[Jason] Hello.
[eerie music playing]
What the hell?
[Jason] A renowned battleship harboring tragedies...
A shell hit the deck and he got hit with some shrapnel.
A Gunner's mate was under the gun barrel and crushed.
[Jason] What's going on?
[Jason] ...brings together a familiar TAPS team.
I wonder how long he was in there before he was found.
[Jason] ...to face sailors still manning their post.
[Steve] Anybody wanna join u
[metal clanking]
[Jason] Oh!
What the hell is going on, man?
So man, back at it again.
Here we are. New Jersey.
Battleship New Jersey.
[Jason] The TAPS team has been called to Camden, New Jersey,
to investigate the renowned Battleship New Jersey.
A highly-decorated warship in service from 1942 to 2001
This Battleship has been in World War II,
the Korean War, the Vietnam War.
It was in the Middle East in the 80s.
And right now, this ship has been a memorial and a bit of a living museum.
[Jason] People have passed away on the ship,
but there's claims of a murder that happened
and this place has had a lot of activity throughout the years.
It's relentless paranormal activity.
Sailors, they're brothers and they're all there protecting each other,
so it's not far-fetched to think that
over the years, some that have passed on have come back.
[Jason on phone] There's bee sightings of sailors,
disembodied voices,
multiple shadow type figures.
There's also a lot of claims of this dark unnerving type energy as well.
Oh, wow.
I mean, is that somebody who was murdered on the battleship?
[Steve] Oh, yeah.
One of the most interesting things about this case
is that they're currently renovating and activity has ramped up during a renovation.
[Dave] That's awesome man,
because that doesn't happen often for us like, being there when it's being renovated.
I mean, that's a good sign that we might get some crazy activity.
Kris Williams and Dustin Pari will be there joining us, which is awesome.
We need the extra hands
and we'll have two people with us that we love and trust.
Absolutely.
Always great to have extra hands, especially those two.
Let's get over there and just see what's going on.
Yeah, J. This is exciting.
There it is.
[Steve] Wow.
I mean, this ship is huge.
It has 11 level.
[Steve] Wow.
[Jason] TAPS case, Battleship New Jersey,
Camden, New Jersey.
Hey, Jack.
-Welcome aboard the Battleship New Jersey. -Thank you.
What's some of the history of the Battleship New Jersey?
Well, we're currently standing on the most decorated, Navy ship still afloat.
Launched on December 7th, 1942,
a year after Pearl Harbor.
The Battleship New Jersey served our country in World War II,
the Korean War,
the Vietnam War,
the Persian Gulf War
as well as the Beirut crisis
Now, within that action, has it seen any tragedy?
She had about 45,000 sailors and marines on board her,
but she only lost one sailor to a casualty during a combat situation,
Robert Osterwind.
It was a shell that actually hit the deck right around here
and he got hit with some shrapnel.
They rushed him into the wardroom,
where they put him on the pre-op table there
and he unfortunately passed away there.
[Steve] Gosh.
[Jason] Even though only one seaman was lost in combat,
sailors still endured the terror and suffering of horrific battles
with some going stir crazy,
possibly leading to gruesome actions.
We did have someone that was killed aboard back in the 80s.
You are referring to the possible murder?
That, yes, yes.
[Steve] Do you have any records on that?
Not that I'm aware of.
We'll try to figure that one out.
[Jack] We have now been doing some renovations.
Such as pulling up some of the old teak and put new teak down.
A lot of the teak that you s aboard the battleship
has been here since World War II.
So, our fear is that maybe some of that renovations,
maybe has caused a disturbance.
So, the activity has increased since you guys started doing--
People have felt different things. Yes.
[Jason] What are some of the claims that you've been mainly hearing?
[Jack] The engine room, which we recently opened only a few years ago,
one of our staff members went down there and thought she saw a sailor,
when in fact, there was nobody else aboard the ship that time.
[Jason] Apparitions of sailors had also been
encountered on deck three on broadway,
which is near the engine.
Broadway is the longest passageway on the ship.
Some of our staff have heard and seen
what they thought was somebody down there,
when there was nobody else on board the ship.
[Len] I was aboard ship with my son
and we had decided that we wanted to go down onto broadway
and my son engaged an individual
and started to have a conversation with him.
I briefly just turned
and acknowledge the individu
and I had not seen him before
and we went about ten feet and it was at that point
that this individual was no longer there
nor was there a trace of him.
This was something completely unexplainable.
Down in some of our berthing areas, where there's bunks,
not some of the places where people have claimed they've seen a shadowy figur
There was this massive bang that you not only heard but you felt within the ship.
I ran around looking to see what it was
and I kept on hearing voice and seeing shadows,
but there's absolutely nothing around.
[Jason] Disembodied voices have also been heard on deck three
and in the ship's jail
known as the brig.
People have also claimed to have feelings of like, this unnerving energy,
this weird energy.
So...
Yeah, people have said, they felt like another person or something was there,
when there was no one there.
I was walking on the mezzanine deck.
I went down into that bottom portion.
I very much felt a sense of something watching me.
I felt incredibly terrified.
[Steve] Had there been any experiences on the main deck?
Our staffs saw figures on the fantail
and it was during a night, when there was nobody else on board the ship.
[Jason] But there are two areas that encompass
a different energy to the rest of the battleship,
the captain's cabin, where there have been claims of a scent of perfum
and the nearby admiral's passageway,
where there is a strange protective entity.
I was coming out of the bathroom,
going through the passageway,
my foot caught on the lip
and I could feel myself falling
before I even thought about it,
someone pulled me into a standing position
out of the clear blue sky.
She turned around and there was nobody there.
Oh, as if somebody was protecting her.
-[Jack] Absolutely. -Wow.
So, what do you mainly hoping that we're able to accomplish?
We're about to bring back our very successful overnight program.
We'll have a lot of kids, specifically Scouts,
spending night on board the battleship.
We just want to make sure it's a safe and fun
and educational experience for everybody.
Okay.
All right, so we're gonna go talk with the rest of our crew,
start figuring out how to set up.
We've got our work cut out for us. [chuckles]
It's a big ship.
-Yeah. Thank you so much. -Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
-Hey-hey. -Oh.
-Hey guys. -How are you doing?
Hi.
Doing all right, just looking at how massive this ship is.
[Jason] That's why we have Kris Williams and Dustin coming out to join us.
-Hey, here we go. -[Steve] Couple of extra hands.
Just in time.
What's going on?
Welcome to my ship.
[all laughing]
Your ship, huh?
How are you guys doing?
-Good. -Good. How are you guys doing?
-Good to see you. -How are you?
It's always good to be back with the TAPS crew.
Very excited to be here with everyone.
It's been a long time since I've investigated a battleship.
There are always a lot of things to explore.
Always kind of like a labyrinth.
-It's a hugging line. -Yes it is.
It's always nice investigating with the TAPS team.
I've known the guys for a long time.
It feels like family.
The history behind this battleship is interesting to me.
And there's a lot of claims of activity here.
So, I'm excited to get in there.
-Thanks for having us. -Of course.
We just talked with Jack
and he was telling us pretty much there's claims everywhere.
They're seeing full-body apparitions.
They're seeing shadow figures.
The list just goes on and on.
Oh, boy. All right.
-You guys ready for this? -Yeah.
Let's start grabbing the equipment and getting it in, guys.
[Steve] When you're dealing with a ship like this
and 45,000 people have passed through it,
lived on it over a half of a century,
when there are renovations
and activity does seem to stir up.
Pan left a little bit.
All right, that's better.
[Steve] Sailors are very prideful of their ships
and the ship stays with them for their entire life.
So, are they gonna want to leave their ship after death?
Maybe not.
[Dave] All right, guys.
-We're good? -Yeah, we're good.
We have all cameras on all levels of every claim that's here.
[Steve] And the main visual are covered by camera.
-We have everything covered. That's great. -[Dave] Absolutely.
[Jason] We'll start off tonight's investigation
with Dustin and Kris in the captain's cabin.
Shari and Tango will check out the brig
and Steve and I will go down broadway.
All right, so yeah, let's hit the lights out and get going.
Cool.
[Jason] All right.
[Steve] Watch your head.
[Jason] Yep.
These are steep.
This isn't stairs. This is a ladder.
[Steve] Oh, my goodness.
[Jason] This is where there are claims of shadow figures,
apparitions of sailors and voices.
All right, Steve. So, Tell me what's what on the ship.
[Steve] Bow must be the rear.
[Jason] Oh [bleep].
We're gonna get killed if you're ever on a ship with me.
Shari and Dave in the brig.
What happens in here again?
[Shari] They hear disembodied voices.
[Dave] Okay.
So, who'd be kept in the brig?
Uh, maybe prisoners of war.
Prisoners of war?
They'd be angry.
So that could actually account for unrest and more activity here.
[Shari] Anybody in here?
[Dustin] Dustin and Kris entering the captain's cabin.
This is where they have the hint of phantom scent
of the perfume and such.
Is the captain here?
People said that they've smelled perfume in this room.
If there is somebody here,
who communicates through a smell,
could you please let us experience it?
[Dustin] If you can speak into this device at any time,
we'd love to hear your voice
if you try to speak into that for us.
[indistinct sound]
[Shari] Okay.
-[Dustin] That sounds like a voice from the other room. -[Shari] Yeah.
We've been lost on this ship for quite some time
and we need some help.
Trying to find our way around or we're gonna be stuck here.
[Jason] Steve's trying to figure out if he should head towards the bow or the stern.
[Steve] Seaman Robert Osterwind,
we heard you were killed
when you were hit by shrapnel.
[indistinct sound]
[Jason] Did you hear that?
It sounded like, a high-pitched male voice.
[indistinct sound]
Was there just like that high-pitch whistle thing that they do?
[Steve] No, not in the room here.
[Jason] You didn't hear that?
-[indistinct sound] -Oh!
-[indistinct sound] -What?
[Steve] I heard that.
-[indistinct sound] -[Jason] Oh!
-[indistinct sound] -What?
-[indistinct sound] -Whoa!
-[Jason] It sounded like footsteps. -Wow! Yeah.
-I can't tell, did that come from that way? -No, that way.
Okay, but I think this is where this ends.
[Jason] Even if that's where it ends, that's where it came from.
[Steve] Hello.
Seaman Osterwind.
Are you here with us?
[Jason] This is it.
[indistinct sound]
-You hear the walking? -I did that time. I heard.
Yep. Like--
Sounds like somebody's walking like right above you like... [imitates walking]
[indistinct sound]
Hello.
Goes again.
That one sounded high pitched.
I might be crazy but it almost sounded like a response.
Not hello, but you said, "Hello" and it was like...
[imitates the sound]
Put this on.
Just listen.
[indistinct sound]
Did you just hear it?
I heard...
like a "Hoo".
[Jason] It's like a residual and then intelligent.
That tells me
that we have both types of phenomena--
It sounds like the same sound
but at one point it's coming through as electronic voice phenomena
and the next second it comes through as disembodied.
That sounded like it was right behind me.
That was right behind you, J.
I know.
It's such a small room, we would see whatever else would be in here.
[Jason] I mean this is it.
-It doesn't go anywhere. -This is it.
There's no ins. There's no outs.
All right, so that was some crazy activity.
[Dave] Hello. Hello.
[Shari] Anybody in here?
[Dave] I hope that you're not stuck here, in the brig.
Is there something that you did that you regret?
[Shari] Do you think that you're innocent and not supposed to be here?
[Dave] Let's try another area.
[Shari] Sure.
[indistinct sound]
[Dave] What? What's wrong?
There's something making noises in here now.
Like a movement or a groaning.
Hello.
We think we heard you.
Whatever you just did, can you do it again?
Do you mind the people that are here,
working on the ship,
renovating it?
Nothing.
This is Kris and Dustin in the admiral's stateroom.
Cynthia said that when she was walking through here,
walking through the passageway, she tripped,
it felt like someone caught her, pulled her back up.
Were you the one responsible for that?
Was this a nice place for you?
Is this a good memory?
Yes or no.
[Kris] We just want to talk.
Let's continue on.
[Steve] You know, I wonder though
if sometimes the pressures of battle and that sort of thing gets--
[Jason] You just have a place to run away and hide?
[Steve] Exactly.
[indistinct sound]
Two male voices.
[Jason] It's coming from this way.
Hello.
-You heard those voices though, Steve? -I did.
Two male voices, distinctly.
Two different tones.
[gasps]
[Steve] Two male voices, distinctly.
Two different tones.
[Jason gasps]
Those voices are coming from over here.
Steve for Tango.
It couldn't have been them.
We would still be hearing their voices.
-Did you try them on the walkie? -Yeah.
No answer.
They're too far away.
Hello.
Like I'm standing here waiting and hoping it happens again.
[Steve] I mean, I wouldn't mind going up to command and reviewing this.
Let's do it.
-[Dave] Hey, guys. -[Steve] Hey, what's up?
[Dustin] How's it going?
[Jason] What's going on?
Not much, we were all ready to leave the brig,
Shari heard something, and it was kind of like a voice.
She was rolling.
So, I'm really interested to listen to what we might have caught.
So, we're walking, and all of a sudden,
we started hearing voices, like,
people having full conversations.
Two men, back and forth sound like it was very close to you.
It was really loud.
Tomorrow, we can try to find some research.
See if there is some truth behind that so-called murder that happened on the ship.
All right. Well, let's get wrapped up
-and get out of here for the night. -Okay.
Night one.
We're in the battleship.
-Oh yeah, it was like a... [grunts] -[Shari] Yeah.
[Jason] While Shari and I review footage from last night's investigation..
Oh.
-Yeah. -It does sounds like a male responding to her.
...Steve and Kris are meeting with historian, Ryan Szimanski.
Ryan,
thank you for taking the time to meet up with us.
First off, what can you tell us?
Just a basic history of the ship and what it's been through.
Battleship New Jersey is the most decorated battleship in history.
She saw 19 separate engagements.
There were ships during World War II that saw ten, 15 combat engagements.
Okay.
-We've heard about a gentleman named Robert Osterwind. -Mmm-hmm.
Have you been able to dig up anything that hasn't been talked about much?
Yeah, so this is the ship's deck log.
Ship took a hit from a North Korean shore battery.
It caused shrapnel,
which caught four sailors, who were on deck,
running to their general quarters stations.
Seaman Osterwind was the only one fatally wounded.
But by the time they had carried him to the battle dressing station
he had already expired.
Do you know of any other men that were fatally injured on the ship?
Yeah. I found evidence of a really sad story here.
A Gunner's mate named Irving Doremus
was in the gun pit under the gun barrel
and was crushed during a training exercise
and survived until the next day.
Oh, gosh.
You know, one of the legends are around the ship has to do with a possible murder.
Do you know about this?
Yes, there was a seaman by the name of Fox,
he was found in the ship's dumbwaiter.
The rumors among the crew was that he was pushed,
but we don't have any specifics on the conclusion of the investigation.
Right. Wow.
Now, with that many people all in one space,
was it common occurrence for fights to break out?
The officers and senior enlisted personnel did a lot to prevent that.
The ship had a number of sports teams,
and if you keep the crew busy,
there's no time to get into disagreements with everyone else.
The tables in the berthing compartments actually have game boards on them.
[Steve] That's really cool, actually. I didn't know that
And it's quite obvious, you have quite a love for Battleship New Jersey.
Thanks again. It was really good to see you.
Thank you so much.
Good luck.
We just got back from meeting up with Ryan, the historian,
and he was able to confirm some things.
Anything on that murder?
Well, here's the interesting thing about the murder.
They did find a body.
Seaman Fox, he was in the dumbwaiter.
The records were never released by the government.
You'd think that they wouldn't want people to know
if somebody was murdered on a battleship.
All right. Wow.
-Also sports was really big on the ship. -Huh?
And they would have teams.
That's what they looked forward to.
You know, I would imagine being on a battleship,
that would take its toll on sailors,
so they would need a distraction.
Fears, isolation, getting stir-crazy,
constantly worrying about the battling danger.
And I would also think just constant fears of family at home.
Right.
So, you're gone for months at a time,
-you don't know what's going on at home. -Exactly.
All right. Well, I mean that's a lot of great information.
Let's get ready to investigate.
-Cool. -[Kris] Sounds good.
[Dave] Every sailor has a story to tell.
[Jason] Right.
Armed with new clues, as to the sailors,
who may still be aboard in the afterlife,
Steve and Dave are going to start their investigation in the wardroom,
where seamen Osterwind died
Kris and Dustin will head to the kitchen
and Shari and I will check o gun turret number two.
So, this is the table Robert Osterwind died on.
[Steve] Okay.
Yeah.
[Dave] Seaman Robert Osterwind,
you were hit by shrapnel.
You were brought to this table.
Do you realize that you passed away?
Oh!
[Steve] It's that right one.
[Dave] Is that you?
We just want to establish and know that you're here.
I don't think we're getting enough to focus here.
We can go outside where Seaman Osterwind actually took the shrapnel.
[Dave] Yeah, let's go to the source.
Steve and Dave on the deck.
This is where Robert Osterwind was hit by shrapnel.
[device beeping]
[Dave] Seaman Robert Osterwind,
are you still reporting to your post?
You were hit by shrapnel here.
And you passed away inside.
There is a device on the deck here.
If you go near it, it will make a sound.
This way we can know that you're here with us.
-[Steve] Did you see anything go by? -No.
[Steve] Shadow-- Oh!
[Dave] Oh, I saw that.
They say that they see darting shadows throughout the ship.
Oh, my gosh, two.
-Two. [imitates going past] -Ah.
Robert Osterwind,
was that you?
-[device beeping] -[Steve] Oh!
Hello.
[David] Robert Osterwind,
was that you?
-[device beeping] -[Steve] Oh!
Hello.
If that's you, please, keep touching it.
It's working.
Hmm, what do you think of that?
[Dave] Something interfered with the energy field there,
so I don't know.
-[Steve] Would you want to maybe hit a deck or two below? -Sure.
Because I saw a section where there was, like,
extracurricular stuff down there.
And the historian said that's the sort of thing that would--
[device beeping]
Extracurricular, who knows.
[device beeping]
It's going off fierce when I brought up--
Extracurricular.
I like it.
I like that idea a lot.
This is it.
This is the dumbwaiter area.
[Kris] Okay.
[Dustin] This is where they found the body
of the gentleman that was murdered,
Seaman James Fox.
So, shadow figures are seen throughout this whole top area
and then voices and such.
So, let's see if anything's attributed to him.
Does anyone know what happened to Seaman Fox?
Was he pushed or did he fall?
Seaman James Fox, are you here with us this evening?
Do you still feel as if you're serving here?
Other things still to do here on the ship?
I wonder how long he was in there before he was found.
[Dustin] I don't know.
It's heck of a way to go.
[Jason] This is Jason and Shari entering gun turret number two,
where petty officer Doremus was crushed.
All right, so going down here.
Hello.
All right, So, this is where somebody saw somebody, right over here.
[Shari] I guess they were down there
and they actually just felt like
they were being stared at from somebody up here,
but they were down there.
Petty officer Doremus,
have you returned to turret two,
where you were fatally injured?
[indistinct sound]
What the hell?
[Shari] Hello, we think we hear you.
Can you come into the room with us and talk to us?
Is there anybody here that would like our help?
[indistinct sound]
There.
Hmm.
[Shari] That's from down here.
I feel like it's getting colder and colder.
Petty officer Doremus,
are you still on the ship?
Is there a reason why you're still here?
[clanking]
-Oh, my God. -[Jason] Oh!
[Shari]
[Shari] Petty officer Doremu
are you still on the ship?
[clanking]
-Oh, my God. -[Jason] Oh!
[Shari] That was, like, up there.
[Jason] Yeah, that sound happened somewhere over here.
[indistinct sound]
Hello.
[indistinct sound]
It's like, somebody walking around with boots on.
[Shari] Yeah.
[indistinct sound]
[Jason] I keep on hearing the walking.
Sounds like it's right above us.
I think we can get back up a level through here.
We keep on hearing you walking and talking.
[indistinct sound]
[both exclaiming]
[Jason] That was a voice.
[Dustin] This is Dustin and Kris.
This is the stern of the ship.
-The stern. -Yeah.
And the claims are misty figures.
Ah, yes.
They see multiple figures walking around the back here.
I don't think it's something that we can just say is,
-you know, easily debunkable. -[Kris] Yeah.
-Because it's not like, it's just one thing one time. -Yeah.
[Dustin] It almost sounds like, it's activity of the ship
that people are seeing play out again.
We've heard that people may have seen you out here on the deck.
[Dustin] If there is anybody here that can hear us,
we ask you to please try to communicate.
[Kris] How many people are still on this ship?
We know that there was a great sense of duty
amongst the men that served upon the ship.
Maybe that's why you still linger here.
Makes me wonder like, if they see people walking around,
are they still kind of at war?
You know what I mean?
I wonder if it's just like some residual thing,
you know, something very traumatic.
These guys are on high anxiety
and then leaves that imprint,
you know, of what was going on in that moment.
Yeah.
All right. Well, we thank everybody for their time tonight
and for your service to our country.
[Steve] This is Steve and Dave in the berthing quarters.
We could play a game of checkers
and invite whoever is here to come.
Maybe a little bet.
Let's do it.
We got some checkers going on over here.
Anybody wanna join us?
Let us know.
I have a 100 bucks on this game.
[Steve] You can take on the winner.
And then the $100 could be yours.
You could have gotten me there.
-I could. -Yeah.
Oh, my God!
-What's wrong, Dave? -[Dave] Nothing.
[indistinct sound]
That sounded like, one of the doors moving.
[Dave] Come on, boys.
Come on down.
We're playing checkers.
-[indistinct sound] -[Jason] Ooh!
Where's that coming from?
That one sounded like that way.
Hello.
-[indistinct sound] -Oh!
Dave, it's coming from everywhere now.
[indistinct sound]
Oh!
Where's that coming from?
I guess. I can't tell.
One thing sounded like one of the doors opening
and the rest kind of sounded like just movement,
you know, between the decks.
Shuffling, banging.
-Exactly. -Things you would hear when people are scurrying about.
Right.
-All right. -Wow.
-Let's just see-- -Maybe they're all here.
Here we go. Few more moves.
-King me. -[Steve] Dang.
-[loud clang] -Ooh!
[Dave] King me.
-[loud clang] -Ooh!
Wow.
[Dave] Where was it? Where did that come from?
[Steve] Like...
I don't know. It literally sounded like right in front of us.
This is a dead end.
I don't even know what it was like...
Like something opening.
Oh, man.
Hello.
That was right with us.
[Dave] It was right with us.
[Steve] Are there any sailors here with us?
Seaman Fox?
Seaman Robert Osterwind?
[Dave] So, you had the idea to come over here
and play some Checkers to trigger some activity.
Because, you know, our research said, they loved the games.
[Steve] Yes.
I mean, that goes to show you that
this technique works.
[Jason] So, this is where we were last night
when we started hearing all the talking
and it sounded like, multiple people having a conversation.
[Shari] Hello.
Are there any sailors in here?
[indistinct sound]
-Yep. There it is. -Yeah.
[Jason] Nothing showing up on thermal, though.
We keep on hearing you walking.
[indistinct sound]
[Shari] Yep.
[Jason] But there's nothing here.
[Jason on radio] Steve.
[Steve] Go for Steve.
[Jason on radio] We had some wild stuff happen.
We're heading up.
Copy that. Thank you.
[Jason] We had a lot of cool stuff tonight.
Yeah.
Hey, you guys got to get out of here,
we'll start breaking down and get back and start analyzing.
-[Kris] All right. -Sounds good.
All right. Good job, guys.
This ship saw 40,000 to 50,000 people in all of its battles.
So, that's a lot of movement It doesn't surprise me at al that activity,
it's literally happening all over the ship.
What we experienced really jives with what they claim is happening here,
but we still need to review all of the footage.
Listen to all of the audio,
and really figure out what's going on here.
We did get some awesome stuff.
Well, a lot of their experiences,
we're able to back up that.
So, let's get over there and sit down and talk with them and go from there.
Yeah.
-Hey, Jack. -Hey, good to see you.
-Thanks for having us. -Glad to see you.
All right, you called us in, had us come, check out the Battleship New Jersey.
[Steve] We met up with the historian.
Some things we were able to figure out were the murder of seaman Fox.
He was found in a dumbwaiter.
Rumor is that he was pushed, perhaps,
-but the records were never released. -Right.
So, why were those records never released?
Not sure.
-[Jason] And you know about the other deaths. -Right.
So, the ship has seen tragedy, but I think that's important,
-as it could be behind some of the residual activity. -Yes.
At one point during the investigation,
Shari and I were investigating the turret room,
and while we were down there, we kept on hearing walking.
It sounded like somebody walking right above us.
[indistinct sound]
[Jason] What the hell?
And it was weird because there was nobody above us.
And that was like a residual sound.
Almost like, residual sound of somebody pacing back and forth
because God only knows how many times somebody did pace back and forth.
Oh, absolutely.
Some of the audio, we were able to hear with our ears
but it didn't translate well on the recorder
because there's a lot of sounds that happen on the ship.
Very true.
But I can say that while Steve and I were on broadway
right over near the two engine rooms,
-where people have witnessed seeing the apparitions... -Right.
...and we started hearing just two guys talking,
which was strange.
I'll load up the audio and play it for you and get your take.
Okay.
It was so loud that we thought for sure,
there were other people there.
[indistinct sound]
You can hear them talking.
Yeah, it was kind of in the background.
[Jason] Two male voices, distinctly.
Two different tones.
[gasps]
And another point, while we were down in that same area,
we heard a voice almost sounds like it's saying like, "He's coming" or something.
-So, we'll see if we can hear it through the speaker. -Okay.
[Steve] It's very fast, like, "He's coming."
Right.
It's very quick, but it's there.
-It's pretty awesome. -Okay.
Tango and I were investigating downstairs
and we saw a Checkers table there and we utilized that.
And through that, we had a tremendous amount of activity.
It sounds like one of the hatches
-or hatch handles were being turned... -Right.
...and maybe even the door opening a bit.
-If you wouldn't mind, please. -Okay.
[loud clang]
-That does sound like if you turn the hatch in. -Yeah.
-Yeah, they do make that sound. -Yeah.
And it makes sense that they may want to be a part of what we were doing.
Sure.
I think what it comes down to the activity,
I mean, we can't sit there and to say that
what we caught was anybody specific,
it could be anybody.
I know that you're looking to start having the Scouts back
and these overnights and everything else,
there's nothing that would make me
even the least bit concerned for anybody's safety here.
Good.
All really seems residual.
It would be an honor to any of those children to be able to spend the night here.
Your findings were pretty fascinating.
Thank you.
If things pick up, we're a call away.
If we hear any additional claims or anything, we'll be in touch.
Thank you. Absolutely.
-If we hear anything, you'll be the first to know. -Great.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Today, I heard some things that I never really heard before.
So, it was kind of eye-openi
and I'm glad that it's not an issue for everybody.
We still plan on having our kids come aboard for overnights
and continue to be open for guests to enjoy the Battleship New Jersey
and learn about her amazing history.
The crew were here to protect our freedom.
Knowing that they're still around watching over us,
that's a good thing for everybody.
I think having Dustin and Kris out was a big plus,
it always helps us out,
especially trying to cover up a battleship.
Yeah, having them there was quite valuable.
Such a brotherly love of camaraderie on that ship
that it would be silly not to think that after somebody passed,
that would be one place that they would choose to go back to.
-It was such an important part of their lives. -Mmm-hmm.
Or maybe they never left.
Well, that's true.
You know, brother. Hey, good job.
Thank you. You too.
On to the next, man.