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[Josh] On this episode
of Expedition X.
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- [man] Ready?
- My team dives into Lake Superior's deadly
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Shipwreck Coast.
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Where treacherous waters
have claimed hundreds of ships
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and countless lives.
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I wonder why in this area,
particularly?
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I guess there's just something
in the water here.
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[Josh] There are those
who believe this tragic history
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has led to haunting sights
and sounds.
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Not just at the shore,
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but now, over the lake.
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[Eric] That is
the craziest thing ever.
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[Josh] To find out
what's hovering above.
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I saw something that
I cannot explain.
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Phil and Jess will have
to search what lies beneath.
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And what their investigation
uncovers...
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- You had a ghost ship.
- is downright terrifying.
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- Is there anyone here? [gasps]
- [device beeps]
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- [Phil] What the [bleep].
- Oh, my God.
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Graveyard of the Great Lakes.
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My name is Josh Gates.
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In my travels, I've experienced
strange things that defy logic
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and made me question everything.
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Oh, my God.
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Now, I've put together a team
to investigate
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the stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go.
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Phil Torres is a scientist who
hunts for rational explanations.
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Jessica Chobot's
paranormal research
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has made her a true believer.
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Let's go.
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Together, we're searching
for answers
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- What is that?
- To the world's most extraordinary mysteries.
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This is Expedition X.
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All right, Jess and Phil,
you are in luck.
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I am so excited about this.
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I am sending you to a place
that I have always wanted to go.
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- Lake Superior.
- How would you know that?
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She's looking at the notes
on your desk.
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- Chobot.
- Sorry.
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- Don't go through my stuff.
- Well, clean your desk.
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- Look, she's got a point.
- All right,
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not just Lake Superior, technically
below the surface of Lake Superior.
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And the reason
it's on my bucket list is that
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of all the great lakes,
it is the largest,
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it is the deepest, it is the
coldest and the bottom
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is littered with shipwrecks.
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But the shipwrecks here
are just the beginning.
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Majestic Lake Superior is one of
the largest freshwater lakes on Earth.
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It covers nearly 32,000
square miles
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and plunges 1300 feet
at its deepest point.
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Storms on Lake Superior
can be even more dangerous
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than on the open ocean.
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Freshwater is less dense
than salt water
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with heavy winds, waves
can build up faster.
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Waves nearly 30 feet high.
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On the ocean, captains
can navigate around storms,
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but even on a lake this big.
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Sometimes the only option
is to sail through them,
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often with deadly results.
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1816,
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the first commercial trade vessel
goes down in Lake Superior.
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A wooden ship with the
ironic name Invincible
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sinks just two miles off
Michigan's Whitefish Point.
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Over the next century
and a half,
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Lake Superior swallows
an estimated 550 vessels
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and takes the lives of thousands
of sailors and passengers.
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Most of the bodies
are never recovered.
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The lake's rough waters
hiding a literal ship graveyard.
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Perhaps, the lakes
most storied victim
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is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
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In 1975, the mighty freighter
carrying 26,000 tons
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of iron ore leaves
Superior, Wisconsin,
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heading toward
Detroit, Michigan.
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A fierce storm batters the ship
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and the Fitzgerald
tragically sinks.
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All 29 crew members are lost
and to this day,
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the wreckage lies just north
of Whitefish Point.
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Unpredictable winds,
navigation hazards,
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and no safe harbors
make the area around
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Whitefish Point
particularly treacherous.
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It has claimed at least
240 ships,
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more than any other part
of the lake.
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Earning it the nickname
the Shipwreck Coast.
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And the tragedy along
this rocky stretch
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has led some to believe
the coastline is haunted.
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Over the years, stories
have swirled about
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strange apparitions,
unexplained sounds and voices,
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and not just on shore,
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divers have even reported
such things under the water.
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But now, there's something new.
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Claims of mysterious lights
hovering over
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the churning waters
off Whitefish Point.
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And they've been caught
on camera.
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[man] Now, there's two,
that is the craziest thing ever.
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[Josh] So, what's causing
the lights?
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Could they somehow
be connected to
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the shipwrecks below?
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And the biggest question of all.
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What on earth is going on at Lake
Superior's deadly Shipwreck Coast?
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So, intrigued?
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- Absolutely intrigued.
- Yeah.
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Natural phenomenon can occur
over big bodies of water
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that may seem mysterious
at first,
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but ultimately have
a natural explanation,
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like, sailors would claim
to see lights
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and buzzing over the top
of the ship's mast
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- during thunderstorms.
- St. Elmo's fire.
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- Exactly.
- I love that movie.
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- It's some of Demi Moore's best work.
- Mm-hmm.
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- Haven't seen the movie.
- Oh, my...
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- how is it possible?
- But...
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- You've got to get out more.
- But, regardless,
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this shows that a lot
of these things
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can start mysterious, but we
can figure out what it actually is.
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- Jess?
- I mean with that much pain, tragedy, and death.
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Yeah, I think that part
of the lake is haunted.
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No surprise here
the two of you disagree.
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Your mission is to get
to Whitefish Point.
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Investigate what's going
on around and above the lake.
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Can you prove it's paranormal
activity, Jess, or Phil,
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what is the real world
rational explanation?
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- You ready for this?
- Ready.
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Aye aye, Captain.
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Phil and Jess leave
New York and fly 780 miles
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to Marquette
on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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From there, it's a two and a
half hour drive to Whitefish Point.
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[Phil] it is so beautiful, you
used to live here, right?
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I kinda, I lived
in the Lower Peninsula.
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This is the Upper Peninsula,
so this is considered the "UP"
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so everybody that lives up here,
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- they call themselves Yoopers.
- I love that.
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Yeah.
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[Phil] Such a beautiful place.
So many shipwrecks.
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[Jessica] I wonder why
in this area, particularly.
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The fact that they just had
to rely on single lighthouses
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on shore and not GPS
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and all the mapping data
that we have today.
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- I don't know.
- I guess there's just something in the water here.
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- [Jessica] Oh, wow.
- [Phil] Ooh. Look at that.
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- Yeah, you can see why they call them Great Lakes.
- [Phil] Oh, yeah.
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I mean, with this lake
you might even say
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- Don't do it, dude.
- It's superior.
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- Oh, my God.
- I did it.
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[Phil] The shipwreck coast runs
along Lake Superior's southern shore.
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The 80 mile strip of land
that ends at Whitefish Point
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extends nearly 10 miles
into the water.
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Creating a treacherous
bottleneck that ships
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entering or leaving the lake
have to pass through.
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Check out
the Whitefish lighthouse.
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[Jessica] Wow, that's cool.
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- I think it's still in use, right?
- Yeah.
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We arrive at Whitefish Point
to meet Erik Rintamaki.
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- He's right down there.
- [Jessica] Yeah, I see him.
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[Phil] As a lifelong local
and gem and mineral expert.
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- Hey, how's it going?
- Hello.
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Eric leads groups
to this beach at night
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to search for the region's
signature Yooperlite rock.
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An unusual stone rich
in fluorescent sodalite
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that he actually discovered
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right here on the shore
of Lake Superior.
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And it was on one of those
Yooperlite hunts
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that Eric witnessed
something astonishing.
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- You can see how the sandbar goes way out here.
- Mm-hmm.
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So right at the tip
of that sandbar,
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that's where the light hovered.
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All I can tell you is
I saw something
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absolutely incredible
that I cannot explain.
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We seen the video,
what are we missing from that
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- that you experienced?
- Well,
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I happen to be doing a tour
out here one night.
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Just about to get off the beach,
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we were trying to find
our last stone of the evening.
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And one of the participants
in the tour
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tugged on my shoulder
and said, "Eric,
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what are those lights
back there behind us?"
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I turned around,
lights hovering in the sky.
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So I took my cell phone out
and started recording a video.
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[Erik] Look, now there's two,
now there's two again.
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This is the craziest thing
I've ever seen in my life
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and I watched them till
2:50, 2:55 in the morning.
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So almost two hours.
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And a ship happened to be
coming through the shipping channel
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and the ship slowly
went right underneath.
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It's got to be right above
the ship.
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That is the craziest thing ever.
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On the Internet, I get
thousands of comments
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of what it was.
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The most popular ones
were Chinese lanterns,
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something from the government
and St. Elmo's fire.
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Could they have been flares?
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- No, a flare, a flare wouldn't last for two hours.
- Uh-huh. Oh.
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A Chinese lantern wouldn't
stay in position for two hours.
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I'm wondering, could it
have been Coast Guard?
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Could it be someone's drone
flying around?
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I have no clue.
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Did anybody else report
seeing those lights that night?
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Afterward, I've had
a lot of people tell me,
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"Oh, I saw the same thing,
I saw the same thing."
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- But...
- That same night or other nights?
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- Uh, same night and other nights.
- Okay.
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Cause look, it's almost
touching the... oh, jeez.
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I'm a little intrigued
by the idea
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that they're ghost lights,
especially since
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there are so many shipwrecks.
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And shipwrecks where there
weren't necessarily any survivors, too.
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I don't know,
I can't tell you what it is.
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[Jessica] For centuries, there
have been legends of ghost lights
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the world over.
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From the Will-o'-the-wisps
of English folklore
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and the Luz Mala
or bad light in South America
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to reports across the US
of lights hovering in the sky.
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Phil thinks the lights
people are seeing here
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might be some sort
of optical illusion.
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But given the long, tragic
history of Whitefish Point,
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I think it's possible the
lights could be a manifestation
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from the other side.
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From those who lost their lives in
one of the many shipwrecks here.
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But which shipwreck?
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And why are these lost souls
making themselves visible now?
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Ready, boys?
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If the lights reappear tonight,
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I want to capture
our own high definition video
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for analysis.
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Already nervous.
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So I'm setting up
a surveillance camera
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at the top of the lighthouse.
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Spiral staircase hell.
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[pants]
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Where we'll have an
unobstructed view of the lake.
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I'm thinking we should point
the camera out
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- right up over here.
- Okay.
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All right, looks like
we're good.
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Is there a vessel?
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[Josh] I've arranged for Phil and
Jess to meet with Captain Darryl Ertel.
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- Hi.
- Hello.
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A seasoned shipwreck researcher
who's been navigating these waters
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for more than 25 years.
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Let's go.
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Recently while positioned over
the wreck of a ship
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called the Myron.
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Darryl experienced something
he can't explain.
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- We were out searching the other day.
- Uh-huh.
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We were coming home.
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And we went over the Myron
and as we went over the Myron,
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the radar was showing
a reflection off our port bow
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and, but there was
nothing there.
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What do you mean,
so you saw something
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that looked like a ship
on your radar?
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Yeah, like this is a ship
right there.
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- [Jessica] Yeah.
- But it showed one off to our port bow,
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but there's just nothing
out there.
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The screens all started
flashing and fading in and out.
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You had a ghost ship.
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[Phil] And that was right over
the Myron.
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[Josh] November, 1919.
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The wooden steamship SS Myron
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leaves Munising, Michigan,
bound for Buffalo, New York
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with 18 aboard.
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Two hours after leaving port,
they get caught in a heavy storm.
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60 mile an hour gale winds,
accumulating snow
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and pounding waves rip open
the ship at the seams
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and take her to the bottom
of Lake Superior
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in just four minutes.
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Rescue workers from the nearby
lifesaving station
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attempt to save the crew,
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but the sailors freezing hands
can't grip the line.
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17 bodies are eventually
recovered, frozen to death.
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Could the tragedy of the Myron
somehow be related
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to the strange phenomenon
reported here?
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To try to answer that, my team
has their work cut out for them.
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- Oh, we can see it.
- [Jessica] Yeah.
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- [Phil] That's it, right?
- [Josh] I've arranged for Darryl
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and some cutting edge
equipment to support
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their investigation above
and below the surface.
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Well, it's part of it,
that's just the part
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we were over the top of, that's
the engine and boiler there.
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Crazy.
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[Phil] As the sonar gives us
a digital view of the Myron,
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we prepare to make
a dangerous dive
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to see her up close
and personal.
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Drop it.
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The water here
is below 40 degrees, meaning,
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I'll need this specialty
dry suit,
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so I don't freeze to death.
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All right, straps look good.
You good.
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If the Myron is somehow to blame
for the strange lights and sounds
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people have encountered here,
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then I believe there must be
an environmental
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or biological explanation.
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I'm hoping to find some
answers in the depths below.
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- Is everybody good?
- Yeah.
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[all] Good.
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Copy.
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[diver speaking]
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Copy.
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[Josh] As Phil begins his
investigation of the Myron.
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[Darryl] Drop it.
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[Josh] Darryl and the team
launch a remote operated vehicle
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or ROV.
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This $250,000 robot is state
of the art technology.
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Okay, going down.
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That's good. Stop.
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[Josh] More maneuverable
than any human diver,
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It also has the ability to send
a video signal to the surface.
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It'll be an extra set of eyes
on Phil,
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in case he runs
into any trouble.
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Describe what you're seeing.
How's it down there?
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[Phil speaking]
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Wow, look at that.
That is so cool.
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There they are.
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That's like, look how small
they are compared to just
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a section of what's
left of the ship.
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[Phil speaking]
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[Jessica] That's kind of crazy
because it's been down there
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for over 100 years.
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It's legitimately frozen
in time.
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How cold is it?
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He said most of the damage
that he's coming across
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is all damage
from the original shipwreck.
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[Phil] Some divers have
claimed to see strange shadows
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and hear unexplained noises
while diving around
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the Myron.
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Sights and sounds that have
been attributed to the paranormal.
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The more logical culprit, fish.
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Lake Superior is home
to about 80 species of fish
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including trout, salmon,
walleye, sturgeon, and pike.
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But strangely, I don't see
any down here.
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Another possible explanation
for the reports of strange sounds
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is the deterioration
and the slow collapse
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of the wreck itself.
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Even though I'm freezing
my butt off right now,
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Lake Superior is actually
getting warmer every year.
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00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:26,037
And warmer waters create
more hospitable conditions
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for invasive organisms
like zebra mussels
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that are known to wreak havoc
on shipwrecks,
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00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:35,046
but I'm not seeing any
evidence of that on the Myron.
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00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:54,699
As for the lights, people have
reported above the surface here.
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The only thing that could
even possibly glow down here
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are mineral rich rocks
like Eric's Yooperlites,
341
00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,974
but I have a hard time
believing that has anything
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to do with the lights
he recorded on camera.
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Got hypothermia yet?
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00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:28,533
Oh, my God, it was incredible.
345
00:19:28,535 --> 00:19:31,035
Well, why don't we get
you guys warm?
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[Jessica] With Phil unable
to come up with any biological
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or environmental reasons for
the strange activity reported here.
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00:19:39,746 --> 00:19:42,747
It's time to put my theory
to the test.
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I believe it's possible
that the tragic deaths
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of the Myron
sailors could be causing
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both the lights in the sky
and the strange sights
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and sounds reported
below the surface.
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00:19:52,926 --> 00:19:54,525
I'm not letting you get out
of this,
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you're gonna contribute.
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00:19:56,129 --> 00:19:58,963
Without any scientific
explanations to offer,
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00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:02,066
Phil's getting drafted
into the ghost hunt.
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00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:04,769
So I'm going to drop
the hydrophone down,
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I'll ask the questions
for the EVP.
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I want you to listen in on the
headphones and let me know
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if you hear anything weird.
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00:20:10,677 --> 00:20:13,611
- Okay.
- So these are for you, sir.
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I'm conducting an underwater
call and response session
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00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,350
using a highly sensitive
recording device called
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a hydrophone.
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00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,521
I'm gonna start recording, so
we get everything right away.
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00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:25,923
The hydrophone can record
audio underwater,
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00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:28,125
that we can't hear
from the surface.
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00:20:28,127 --> 00:20:30,328
- Can you hear anything?
- Nothing.
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00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:34,131
- Yeah.
- Yeah? Okay.
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00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:37,001
My hope is that my questions
will get the attention
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00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:38,703
of any spirits remain here
and will pick up
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their responses.
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To avoid any noise pollution,
we kill the engine.
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- Good? All right, here we go. Ready?
- [Phil] Engine off.
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00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,795
Are there any sailors
with us right now?
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00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:07,198
[water splashing]
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00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:13,304
Did you freeze to death
when the Myron went down?
378
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:18,209
[water splashing]
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00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:21,379
What's your name?
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00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:29,253
Are you causing the lights
to appear over Lake Superior?
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00:21:30,822 --> 00:21:32,590
Did you hear something?
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00:21:32,592 --> 00:21:34,091
I thought I just heard
some low humming.
383
00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:35,393
Engine's still off here, right?
384
00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:38,062
Yeah, engine's off.
You heard humming?
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00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:48,239
Are you causing the lights
to appear over Lake Superior?
386
00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:51,742
Did you hear something?
387
00:21:51,744 --> 00:21:52,843
I thought I just heard
some low humming.
388
00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:53,978
Engine's still off here, right?
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00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:57,081
Yeah, engine's off.
You heard humming?
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00:22:04,756 --> 00:22:07,425
It almost sounds mechanical.
It's weird.
391
00:22:10,662 --> 00:22:13,164
When did your ship go down?
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00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:19,503
[Jessica] Phil continues
to listen to the headphones
393
00:22:19,505 --> 00:22:20,905
for several more minutes,
394
00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:25,109
but that strange mechanical
hum he heard has gone quiet.
395
00:22:25,644 --> 00:22:29,113
It's super hard to tell
because I still hear...
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00:22:29,115 --> 00:22:32,216
- all the splashing around us, but...
- The boat. Okay.
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00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:34,485
- It's really hard to tell.
- Yeah.
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00:22:34,487 --> 00:22:37,355
Sound travels way further
underwater.
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00:22:37,357 --> 00:22:41,125
Maybe it was another boat
that we can't see out here.
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00:22:41,127 --> 00:22:43,394
- All right, should we bring it up?
- Yeah, let's bring it up.
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00:22:43,396 --> 00:22:45,663
I just wanna make sure it saves.
402
00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:48,299
[Phil] After several hours
on the open water,
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00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:50,768
we head back
to the Whitefish Point dock.
404
00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:53,804
[Jessica] So far, we've
investigated under the water.
405
00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:56,574
I continue to monitor
for activity above the water
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00:22:56,576 --> 00:22:58,109
with our surveillance camera.
407
00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:02,046
And now, Josh is calling
with some news.
408
00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:04,014
- Hi.
- Hey, Josh.
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00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:06,550
How's it going
in the Upper Peninsula?
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00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:08,352
Oh, we're just yooping it up
up here.
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00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:10,588
That means you cracked
the mystery lights then?
412
00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:14,592
- No, I wouldn't say that yet.
- It more so means that Jessica's Michigan accent
413
00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:18,062
- is coming out more and more every day.
- Whatever, eh?
414
00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:19,764
So the reason I'm calling
is I actually have good news.
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00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:22,233
I did some digging
and I came up with
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00:23:22,235 --> 00:23:25,403
another recent report
of mysterious lights
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00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:26,470
in the area.
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00:23:26,638 --> 00:23:28,406
Only this time it is not over
the water,
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00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:30,541
it's being reported on shore.
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00:23:30,543 --> 00:23:32,743
It's coming from a former
lifesaving station
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00:23:32,745 --> 00:23:35,813
that is literally just a few
miles from where you are.
422
00:23:35,815 --> 00:23:37,581
That's where they would
have launched the boats
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00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,784
- to try to rescue the shipwrecks?
- Yeah.
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00:23:39,786 --> 00:23:41,352
When they tried to save
sailors from sinking ships
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00:23:41,354 --> 00:23:42,820
like the Myron.
426
00:23:42,822 --> 00:23:44,922
That's right, this station is
where sailors would be brought.
427
00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,825
It is also where they would
keep the recovered bodies
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00:23:47,827 --> 00:23:49,760
of sailors who didn't make it.
429
00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,896
Now, the place
is nearly abandoned.
430
00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:54,965
Access to it is
really restricted,
431
00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:56,834
but there is a scientist
who's living there
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00:23:56,836 --> 00:23:59,670
and I have arranged for
the two of you to meet him.
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00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:01,605
- Really?
- Yeah, maybe you can find
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00:24:01,607 --> 00:24:03,741
a possible link between
whatever's happening there
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00:24:03,743 --> 00:24:05,476
and the lights above the water.
436
00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:07,812
- Okay, that's cool.
- All right, well,
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00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:10,448
go talk to this guy and figure
out what's going on out there.
438
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,886
Phil and Jess trade in
their boats
439
00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:18,656
for all terrain vehicles
and set out towards
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00:24:18,658 --> 00:24:21,325
the former Vermillion
lifesaving station.
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00:24:23,795 --> 00:24:25,796
It's seven miles down
an old logging road
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00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,898
flanked by thick pine forest,
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00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,801
that's home to all manner
of Michigan wildlife.
444
00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:32,837
Things like wolves and bears
that you probably
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00:24:32,839 --> 00:24:34,805
don't want to slow down for.
446
00:24:34,807 --> 00:24:36,974
- Whoa, Jess.
- Unless you're Phil.
447
00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:39,944
Jess, check this out.
448
00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:40,578
Look at the size of that track.
449
00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:42,513
Oh, there's its toes.
450
00:24:42,515 --> 00:24:44,882
That's not a small bear,
look at the size of that footpad.
451
00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:46,750
- That is huge.
- [Jessica] Yeah, that's big.
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00:24:46,752 --> 00:24:48,919
Got toes up here, got a heel.
453
00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:50,754
- Another one right there.
- Yeah.
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00:24:50,756 --> 00:24:53,324
So, it looks like
he crossed over the road.
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00:24:56,628 --> 00:24:58,863
- Check out these deer tracks.
- Oh, nice.
456
00:24:58,865 --> 00:25:01,599
See how much spray's behind 'em that
means they were running through here.
457
00:25:01,601 --> 00:25:02,800
- Running?
- Oh, yeah.
458
00:25:02,802 --> 00:25:04,401
And this is bigger,
this can be a moose.
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00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:05,769
[Jessica] No way, really?
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00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:07,605
[Phil] Tracks like these come
from animals
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00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:10,674
that can sometimes make
eerily human sounds.
462
00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,943
Like a fawn crying out for help.
463
00:25:12,945 --> 00:25:15,546
We got running deer,
we got running moose.
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00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:17,948
[Jessica] It's friggin'
wild kingdom up in here.
465
00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:22,820
[Josh] The Vermillion
lifesaving station
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00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:25,756
was built in 1876.
467
00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:28,893
Back when ships had no radios
and the Upper Peninsula
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00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:30,594
was sparsely populated.
469
00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:33,063
Sailors were pretty much
on their own
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00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:35,966
in the treacherous waters
of southern Lake Superior.
471
00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:38,702
The station's purpose was to
help rescue those in distress
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00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:39,904
close to shore.
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00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:43,541
But often, those rescue
efforts only recovered bodies
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00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,644
like those from the ill fated
SS Myron.
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00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:49,413
With the advance
of maritime technology,
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00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:53,083
the Coast Guard closed
the station in 1944.
477
00:25:54,786 --> 00:25:57,421
The site that once saw
so much death
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00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:59,757
now operates as
a nature preserve
479
00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:02,493
and its current inhabitant
is Isaac Loutzenhiser.
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00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:04,495
- You must be Isaac.
- Yes, I'm Isaac.
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00:26:04,497 --> 00:26:07,531
[Josh] A conservation scientist
who monitors the populations
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00:26:07,533 --> 00:26:10,000
of federally endangered birds
in the area.
483
00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,136
We're here trying to research
the ghost lights
484
00:26:12,138 --> 00:26:13,704
on Lake Superior.
485
00:26:13,706 --> 00:26:17,575
[Josh] But he knows all about
Vermillion's reportedly haunted history.
486
00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:20,644
I've definitely heard
some pretty creepy stories.
487
00:26:20,646 --> 00:26:23,981
A group of gals going here
on a college retreat.
488
00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:28,852
There were some weird lights
spotted at the top
489
00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:30,287
of the lighthouse.
490
00:26:32,023 --> 00:26:34,191
[Phil] These lights were green?
491
00:26:34,859 --> 00:26:36,060
Does it work?
492
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:40,497
Yeah, the lighthouse produces
a very dim light that flashes
493
00:26:40,499 --> 00:26:42,933
- through the night.
- Okay, but not like a green color,
494
00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:44,802
anything to, like, explain
why those girls saw that?
495
00:26:44,804 --> 00:26:46,170
- Exactly.
- Or...
496
00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:48,405
And there was one gal
who woke up in the middle
497
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:51,075
of the night...
498
00:26:51,077 --> 00:26:55,112
with a ghostly apparition of a
man standing at the foot of her bed.
499
00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:57,815
How do you feel
being alone here?
500
00:26:57,817 --> 00:27:00,784
I will admit it's kind of eerie.
501
00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:02,519
I have a key to get inside
the lighthouse,
502
00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:05,122
so I've explored a little bit.
503
00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:07,958
You definitely have
this overwhelming feeling
504
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,226
that you're not alone.
505
00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:11,729
What about sounds?
506
00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:15,399
Do people claim they hear
things or just see apparitions?
507
00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,736
There was one group of gals
up on this and doing up here
508
00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:21,739
and they reported hearing
someone talking
509
00:27:21,741 --> 00:27:24,141
out the middle of nowhere.
510
00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:26,677
- That's weird.
- And for you as a biologist
511
00:27:26,679 --> 00:27:28,112
who works with birds.
512
00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:31,849
Do you think that they may
have just heard wildlife?
513
00:27:31,851 --> 00:27:34,251
It's quite possible, I mean
I'm always up for debate
514
00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:36,654
on what might have actually
been experienced.
515
00:27:36,656 --> 00:27:39,623
[Phil] Isaac is stationed here
to monitor the local population
516
00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:41,492
of endangered
piping plover birds.
517
00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:45,429
- The sounds they make are quite high pitched.
- [bird chirping]
518
00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,768
And maybe from a distance in
the right atmosphere conditions,
519
00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:53,871
they could be mistaken
for human voices.
520
00:27:53,873 --> 00:27:57,708
Well, do you mind if we
kind of camp out here tonight
521
00:27:57,710 --> 00:27:58,742
and investigate the space?
522
00:27:58,744 --> 00:27:59,977
Yeah, I won't be here,
523
00:27:59,979 --> 00:28:02,079
so you guys are more
than welcome to have access
524
00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:03,447
- to the lighthouse.
- Thank you.
525
00:28:03,449 --> 00:28:05,182
Yeah, of course,
good luck, guys.
526
00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:09,353
[Jessica] Since the reports
of paranormal activity here
527
00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:10,721
all happened at night.
528
00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:15,025
We make plans to begin our
sweep as soon as the sun sets.
529
00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:18,896
We start with an external
temperature reading of the house
530
00:28:18,898 --> 00:28:20,798
using the thermal camera.
531
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:24,134
All right... let's see
what we can find on this.
532
00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:27,771
[Phil] I'm thinking we might
detect something warm blooded
533
00:28:27,773 --> 00:28:30,574
living in or just outside
of the building.
534
00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:33,110
A nocturnal animal
like a fox or wolf
535
00:28:33,112 --> 00:28:36,246
that could be responsible
for the sounds people report.
536
00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:39,583
I just saw somebody
walking in there.
537
00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:42,286
And there's no one here, but us.
538
00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:47,124
- [Phil] You see light?
- [Jessica] Yeah, what the [bleep]?
539
00:28:50,028 --> 00:28:52,196
[Phil speaking]
540
00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,233
- You see light?
- [man] Yeah.
541
00:28:56,235 --> 00:28:58,035
[Phil] Oh, right there,
right there.
542
00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:00,137
Okay.
543
00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:01,572
So...
544
00:29:01,574 --> 00:29:03,340
None of us are in there.
545
00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:06,076
There should be no electricity
in the house
546
00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,245
except for up at the light.
547
00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:13,984
- Wanna go inside?
- Yeah.
548
00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:21,391
Hello?
549
00:29:23,561 --> 00:29:26,497
Is there anyone here?
550
00:29:26,499 --> 00:29:30,100
[Jessica] Injured and deceased
sailors were brought here for decades,
551
00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,536
so I wouldn't be surprised
if restless souls remain.
552
00:29:32,538 --> 00:29:34,404
Jess, this door's locked.
553
00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:38,208
So, no one could've come in
or out of that.
554
00:29:39,844 --> 00:29:43,180
Jess, we absolutely saw
a light on inside here.
555
00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:45,082
[Jessica] Yeah,
let's go upstairs.
556
00:29:52,690 --> 00:29:54,358
[exhales]
557
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,062
- All right, let's put the REM pod out.
- Okay.
558
00:30:00,665 --> 00:30:02,866
[Jessica] The REM pod emits
an electromagnetic field
559
00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:05,335
- around an antenna.
- [REM pod beeping]
560
00:30:06,971 --> 00:30:09,640
If anything enters
this energy bubble
561
00:30:09,642 --> 00:30:11,041
which has a radius of about
three feet.
562
00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:13,177
The device makes an alert.
563
00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:17,114
Walk pass down and see,
like, if you connect. Yeah.
564
00:30:17,116 --> 00:30:19,683
[Phil] It's working.
Gonna take off my jacket.
565
00:30:19,685 --> 00:30:21,819
[Jessica] Why's it so hot?
566
00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:23,954
I thought ghosts were supposed
to make things cold, not hotter.
567
00:30:23,956 --> 00:30:26,356
This is insane.
568
00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:32,029
Are you the person
that people say
569
00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:35,065
they see when they stay here?
570
00:30:40,738 --> 00:30:42,973
Let's go downstairs.
571
00:30:46,978 --> 00:30:48,712
As we continue looking
for whatever
572
00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:50,280
that mysterious light was,
573
00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:54,451
I break out the structured
light sensor or SLS camera.
574
00:30:54,453 --> 00:30:57,554
It's a unique piece of tech that
has an infrared light projector
575
00:30:57,556 --> 00:31:01,391
and software that supposedly
detects paranormal entities
576
00:31:01,393 --> 00:31:04,561
by recognizing unique
movements of the human body.
577
00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:08,198
If a person or spirit appears
in front of the SLS,
578
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,934
it shows up as
a stick figure outline.
579
00:31:10,936 --> 00:31:12,836
Can we test it? I'm
gonna jump in front of you.
580
00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:14,071
- Yeah.
- Just wanna see,
581
00:31:14,073 --> 00:31:16,306
make sure it's working
as it's supposed to.
582
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,609
[Jessica] Yeah, it's working.
583
00:31:18,611 --> 00:31:21,044
- That's wild.
- That's you.
584
00:31:24,782 --> 00:31:27,084
Is there anyone in the room
with us?
585
00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:32,422
Do you live here
at the lifesaving station?
586
00:31:35,426 --> 00:31:39,096
Were you brought here after
your ship went down in a storm?
587
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:43,700
- [exhales]
- [whispers] Shh!
588
00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:45,269
[high-pitched ringing]
589
00:31:46,804 --> 00:31:49,039
That's the REM pod.
590
00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:54,678
[Phil speaking]
591
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,180
[Jessica] Hello. Is there
anyone up here?
592
00:32:03,021 --> 00:32:05,989
- [REM pod beeping]
- [Phil speaking]
593
00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:18,035
[REM pod beeping]
594
00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:25,275
It just went off,
we were all downstairs.
595
00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:30,180
[beeping]
596
00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:33,583
- [gasps]
- [beeping]
597
00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:36,987
Jess, that's proximity
and EM going off.
598
00:32:36,989 --> 00:32:39,189
- That's saying it's...
- [Jessica gasps]
599
00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:40,424
[Phil] What the [bleep]?
600
00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:42,092
Oh, my God.
601
00:32:46,197 --> 00:32:48,165
- [gasps]
- [REM pod beeps]
602
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:51,969
Oh, my God.
603
00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:56,406
[Phil gasps]
604
00:32:56,408 --> 00:33:00,243
I'll call it a ghost, you can call it
whatever you're comfortable with, Phil.
605
00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:03,080
I guess one thing
I'm concerned about
606
00:33:03,082 --> 00:33:04,815
is there's so many
of us up here.
607
00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:07,918
Okay, I'm down for splitting up.
608
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,021
If you want, you and half
the crew head outside?
609
00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:12,589
Yeah.
610
00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:14,891
[Phil] While Jess stays
in the lighthouse to try
611
00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:16,760
and track whatever caused
those hits on her devices.
612
00:33:16,762 --> 00:33:20,797
I head out to investigate the
reports of disembodied voices.
613
00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:23,100
There's no shortage
of wildlife out here.
614
00:33:23,102 --> 00:33:25,836
It's possible certain
animal vocalizations
615
00:33:25,838 --> 00:33:28,105
could be mistaken
for human voices.
616
00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:32,242
This is the coastline.
617
00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:35,846
But I also know that
this very stretch of sand
618
00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:37,814
between Vermillion
and Whitefish Point...
619
00:33:37,816 --> 00:33:41,485
- Oh, God, that's cold.
- is a designated high erosion area.
620
00:33:41,487 --> 00:33:44,054
That means that the habitat
and, in turn,
621
00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:47,124
the wildlife populations
are under constant threat.
622
00:33:48,559 --> 00:33:50,594
See these little footprints?
623
00:33:50,596 --> 00:33:52,396
These are the good ones
you want to see,
624
00:33:52,398 --> 00:33:55,832
these are probably footprints
of the piping plover,
625
00:33:55,834 --> 00:33:59,636
which is the endangered bird
that Isaac is here studying
626
00:33:59,638 --> 00:34:01,104
and monitoring.
627
00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:06,777
Have to look around
the old lifesaving station.
628
00:34:06,779 --> 00:34:08,178
See what we can find.
629
00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:12,015
Look at this.
630
00:34:21,826 --> 00:34:24,094
[animal sounds]
631
00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:53,990
I don't like this.
632
00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,860
This lakeside marsh
is an ideal habitat,
633
00:34:56,862 --> 00:34:58,762
not just for bull frogs
and birds,
634
00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:03,767
but also for small mammals like
beavers, muskrats, and raccoons.
635
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:06,503
All of which makes sounds
that could be misidentified
636
00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:07,471
as human voices.
637
00:35:07,473 --> 00:35:11,708
Big, big forest edge
with some kind of marsh.
638
00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:15,846
So this is a really good location
to bust out the FLIR camera
639
00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:18,715
and we're gonna basically look
for a thermal hit
640
00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:21,418
on any wildlife around here.
641
00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:24,421
Let's see what
we can find on this.
642
00:35:24,423 --> 00:35:27,824
The forest seems so thick when
you look at it through our eyes
643
00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:31,361
and looking at the thermal, it
just sees through everything.
644
00:35:38,236 --> 00:35:39,970
[device beeps]
645
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:41,371
Hello?
646
00:35:51,082 --> 00:35:53,183
Is there anyone there?
647
00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:56,086
[REM pod beeping]
648
00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:59,289
It's the REM pod.
649
00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:03,326
That thing is going off.
650
00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,762
[beeping continues]
651
00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:07,864
Oh, my God, is that Morse code?
652
00:36:07,866 --> 00:36:10,367
[beeping continues]
653
00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,973
With over 3000 miles
of shoreline,
654
00:36:16,975 --> 00:36:19,943
Michigan has more lighthouses
than any other state
655
00:36:19,945 --> 00:36:21,211
in the country.
656
00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:24,681
124 of them and it's believed
that many of these lighthouses
657
00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,483
are haunted.
658
00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:29,719
Take the curious case
of the South Haven lighthouse
659
00:36:29,721 --> 00:36:34,591
where Captain James S. Donahue
is appointed keeper in 1874.
660
00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:37,527
Despite having lost a leg
in the Civil War,
661
00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:40,830
he maintains the light by
climbing steep stairs every day
662
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:44,267
and navigating icy walkways
in winter.
663
00:36:44,269 --> 00:36:47,404
He reportedly never misses
a day or should I say
664
00:36:47,406 --> 00:36:50,774
a night of work in 35 years.
665
00:36:50,776 --> 00:36:53,476
Today, visitors claimed
that around the lighthouse,
666
00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:56,813
they hear disembodied voices
and footsteps
667
00:36:56,815 --> 00:37:00,417
with a slightly odd rhythm like
the sound of a one legged man
668
00:37:00,419 --> 00:37:02,619
getting around on crutches.
669
00:37:02,621 --> 00:37:07,190
Some say that Captain Donahue
is still there, keeping watch.
670
00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:10,427
But then again, they might
just be pulling your leg.
671
00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:16,399
[REM pod beeping]
672
00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:21,905
Oh, my God, is that Morse code?
673
00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:24,140
[beeping continues]
674
00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:36,353
[Jessica] Well, holy...
675
00:37:39,657 --> 00:37:41,424
That was a lot.
676
00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:43,994
A REM pod potentially
sounding off in Morse code
677
00:37:43,996 --> 00:37:46,630
would be a first for me,
but given that we're inside
678
00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:51,268
a former lifesaving station, I'm
not ready to rule it out just yet.
679
00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:56,973
We'll have to further analyze
the audio recordings
680
00:37:56,975 --> 00:38:00,210
to see if this might have been
a message from the other side.
681
00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:05,415
Jess, how you doing in there?
682
00:38:06,817 --> 00:38:08,952
I don't know, we think
we might have gotten
683
00:38:08,954 --> 00:38:10,887
some Morse code
across the REM pod.
684
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:13,990
Uh, that's crazy.
685
00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:17,327
Yeah, I actually think
whatever was in here with us
686
00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:18,895
has tapped out.
687
00:38:18,897 --> 00:38:22,866
Oh, yeah, well, I think I should
head back and meet up with you.
688
00:38:22,868 --> 00:38:26,136
Yeah, um, meet me back up
at the house, yeah.
689
00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:28,171
Copy. Be there soon.
690
00:38:29,740 --> 00:38:30,840
- [Phil] Tell me.
- [Jessica] I mean,
691
00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:32,976
I know I should be
more excited right now
692
00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:35,445
and I'm super stoked,
but I'm so emotionally drained
693
00:38:35,447 --> 00:38:37,947
because so much
happened tonight,
694
00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:42,819
like, I don't even know how to
wrap my head around it, honestly.
695
00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:46,656
So am I and, I heard frog or an
owl or something that sounded
696
00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:48,224
a little talky.
697
00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:50,994
I could see how people
can maybe think
698
00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:54,030
they're hearing some voices
out there, deep in the woods,
699
00:38:54,032 --> 00:38:55,365
when, really, it's wildlife.
700
00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:57,334
Yeah.
701
00:38:58,803 --> 00:39:00,570
There's so much
tragic history here.
702
00:39:00,572 --> 00:39:02,839
It's the perfect place
for a ghost story.
703
00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:05,075
[Jessica] It's a perfect place
for ghosts.
704
00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:08,712
[Josh] The waters off
Lake Superior's
705
00:39:08,714 --> 00:39:12,082
deadly shipwreck coast
hide a literal graveyard
706
00:39:12,084 --> 00:39:14,017
that serves as a stark reminder
707
00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:16,319
of the area's tragic past.
708
00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:21,991
It's legitimately frozen
in time.
709
00:39:23,594 --> 00:39:25,628
[Josh] The question is,
could the echoes
710
00:39:25,630 --> 00:39:28,832
of all that tragedy
somehow make their way above
711
00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:33,236
the surface in the form
of strange sounds and lights?
712
00:39:33,238 --> 00:39:35,372
[Erik] That is
the craziest thing ever.
713
00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:39,142
[Josh] Jess' surveillance camera
atop the Whitefish Point Lighthouse.
714
00:39:39,144 --> 00:39:40,243
[Jessica] I'm thinking we
should point the camera out,
715
00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:41,778
right up over here.
716
00:39:41,780 --> 00:39:46,116
yielded no new sightings of
the mysterious lights reported here.
717
00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:49,719
But Phil might have found
natural explanations
718
00:39:49,721 --> 00:39:52,622
for, at least, some
of the reported sounds.
719
00:39:52,624 --> 00:39:56,092
[Phil] These are probably
footprints of the piping plover.
720
00:39:56,794 --> 00:39:59,863
[Josh] My team also captured
a mechanical hum
721
00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:01,965
under the waves
on the hydrophone.
722
00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:04,401
- I just heard some low humming.
- Engine's off.
723
00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:05,335
You heard humming?
724
00:40:05,337 --> 00:40:08,037
It almost sounds mechanical.
725
00:40:08,039 --> 00:40:11,241
Yet there were no other
vessels visibly around them.
726
00:40:12,576 --> 00:40:16,246
And then, there's the flurry
of activity Jess' devices
727
00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:17,480
detected at the lifesaving
station.
728
00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:20,183
- Is that Morse code?
- [REM pod beeping]
729
00:40:20,185 --> 00:40:24,220
We ran the REM pod audio
through a digital Morse code translator
730
00:40:24,222 --> 00:40:26,122
and the results are in.
731
00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:28,858
Some of the sounds did
in fact register as letters
732
00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:30,660
in Morse code,
733
00:40:30,662 --> 00:40:33,396
but the team struggled
to identify any words.
734
00:40:34,031 --> 00:40:36,966
Until they isolated this.
735
00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:43,406
It translates to N-E-E, A-I-R
736
00:40:43,408 --> 00:40:47,076
which some could speculate
means "Need air."
737
00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:50,713
Wireless telegraph technology
came into use on Lake Superior
738
00:40:50,715 --> 00:40:53,116
in the early 20th century.
739
00:40:53,118 --> 00:40:54,751
While I'd call the evidence
inconclusive.
740
00:40:54,753 --> 00:40:57,921
Believers would suggest
the sounds recorded by my team
741
00:40:57,923 --> 00:41:02,826
could be a reverberation
from a tragic moment in time.
742
00:41:02,828 --> 00:41:05,895
Perhaps a lost soul attempting
to make contact
743
00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:07,063
from the other side.
744
00:41:07,065 --> 00:41:09,032
Oh, right there, right there.
745
00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:11,734
But one thing is certain.
746
00:41:11,736 --> 00:41:14,671
The wrecks on the floor
of this frigid lake
747
00:41:14,673 --> 00:41:17,707
and the ghost stories
of Michigan shipwreck coast
748
00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:20,343
aren't going away anytime soon.
749
00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:27,016
For more information
on Expedition X.
750
00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:30,119
Head to
discovery.com/expeditionx.