $100,000.
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[Josh] This
and the other finds
will go on display
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here at the museum.
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But they pale in comparison
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to one of AllenX's
shiniest finds to-date.
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Are you kidding me!
This is real?
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These are very real.
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-[Jim] Quite yellow.
-Would you like to hold that?
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[Josh] A gold chain
so glorious it would make
Mr. T weep.
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Interesting work. Look at
the patterning on this.
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Look at the way
it's all hooked together.
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This is as fine, as beautiful
a thing that you could
hope to find.
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You know, I've been
lucky enough to work on
lot of shipwrecks, Josh,
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this is the most unique chain
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-I've ever seen
come off the shipwreck.
-Yeah.
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[Josh] Known as money chains,
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the links on necklaces
like this
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could be removed
and used as currency.
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It's stunning.
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What is this?
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-Just a lump of gold?
-This is just a lump of gold.
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About five pounds.
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And if you look at that,
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it fits in your hand
perfectly,
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so sometimes, uh,
it could easily just
stuck in your pocket--
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-Yeah, let me
try for instance.
-[laughs]
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Oh, you're right, it does,
fits perfectly.
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-Guys, this has been
a real pleasure.
-See you later. [laughs]
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[Josh] While the valuables
listed on the manifest
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would be worth about
half a billion dollars today,
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smuggled goods make double
of that official number.
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[Dr. Pateman] So this
is an emerald pendant.
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This is, uh, another
very special piece.
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[Josh] This
is extraordinary, man.
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[Dr. Pateman] Yes,
just be very careful.
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Oh, look at that!
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[Dr. Pateman] It glows.
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One of the things
about your efforts here
that's really remarkable is,
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you're not finding
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all of these materials
to sell.
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This is about
preserving them,
telling the story,
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-presenting them
to the public.
-[Dr. Pateman] Yes.
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Having said that...
I have to ask.
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All right, so that piece
has been evaluated
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to be between
two to three million dollars.
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Okay.
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That may be
the most expensive thing
I've ever held.
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Okay, big question.
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In terms of
outstanding mysteries,
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what... what gnaws at you
about this wreck?
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We're still looking
for the sterncastle
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because that hasn't been seen.
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Sterncastle, the back part
of the ship?
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[Jim] Back part of the ship,
when... when it sank,
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back part of the ship
actually came off
of the rest of the ship.
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-Broke off?
-Yeah, and we have
survivors testimonies
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about how had...
that part floated away.
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[Josh]
Quarters for the captain
and the wealthiest passengers
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were in the sterncastle.
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And these first-class guests
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would have kept
their most prized possessions
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close at hand.
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What would lead you
to the sterncastle?
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You know, maybe we are looking
for navigators tools,
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you know, really
fancy China plates.
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May be we'll find
more jewelry like this.
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So, things like the chain,
or the emerald pendant,
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these are things
that may have been
in the sterncastle
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and may lead you
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-back to that sterncastle.
-Right.
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And they're out there
looking right now?
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-Like, this is underway?
-[Jim] Yes.
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-Absolutely.
-Wow!
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-Have any interest in going?
-Let's rock n' roll.
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Jim and I meet our ride
at a nearby dock.
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This is stunning.
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Carl Allen didn't sent
some dinghy.
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This 80-foot yacht
called Frigate,
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is an aquatic Lamborghini,
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capable of cruising
at over 40 knots.
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-My favorite expedition ever.
-[laughs]
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[Josh] We quickly
leave dryland in rearview,
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and charter course
to an undisclosed location,
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where we'll meet the rest of
the Allen Exploration fleet.
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Somewhere beneath our wake,
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lies the most
valuable treasure
in the Caribbean.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Josh] Okay, this is nice.
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Yeah, it's an 80-foot-viking,
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5,200 horsepower.
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-Fifty-two hundred
horsepower?
-Yeah, 5,200,
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and it cruises about 35 knots.
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-Should I hold by
on to something?
-Yeah.
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I'm cruising towards
open sea, aboard Frigate,
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sent by millionaire,
treasure hunter, Carl Allen,
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to ferry me and
archaeologist Jim Sinclair,
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to an undisclosed
rendezvous point
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in the northern Bahamas.
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It's there the Carl's team
is searching
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for the lost treasure
of the Maravillas,
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one of the most
valuable Spanish shipwrecks
in the Caribbean.
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Jim, where is this place?
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All right,
I can tell you this,
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it's smack down
in the middle
of the Bermuda Triangle.
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[Josh] The Bermuda,
or Devil's Triangle,
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is the stuff of
maritime legend,
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00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:25,767
and nightmares.
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It is estimated that
more than 20 aircrafts
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and 50 ships
have vanished here.
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00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:33,000
But as we approach
our coordinates,
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I spot a vessel
that should be able
to beat the odds.
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I see a boat!
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00:16:38,066 --> 00:16:40,667
-Oh, my word!
-[laughs]
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00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:42,634
What am I looking at?
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This is the Axis.
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The state-of-the-art
floating command center
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in Carl Allen's search
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00:16:49,266 --> 00:16:51,200
for millions
in missing treasure,
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00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,867
and she's not alone.
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00:16:52,867 --> 00:16:54,567
Nearby is the Sea Reaper,
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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
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00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:14,000
and you've got yourself
a shipwreck-seeking armada
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00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,934
that will make
Logan Roy blush.
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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.
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-[Josh] Hey, nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, sir.
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Thrilled...
thrilled to be here.
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00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:28,266
Thank you
for having us aboard.
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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.
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00:17:32,066 --> 00:17:34,100
I assume you know
you've a submarine behind you.
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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?
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Yes, it is.
This is a 183 Damen,
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built in Europe, uh,
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00:17:44,867 --> 00:17:47,200
mainly built
for off-shore oil tankers
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but converted
into a treasure-hunting ship.
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So, in terms of the wreck,
in terms of the Maravillas,
she's where?
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She's all around us.
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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,
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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?
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00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:09,367
Well, the first
salvage operation started
six months after she was lost.
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[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,
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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
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including the elusive
sterncastle section
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across an estimated
five-mile stretch,
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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
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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
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00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,400
and recover the ship's
greatest treasures.
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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."
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00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:18,500
It's estimated
that she's life-sized,
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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.
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He was a man of the arts,
a man of literature,
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a man of the theater.
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[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,
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00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,467
never made it to Spain,
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00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:43,066
lost along with an estimated
half billion in treasure.
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00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:45,100
But before we start
looking for it,
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00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:47,467
we have a little business
to attend to.
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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.
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00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:58,767
So, um, because of that
I applied for
476
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and we have been granted
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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.
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00:20:06,667 --> 00:20:08,000
This particular flag,
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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.
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00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:19,800
And it's been down to its
sister ship the Britannic.
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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?