1 00:00:02,125 --> 00:00:03,333 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,417 --> 00:00:05,500 -ALEX: That's deep. -IAN: If it dates to 1200 3 00:00:05,667 --> 00:00:06,792 on those logs, that's the same 4 00:00:06,958 --> 00:00:08,875 as the paved area. 5 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:10,167 AARON S. (over Zoom): The Money Pit samples 6 00:00:10,375 --> 00:00:12,833 are the most interesting samples that we have. 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,833 Where do you think that sample comes from? 8 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,458 Southeast France. 9 00:00:16,667 --> 00:00:18,167 Remarkable. 10 00:00:18,292 --> 00:00:21,208 We're on it. Oh, oh, I see something round, mate. 11 00:00:21,417 --> 00:00:23,125 -Oh, it's got a design on it. -It does. 12 00:00:23,333 --> 00:00:24,667 RICK: The hurricane is coming. 13 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:26,292 There's no denying it. 14 00:00:26,458 --> 00:00:28,125 This could be the most dangerous day on this island. 15 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,417 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,250 with strange symbols carved into it... 20 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:50,417 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,833 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:22,333 --> 00:01:24,583 JACK: Ah, this is a perfect day to be in the swamp, 29 00:01:24,750 --> 00:01:26,167 -isn't it? -ALEX: Yeah. 30 00:01:26,375 --> 00:01:30,000 This is a deep part of the swamp here. 31 00:01:30,125 --> 00:01:31,917 IAN: Yeah, it's complicated, too. 32 00:01:32,042 --> 00:01:33,375 RICK: And that's exactly why you're here. 33 00:01:33,542 --> 00:01:36,542 -(laughter) -To uncomplicate this for us. 34 00:01:36,708 --> 00:01:39,167 NARRATOR: Despite the ominous weather, 35 00:01:39,292 --> 00:01:42,292 as a new morning begins on Oak Island, 36 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:44,583 the hope for a breakthrough discovery 37 00:01:44,750 --> 00:01:48,750 that could help solve a 229-year-old mystery 38 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:53,250 remains far from dampened for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 39 00:01:53,417 --> 00:01:56,500 and their team as they continue investigating 40 00:01:56,625 --> 00:01:59,708 near the middle of the triangle-shaped swamp. 41 00:01:59,875 --> 00:02:02,958 Billy, can you fill us in on what you've seen here? 42 00:02:03,167 --> 00:02:06,250 What we're seeing is we have a high layer of stumps. 43 00:02:06,375 --> 00:02:08,000 Trees wouldn't grow that big 44 00:02:08,167 --> 00:02:11,000 unless the environment was somewhat dry. 45 00:02:11,208 --> 00:02:12,375 We could probably take a cut through there, 46 00:02:12,542 --> 00:02:14,417 a cut through here, we'd probably find more. 47 00:02:14,625 --> 00:02:16,875 -Okay. -IAN: It's a beautiful section 48 00:02:17,042 --> 00:02:19,292 to understand how this area developed. 49 00:02:19,458 --> 00:02:22,542 So, why don't we see if we can expose one? 50 00:02:22,708 --> 00:02:24,250 -CRAIG: Okay. -All right, let's step back. 51 00:02:29,083 --> 00:02:33,000 Whew! That's a big stump. 52 00:02:33,208 --> 00:02:35,583 NARRATOR: One week ago, while excavating 53 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:38,333 in this deep region of the brackish bog... 54 00:02:38,542 --> 00:02:40,458 GARY: It's all uneven, like it was axe-cut. 55 00:02:40,583 --> 00:02:42,167 NARRATOR: ...members of the team 56 00:02:42,375 --> 00:02:45,125 uncovered several axe-cut tree stumps. 57 00:02:45,292 --> 00:02:46,667 BILLY: If that broke off, the log should be laying 58 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,917 right there beside it, I think. 59 00:02:49,083 --> 00:02:52,167 NARRATOR: Curiously, because trees are unable to grow naturally 60 00:02:52,375 --> 00:02:54,042 in swamp environments, 61 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:56,500 these finds offered critical evidence 62 00:02:56,708 --> 00:03:00,792 to support the belief of geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner, 63 00:03:00,958 --> 00:03:05,125 that the swamp could be an artificially made feature. 64 00:03:07,375 --> 00:03:09,833 RICK: There's your other layer of stump there. 65 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,625 There's a big something. 66 00:03:12,750 --> 00:03:14,833 NARRATOR: Now, as the team unearths 67 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,667 more potentially ancient stumps from the middle of the swamp, 68 00:03:18,792 --> 00:03:23,750 Dr. Spooner will collect samples for carbon-14 testing 69 00:03:23,917 --> 00:03:25,500 in order to hopefully determine 70 00:03:25,708 --> 00:03:28,792 just when this area of the swamp was created. 71 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,375 IAN: So, the question, I think, for me, is whether or not 72 00:03:31,542 --> 00:03:34,208 those stumps date out to the same as the paved area. 73 00:03:34,375 --> 00:03:36,375 Remember, we found wood that dated at 1200 74 00:03:36,542 --> 00:03:38,583 -within the paved area. -Right. 75 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,333 NARRATOR: In recent years, 76 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:44,333 the Oak Island team has uncovered 77 00:03:44,500 --> 00:03:46,917 numerous stone structures in the swamp. 78 00:03:47,083 --> 00:03:51,792 These include the potentially 500-year-old stone road 79 00:03:51,958 --> 00:03:55,333 and a stone walkway leading to a massive boulder 80 00:03:55,542 --> 00:03:57,792 in the southeast corner, 81 00:03:57,917 --> 00:04:01,792 as well as a massive paved area in the middle of the bog 82 00:04:01,958 --> 00:04:05,292 that Dr. Spooner was able to carbon-date 83 00:04:05,458 --> 00:04:08,625 to approximately 1200 AD. 84 00:04:08,750 --> 00:04:12,167 These discoveries have made Rick Lagina believe 85 00:04:12,375 --> 00:04:14,708 that the Oak Island mystery may be connected 86 00:04:14,917 --> 00:04:17,333 to a generational conspiracy 87 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:21,208 that was carried out in stages over a number of centuries. 88 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:23,083 RICK: What happened here? 89 00:04:23,208 --> 00:04:25,042 Obviously, the stumps can be dated, 90 00:04:25,167 --> 00:04:26,833 and hopefully those dates 91 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,250 will align with the man-made constructs that we have found. 92 00:04:30,417 --> 00:04:32,500 Stone road, stone path, paved area, 93 00:04:32,667 --> 00:04:35,583 because we have retrieved dates from those. 94 00:04:35,750 --> 00:04:37,375 We need to do our homework and be patient. 95 00:04:37,542 --> 00:04:40,208 I think there are some answers here. 96 00:04:40,375 --> 00:04:42,042 IAN: If we get dates to 1200 97 00:04:42,250 --> 00:04:43,500 on those logs at the bottom, 98 00:04:43,625 --> 00:04:45,833 that would equate to the paved area. 99 00:04:45,958 --> 00:04:47,125 That means that there's a forest 100 00:04:47,292 --> 00:04:49,000 at this location at that time, so... 101 00:04:49,208 --> 00:04:51,167 -ALEX: Yeah. -At this stage, 102 00:04:51,375 --> 00:04:53,333 what we've got to do is get dry weather 103 00:04:53,458 --> 00:04:55,333 to actually effectively sample this. 104 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:58,333 -Yeah. -RICK: Well, all I know is, 105 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:00,500 -good luck with the dry weather. -Yep. 106 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:02,375 RICK: We have a hurricane on the horizon and, uh, 107 00:05:02,583 --> 00:05:04,917 -bad weather this weekend. -Yep. 108 00:05:05,042 --> 00:05:07,458 RICK: Hurricane Lee is on the near horizon, 109 00:05:07,625 --> 00:05:09,833 heading towards Nova Scotia. 110 00:05:10,042 --> 00:05:13,750 We have no need of a hurricane visiting the island. 111 00:05:13,875 --> 00:05:16,625 The potential problems are quite extensive. 112 00:05:16,792 --> 00:05:18,708 We don't know how impactful it will be. 113 00:05:18,875 --> 00:05:21,250 Will it be Category 1? A tropical storm? 114 00:05:21,417 --> 00:05:23,292 Category 2, 3, 4? 115 00:05:23,458 --> 00:05:25,333 We'll have to wait and see. 116 00:05:25,542 --> 00:05:27,500 I'm just gonna grab my tools, get some sample bags 117 00:05:27,708 --> 00:05:29,500 -so we can get these samples. -ALEX: Yep. -CRAIG: Okay. 118 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:31,125 IAN: Yeah, this will be very interesting, 119 00:05:31,292 --> 00:05:32,583 to see what happens here. 120 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:34,292 NARRATOR: While Dr. Spooner 121 00:05:34,417 --> 00:05:37,500 collects his samples in the swamp... 122 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:39,833 -SCOTT: Hey, Roger. -ROGER: Hey, Scott. 123 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,375 -Little bit of excitement around here. -Yeah. 124 00:05:41,542 --> 00:05:42,917 The boys have actually now found, 125 00:05:43,083 --> 00:05:44,667 uh, the wood that we're looking for. 126 00:05:44,833 --> 00:05:46,458 -Yeah. -NARRATOR: ...in the Money Pit area, 127 00:05:46,667 --> 00:05:49,417 Scott Barlow meets with Roger Fortin 128 00:05:49,625 --> 00:05:52,042 of Dumas Contracting Limited for an update 129 00:05:52,208 --> 00:05:54,833 on an operation that the team hopes 130 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,375 will soon lead them to a vast cache of buried treasure. 131 00:05:59,542 --> 00:06:01,625 From the pictures I saw from Ronnie, it's, uh, 132 00:06:01,750 --> 00:06:03,250 it looks like, uh, those timbers a-are pretty old. 133 00:06:03,375 --> 00:06:04,750 They're all rounded out. 134 00:06:04,917 --> 00:06:06,500 It really motivated the guys. Once they had... 135 00:06:06,625 --> 00:06:08,333 -Oh, yeah. -Once they, once they saw that, 136 00:06:08,500 --> 00:06:09,792 they were just like tunnel rats down there. 137 00:06:09,958 --> 00:06:11,625 They were moving clay like you wouldn't believe, 138 00:06:11,792 --> 00:06:13,500 -trying to get a visual on it. -Oh, yeah. 139 00:06:13,667 --> 00:06:16,292 COTE: Definitely wood. 140 00:06:16,458 --> 00:06:18,167 -You can see the end. -NARRATOR: Last week, 141 00:06:18,333 --> 00:06:22,042 after nearly two years of tireless effort, 142 00:06:22,208 --> 00:06:24,833 the team from Dumas was finally able to extend 143 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,833 the mid-18th century structure known as the Garden Shaft 144 00:06:29,042 --> 00:06:33,667 down to a depth of 95 feet, where they exposed the top 145 00:06:33,833 --> 00:06:36,708 of a believed seven-foot-high wooden tunnel. 146 00:06:36,875 --> 00:06:41,833 A tunnel that runs due west into the so-called Baby Blob, 147 00:06:42,042 --> 00:06:45,208 where water testing in previously drilled boreholes 148 00:06:45,375 --> 00:06:47,917 has identified high traces of gold, 149 00:06:48,083 --> 00:06:49,833 silver and other metals 150 00:06:50,042 --> 00:06:54,458 between 80 and 120 feet underground. 151 00:06:54,583 --> 00:06:57,375 RODNEY: Hold it there. That's good. 152 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,458 NARRATOR: Now, in the coming days, 153 00:06:59,625 --> 00:07:03,500 the team will install one additional section, or set, 154 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:06,000 to the base of the Garden Shaft to breach the tunnel 155 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:09,417 and find out not only where it leads but also 156 00:07:09,625 --> 00:07:12,167 what it might contain. 157 00:07:12,375 --> 00:07:15,292 RICK: This is all about anticipation. 158 00:07:15,458 --> 00:07:17,042 I mean, we're close. 159 00:07:17,208 --> 00:07:20,000 We have physical evidence that the tunnel is real. 160 00:07:20,208 --> 00:07:22,875 It's been a long process, almost two years' worth 161 00:07:23,042 --> 00:07:26,875 of effort, uh, between the planning and the execution 162 00:07:27,042 --> 00:07:30,708 and, ultimately, the successful completion of the task at hand. 163 00:07:30,875 --> 00:07:35,167 Now we need to understand its relevance to the mystery. 164 00:07:35,333 --> 00:07:37,292 We've got a lot to learn from this tunnel. 165 00:07:37,458 --> 00:07:38,708 -Sounds good. -See how it goes. 166 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:40,125 Looking-- I'm anxious to get down there. 167 00:07:40,292 --> 00:07:41,708 -(laughs): All right. -Right on. 168 00:07:41,917 --> 00:07:43,958 -Talk to you after. -Yeah, I'll talk to you later. 169 00:07:44,125 --> 00:07:47,917 NARRATOR: As the operation continues in the Garden Shaft, 170 00:07:48,042 --> 00:07:51,000 later that afternoon... 171 00:07:51,125 --> 00:07:53,417 -DOUG: Good day. -RICK: Good day, sir. 172 00:07:53,542 --> 00:07:55,750 Hello, Dr. Satkoski. Welcome to the war room. 173 00:07:55,917 --> 00:07:57,833 We really appreciate you coming to us. 174 00:07:57,958 --> 00:07:59,333 We look forward to what you have to say. 175 00:07:59,458 --> 00:08:00,333 AARON S.: Thank you for having me. 176 00:08:00,542 --> 00:08:01,958 I'm-I'm really happy to be here 177 00:08:02,083 --> 00:08:03,667 and-and share these exciting results with you today. 178 00:08:03,792 --> 00:08:05,667 -Yep. -It's our pleasure. 179 00:08:05,750 --> 00:08:07,750 NARRATOR: Rick, Marty, Craig Tester 180 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:10,708 and other members of the team have gathered in the war room 181 00:08:10,875 --> 00:08:13,083 for a meeting via videoconference 182 00:08:13,292 --> 00:08:15,458 with Dr. Spooner's colleague 183 00:08:15,583 --> 00:08:19,167 geoscientist Dr. Aaron Satkoski. 184 00:08:19,375 --> 00:08:24,167 Today, we're gonna learn about a new science and new data, 185 00:08:24,250 --> 00:08:27,833 and the doctor was kind enough to run some analysis, 186 00:08:28,042 --> 00:08:31,333 specifically about where certain artifacts came from. 187 00:08:31,458 --> 00:08:33,792 Exactly. 188 00:08:33,958 --> 00:08:35,417 NARRATOR: Over the past several years, 189 00:08:35,583 --> 00:08:39,000 between the team's core-drilling operations 190 00:08:39,167 --> 00:08:40,792 -MARTY: Make hole. -NARRATOR: ...and the installation 191 00:08:40,917 --> 00:08:43,083 of a number of large steel caissons 192 00:08:43,250 --> 00:08:45,667 all across the Money Pit area, 193 00:08:45,875 --> 00:08:48,375 they have recovered evidence 194 00:08:48,542 --> 00:08:51,000 of two potentially man-made chambers 195 00:08:51,125 --> 00:08:52,667 outside of the Baby Blob 196 00:08:52,833 --> 00:08:56,708 that also contain traces of precious metals. 197 00:08:56,875 --> 00:09:01,042 One is located some 180 feet deep 198 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:05,875 in a large void between boreholes H-8 and RF-1, 199 00:09:06,042 --> 00:09:09,833 where a possibly ancient pickax was also recovered 200 00:09:10,042 --> 00:09:12,667 and the other was found at a depth 201 00:09:12,833 --> 00:09:15,750 of approximately 150 feet, 202 00:09:15,917 --> 00:09:19,500 which the team has dubbed Aladdin's cave. 203 00:09:19,667 --> 00:09:21,042 RICK: Uh, Dr. Satkoski, 204 00:09:21,208 --> 00:09:22,708 please proceed. 205 00:09:22,875 --> 00:09:25,833 AARON S.: Okay, so, isotope tracer work 206 00:09:25,958 --> 00:09:28,667 is slightly more nuanced than o-other type of analyses 207 00:09:28,792 --> 00:09:30,625 that might be done. 208 00:09:30,708 --> 00:09:34,875 NARRATOR: Now, after conducting isotope testing on wood samples 209 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:38,250 that were unearthed from these locations, 210 00:09:38,417 --> 00:09:41,917 Dr. Satkoski has prepared a report that he believes 211 00:09:42,125 --> 00:09:43,708 could offer new clues 212 00:09:43,875 --> 00:09:46,750 to help the team solve the Oak Island mystery. 213 00:09:46,958 --> 00:09:50,125 The main isotopes that I wanted to focus on 214 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:53,375 are the strontium and the oxygen isotope composition 215 00:09:53,542 --> 00:09:55,667 in the wood samples that you sent. 216 00:09:55,833 --> 00:09:58,833 So, strontium is a metallic element 217 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,833 that can be used like a fingerprint 218 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,833 in combination with oxygen to identify 219 00:10:03,958 --> 00:10:06,458 where objects come from in the, in the world. 220 00:10:06,583 --> 00:10:08,583 Wow. (chuckles) 221 00:10:08,750 --> 00:10:10,042 -That's kind of interesting. -Yeah. 222 00:10:10,208 --> 00:10:11,792 Yes. 223 00:10:11,958 --> 00:10:13,125 AARON S.: So, if we look 224 00:10:13,333 --> 00:10:15,208 at the Money Pit samples... 225 00:10:15,375 --> 00:10:20,792 So, these two samples, 0328 and 013, came from RF-1. 226 00:10:20,958 --> 00:10:23,167 DOUG: Yeah, that's where it gets really interesting, 227 00:10:23,375 --> 00:10:26,000 because RF-1, we still believe, 228 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:27,958 was closest to the original Money Pit. 229 00:10:28,125 --> 00:10:29,750 -Yep. -AARON S.: The next slide I have 230 00:10:29,875 --> 00:10:31,625 is the isotope values, 231 00:10:31,833 --> 00:10:34,875 so we can really look at the data. 232 00:10:35,042 --> 00:10:37,833 And what you can see is, we're measuring oxygen 233 00:10:38,042 --> 00:10:41,125 and strontium in the wood samples that I've plotted here. 234 00:10:42,417 --> 00:10:44,167 So, these two wood samples, 235 00:10:44,333 --> 00:10:47,375 0328 and 013, 236 00:10:47,583 --> 00:10:49,708 they both plot in a very similar spot. 237 00:10:49,833 --> 00:10:51,417 These samples, I would argue, 238 00:10:51,583 --> 00:10:55,500 are the most interesting samples that we have. 239 00:10:55,667 --> 00:10:58,375 They plot furthest away from maritime Canada 240 00:10:58,542 --> 00:11:02,792 and Northern Canada. 241 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,125 So, our only option is Europe. 242 00:11:05,292 --> 00:11:06,458 Dang. 243 00:11:06,542 --> 00:11:08,125 That's really interesting and baffling. 244 00:11:08,292 --> 00:11:11,333 So where do you think that sample comes from? 245 00:11:11,458 --> 00:11:12,333 Southeastern France, 246 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:14,625 Northern Italy or, you know, 247 00:11:14,792 --> 00:11:17,250 coastal Norway. In those areas, that's where it overlaps. 248 00:11:17,417 --> 00:11:18,917 That sounds good enough to me. 249 00:11:19,083 --> 00:11:20,833 (laughter) 250 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,292 RICK: That sounds remarkable. 251 00:11:26,917 --> 00:11:28,500 AARON S: Our only option is Europe. 252 00:11:28,708 --> 00:11:29,583 Southeast France. 253 00:11:29,708 --> 00:11:31,958 Northern Italy or, you know, 254 00:11:32,083 --> 00:11:34,500 coastal Norway. In those areas, that's where it overlaps. 255 00:11:34,708 --> 00:11:36,750 That sounds good enough to me. 256 00:11:36,875 --> 00:11:38,083 RICK: Good enough. 257 00:11:38,292 --> 00:11:40,625 -Sounds very good. -Sounds remarkable. 258 00:11:40,792 --> 00:11:42,375 (laughter) 259 00:11:42,542 --> 00:11:46,333 NARRATOR: In the war room, geoscientist Dr. Aaron Satkoski 260 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:50,750 has just shared a stunning scientific report 261 00:11:50,917 --> 00:11:54,458 that the wood recovered nearly 180 feet deep 262 00:11:54,625 --> 00:11:57,417 from borehole RF-1 in the Money Pit area 263 00:11:57,583 --> 00:12:00,250 likely originated in Europe. 264 00:12:01,250 --> 00:12:04,333 A lot of old-looking timber came out of that caisson. 265 00:12:04,542 --> 00:12:06,333 Yeah. It's really interesting to note 266 00:12:06,500 --> 00:12:09,708 that the areas that Dr. Satkoski are giving us for the possible 267 00:12:09,875 --> 00:12:13,917 origin of these samples is Southeastern France. 268 00:12:14,042 --> 00:12:17,583 And the idea that the mines where the lead 269 00:12:17,750 --> 00:12:19,833 from the lead cross came from. 270 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,667 And then Italy. I mean, we saw a lot in Italy 271 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:26,167 that we feel could relate to the Oak Island mystery. 272 00:12:26,375 --> 00:12:27,542 Yes. 273 00:12:27,667 --> 00:12:29,750 When we went to Viterbo, 274 00:12:29,917 --> 00:12:33,750 Gianluca told us that a lot of holy relics 275 00:12:33,917 --> 00:12:36,083 came from Jerusalem through Italy, 276 00:12:36,208 --> 00:12:39,250 and then off to other regions, like France. 277 00:12:39,708 --> 00:12:41,083 RICK: Buongiorno. 278 00:12:41,208 --> 00:12:43,000 NARRATOR: Over the last decade, 279 00:12:43,167 --> 00:12:45,250 as Rick, Marty, Craig and the team... 280 00:12:45,417 --> 00:12:47,167 This way. 281 00:12:47,333 --> 00:12:49,333 ...have been digging into both the ground and the past, 282 00:12:49,542 --> 00:12:52,583 in their efforts to solve the Oak Island mystery, 283 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:55,625 they have visited numerous sites 284 00:12:55,792 --> 00:12:57,917 in both France and Italy... 285 00:12:58,083 --> 00:13:00,000 Hey, guys. Come take a look at this. 286 00:13:00,167 --> 00:13:01,833 NARRATOR: ...that served as strongholds between the 12th 287 00:13:02,042 --> 00:13:05,625 and 14th centuries for the Knights Templar. 288 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:09,500 It is the belief of numerous researchers that members of this 289 00:13:09,583 --> 00:13:13,417 medieval Christian order were the ones who carried out 290 00:13:13,542 --> 00:13:18,708 a generational conspiracy to hide vast riches and priceless 291 00:13:18,917 --> 00:13:22,083 religious relics on Oak Island. 292 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:24,458 ALEX: Hey, Rick, check this out. 293 00:13:24,625 --> 00:13:25,875 That's cool. 294 00:13:26,042 --> 00:13:28,083 ALEX: We have seen this symbol before. 295 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:30,125 -RICK: H+O Stone. -PETER: Yeah. 296 00:13:31,167 --> 00:13:33,167 NARRATOR: In addition to seeing many stone carvings 297 00:13:33,375 --> 00:13:34,708 on these journeys 298 00:13:34,875 --> 00:13:36,417 that were identical to symbols 299 00:13:36,625 --> 00:13:37,667 that have been found 300 00:13:37,833 --> 00:13:39,542 over the last two centuries 301 00:13:39,708 --> 00:13:42,208 by searchers on or near Oak Island, 302 00:13:42,417 --> 00:13:46,000 astonishingly, in 2017, 303 00:13:46,208 --> 00:13:49,958 the team also unearthed a lead cross on the island itself, 304 00:13:50,125 --> 00:13:52,625 made from lead that was scientifically traced 305 00:13:52,792 --> 00:13:56,208 to a 14th-century mine in Southern France. 306 00:13:57,208 --> 00:13:59,625 Those are really provocative locations, 307 00:13:59,750 --> 00:14:01,500 considering everything we found on the island, 308 00:14:01,625 --> 00:14:03,000 and everything we've been researching. 309 00:14:03,208 --> 00:14:05,500 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the team 310 00:14:05,708 --> 00:14:07,250 has found more evidence 311 00:14:07,417 --> 00:14:10,625 right in the Money Pit area that the Templar order 312 00:14:10,792 --> 00:14:14,208 really could be connected to the Oak Island mystery? 313 00:14:14,375 --> 00:14:18,333 This has opened our minds to the possibilities 314 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:20,667 of even revisiting the areas 315 00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:22,708 that these samples have been retrieved from, 316 00:14:22,833 --> 00:14:24,417 like RF-1. 317 00:14:24,583 --> 00:14:27,750 I think it puts a renewed interest in that location. 318 00:14:27,875 --> 00:14:29,542 Yeah. Back to-- back we go. 319 00:14:29,708 --> 00:14:32,000 We just need to go deeper. 320 00:14:33,042 --> 00:14:34,875 RICK: Even though we're in the Garden Shaft 321 00:14:35,042 --> 00:14:37,667 and even though we're drilling around the 95-foot tunnel 322 00:14:37,875 --> 00:14:39,750 and the Baby Blob, 323 00:14:39,917 --> 00:14:43,042 this information is exceedingly important because 324 00:14:43,208 --> 00:14:47,708 you have incredibly interesting samples from RF-1. 325 00:14:48,333 --> 00:14:52,083 And you have some clarity about where they might have come from. 326 00:14:52,208 --> 00:14:56,458 Different geographic regions associated with Templars. 327 00:14:57,542 --> 00:15:01,292 Could it possibly reflect multiple treasure depositions? 328 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:05,167 It may change the search agenda as we currently understand it. 329 00:15:05,333 --> 00:15:08,167 Thank you and we look forward to our next communication. 330 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:10,000 Absolutely. 331 00:15:10,208 --> 00:15:13,000 I look forward to it. Thank you. 332 00:15:14,208 --> 00:15:16,125 NARRATOR: The following morning... 333 00:15:18,083 --> 00:15:20,250 ...as the operation to breach the possible 334 00:15:20,417 --> 00:15:23,292 treasure tunnel continues in the Garden Shaft... 335 00:15:23,458 --> 00:15:27,000 TERRY: F.75-8.25. 336 00:15:29,625 --> 00:15:31,875 Pretty much what we expected. 337 00:15:32,042 --> 00:15:35,000 Backfill all the way down to 88 feet. 338 00:15:35,167 --> 00:15:37,667 NARRATOR: ...more than 50 feet to the southwest... 339 00:15:37,833 --> 00:15:40,792 -Hey, guys. -Hey, Marty. -Hi, Marty. 340 00:15:40,917 --> 00:15:42,583 -How you doing? -What's going on today? 341 00:15:42,708 --> 00:15:45,292 -Well, we're trying to get to the bottom of RF-1. -Oh, okay. 342 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:48,708 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina joins other members of the team 343 00:15:48,875 --> 00:15:50,542 where a new borehole, 344 00:15:50,708 --> 00:15:54,083 known as F.75-8.25, 345 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:55,833 is being drilled within 346 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,833 the previously excavated eight-foot diameter 347 00:15:59,042 --> 00:16:02,083 RF-1 caisson, in the hopes of finding 348 00:16:02,208 --> 00:16:05,917 additional clues, and hopefully evidence of valuables. 349 00:16:07,708 --> 00:16:10,625 The key to this whole drill program, or this endeavor, 350 00:16:10,833 --> 00:16:14,375 is to get down and see what's between 205 and the bedrock. 351 00:16:14,542 --> 00:16:15,750 -Yes. -Yes. 352 00:16:15,917 --> 00:16:18,333 The initial results drilling 353 00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:21,042 the original RF-1 were very interesting. 354 00:16:21,208 --> 00:16:23,625 All kinds of things that made me think 355 00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:26,458 at the time we were in the original Money Pit. 356 00:16:26,625 --> 00:16:30,417 But we did stop somewhat short of the bedrock. 357 00:16:30,583 --> 00:16:32,792 There's, like, ten feet or 15 feet of material 358 00:16:32,958 --> 00:16:35,917 we never got to. 359 00:16:36,083 --> 00:16:38,167 So we're gonna sort of re-drill RF-1 to see what 360 00:16:38,333 --> 00:16:39,667 we might've missed with the canister. 361 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:43,083 Maybe this re-drilling in RF-1 would give us a place to 362 00:16:43,208 --> 00:16:45,833 put down a canister that goes even deeper. 363 00:16:46,042 --> 00:16:48,375 We need to find the best target because 364 00:16:48,542 --> 00:16:50,500 we are running out of the usual things. 365 00:16:50,708 --> 00:16:53,125 Money, time... 366 00:16:53,208 --> 00:16:55,000 So, okay. Steve, I know you have to go. 367 00:16:55,167 --> 00:16:57,083 And I got some stuff to do, too. 368 00:16:57,208 --> 00:16:58,417 -We'll be back. Thank you. -Okay, guys. 369 00:16:58,625 --> 00:17:01,333 -We'll keep in touch. Take care. -See you later. 370 00:17:01,458 --> 00:17:04,458 NARRATOR: As the core-drilling operation proceeds 371 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:06,083 in the Money Pit area, 372 00:17:06,250 --> 00:17:09,750 on Lot 5, located near the shore 373 00:17:09,917 --> 00:17:12,917 on the western side of the island... 374 00:17:13,083 --> 00:17:14,542 JACK: We have a hurricane on the way, 375 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:17,667 so let's try to get as much work done as we can, 376 00:17:17,833 --> 00:17:20,500 and then we'll see what we can do 377 00:17:20,625 --> 00:17:22,042 -after the hurricane's passed. -JAMIE: Yeah. 378 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:24,583 -Gary! -Hello, mate. 379 00:17:24,750 --> 00:17:28,208 NARRATOR: Metal detection expert Gary Drayton joins Jack Begley, 380 00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:31,625 Jamie Kouba and Fiona Steele 381 00:17:31,792 --> 00:17:33,292 as they continue investigating 382 00:17:33,458 --> 00:17:35,667 the large foundation that was discovered 383 00:17:35,875 --> 00:17:40,333 earlier this year beneath a circular stone structure. 384 00:17:40,500 --> 00:17:44,042 We're trying to figure why they brought deep Money Pit soil in 385 00:17:44,167 --> 00:17:47,125 and packed it into this portion of the wall. 386 00:17:47,250 --> 00:17:49,708 Like, 104 feet down. 387 00:17:49,875 --> 00:17:52,042 -That's crazy. -Yeah. 388 00:17:52,208 --> 00:17:54,667 NARRATOR: Since the team purchased Lot 5 389 00:17:54,875 --> 00:17:58,542 and began searching for clues in this feature one year ago, 390 00:17:58,708 --> 00:18:01,667 they have made astonishing discoveries 391 00:18:01,792 --> 00:18:03,917 that include metal tools 392 00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:06,250 and various kinds of pottery. 393 00:18:06,375 --> 00:18:08,000 A lead barter token 394 00:18:08,167 --> 00:18:09,833 that is a compositional match 395 00:18:10,042 --> 00:18:13,083 to the 14th-century lead cross... 396 00:18:13,208 --> 00:18:16,917 It reminds me of, like, a crude mortar or cement. 397 00:18:17,083 --> 00:18:19,750 ...and a man-made cement-like substance 398 00:18:19,917 --> 00:18:23,958 that has also been found approximately 100 feet deep 399 00:18:24,083 --> 00:18:26,417 around the tunnel below the Garden Shaft. 400 00:18:27,667 --> 00:18:29,000 (device chimes) 401 00:18:29,167 --> 00:18:31,125 NARRATOR: Now, Gary is going to scan 402 00:18:31,333 --> 00:18:32,708 the rocks and spoils 403 00:18:32,875 --> 00:18:35,542 that have recently been removed from the feature... 404 00:18:35,708 --> 00:18:38,583 I got my big coil on, so depth is not a problem. 405 00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,000 NARRATOR: ...in order to look for more clues as to how 406 00:18:42,167 --> 00:18:44,750 it might be connected to the Money Pit. 407 00:18:45,917 --> 00:18:47,667 -(device chiming rapidly) -GARY: Oh! 408 00:18:47,833 --> 00:18:49,500 That sounds great. 409 00:18:49,667 --> 00:18:52,417 We have got a hit right on the top here, Jack. 410 00:18:52,583 --> 00:18:54,333 Do you want me to dig it out, 411 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:56,083 or do you just want to pinpoint it? 412 00:18:56,250 --> 00:18:57,583 -It's loose stuff. -Yeah, I'll try pinpointing it. 413 00:18:57,792 --> 00:19:00,833 That sounds really good. That is not iron. 414 00:19:01,042 --> 00:19:04,667 That's nonferrous. Let's see what we got. 415 00:19:04,875 --> 00:19:07,250 What have we got waiting for us? 416 00:19:08,167 --> 00:19:10,250 (beeping) 417 00:19:11,750 --> 00:19:13,500 Yep. It's in my hand. 418 00:19:13,667 --> 00:19:15,833 -(device beeping rapidly) -All right. 419 00:19:16,042 --> 00:19:17,750 -It's in my hand. -Oh. 420 00:19:17,875 --> 00:19:19,417 Make sure that is it. 421 00:19:19,583 --> 00:19:21,583 Yep. And I see the edges of it, mate. 422 00:19:22,750 --> 00:19:25,375 Let's see what we've got. 423 00:19:25,542 --> 00:19:26,458 (laughing): Oh! 424 00:19:26,625 --> 00:19:28,333 Oh! Oh! Oh! 425 00:19:28,458 --> 00:19:38,417 I see what it is, mate! 426 00:24:32,667 --> 00:24:36,208 RICK: 54.1%, 1346 to 1396. 427 00:24:36,375 --> 00:24:37,875 14th century. 428 00:24:38,042 --> 00:24:39,083 41%, 429 00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:41,708 1296 to 1328. 430 00:24:41,875 --> 00:24:44,292 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Research Center, 431 00:24:44,417 --> 00:24:46,542 Rick Lagina has just revealed 432 00:24:46,708 --> 00:24:49,333 an astonishing carbon-14 report, 433 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:51,833 which suggests that the axe-cut tree stump 434 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,250 that was found in the middle of the triangle-shaped swamp 435 00:24:55,458 --> 00:24:58,667 could be more than 700 years old. 436 00:24:58,875 --> 00:25:01,542 This is meaningful if it came from a bona fide, 437 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:03,375 -cut stump. -It did. 438 00:25:03,542 --> 00:25:06,292 Well, if it's from a cut stump, then somebody cut it. 439 00:25:06,458 --> 00:25:07,458 We're coming to believe that the swamp was 440 00:25:07,625 --> 00:25:08,917 artificially manipulated. 441 00:25:09,083 --> 00:25:11,708 And we know-- from Dr. Spooner's work 442 00:25:11,917 --> 00:25:15,000 on the paved area-- that construct, is 1200. 443 00:25:15,167 --> 00:25:17,833 Rick, you've come to the belief that there's been 444 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,667 substantial periods of activity here. 445 00:25:20,833 --> 00:25:22,500 Daisy-chaining each other with gaps. 446 00:25:22,708 --> 00:25:24,208 This would support that. 447 00:25:24,375 --> 00:25:25,833 This would, very much so. 448 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,708 So I think it's appropriate at this point in time, 449 00:25:28,875 --> 00:25:31,125 that we build off of what Professor Gaspani 450 00:25:31,292 --> 00:25:34,750 told us last year in terms of Nolan's Cross, right? 451 00:25:38,792 --> 00:25:41,833 NARRATOR: One year ago, during their visit in Italy 452 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,667 to investigate possible connections 453 00:25:43,875 --> 00:25:46,500 between the medieval order of the Knights Templar 454 00:25:46,583 --> 00:25:48,000 and the Oak Island mystery, 455 00:25:48,208 --> 00:25:49,375 Rick, 456 00:25:49,542 --> 00:25:51,500 along with members of the team 457 00:25:51,625 --> 00:25:53,125 and researcher Emiliano Sacchetti 458 00:25:53,292 --> 00:25:58,042 met with archeoastronomy expert Professor Adriano Gaspani. 459 00:26:04,417 --> 00:26:06,000 NARRATOR: Based on Professor Gaspani's 460 00:26:06,208 --> 00:26:08,583 more than three decades of expertise, 461 00:26:08,750 --> 00:26:12,167 the megalithic formation of six boulders on Oak Island 462 00:26:12,375 --> 00:26:16,167 known as Nolan's Cross was likely created centuries ago 463 00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:19,583 by positioning the massive boulders on the surface 464 00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:22,958 to align with specific stars in the night sky. 465 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,417 And by studying the historic positions of those stars, 466 00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:31,625 Professor Gaspani was able to calculate the approximate date 467 00:26:31,792 --> 00:26:34,917 when the cross may have been created. 468 00:26:44,167 --> 00:26:45,458 Wow. 469 00:26:45,625 --> 00:26:48,125 We have Professor Gaspani's assessment 470 00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:52,333 that someone was here in the 1200s building something. 471 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:55,458 And now we have other human activity 472 00:26:55,625 --> 00:26:57,833 that date to the same timeframe. 473 00:26:57,958 --> 00:27:00,917 It's very possible then, that human beings were here. 474 00:27:01,042 --> 00:27:03,000 What is being 475 00:27:03,208 --> 00:27:06,208 understood by these processes is that 476 00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:10,250 the work in the swamp perhaps did start very, very early, 477 00:27:10,417 --> 00:27:11,667 i.e. 1200s. 478 00:27:11,875 --> 00:27:14,167 And if that is the point of beginning, 479 00:27:14,375 --> 00:27:18,000 it opens up the door to all kinds of possibilities 480 00:27:18,125 --> 00:27:19,958 in terms of theory 481 00:27:20,125 --> 00:27:22,208 and the who, what, when, where, why and how of things. 482 00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:27,000 There was a determined effort on the part of groups to conduct 483 00:27:27,125 --> 00:27:30,292 some enterprise here that it may have been done incrementally. 484 00:27:30,458 --> 00:27:33,083 It stretches the mind to think that something was 485 00:27:33,250 --> 00:27:38,250 that important to have been done over centuries. 486 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:41,667 So in order to properly, I'll say, utilize 487 00:27:41,833 --> 00:27:44,542 Professor Gaspani's expertise and his knowledge, 488 00:27:44,708 --> 00:27:47,167 I think it's imperative on our part that we expand 489 00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:49,208 upon that information. 490 00:27:49,375 --> 00:27:52,167 And one of the ways we can do that, in my opinion is, 491 00:27:52,333 --> 00:27:55,667 we know there are two other stone constructs on the island. 492 00:27:55,833 --> 00:27:58,708 The stone triangle and the stone cairns 493 00:27:58,917 --> 00:28:00,625 is what Fred delineated on his map-- 494 00:28:00,833 --> 00:28:02,750 he called them "pirate piles." 495 00:28:02,917 --> 00:28:05,042 NARRATOR: In 1897, 496 00:28:05,167 --> 00:28:07,000 treasure hunters were astonished 497 00:28:07,083 --> 00:28:09,333 to discover an equilateral triangle 498 00:28:09,458 --> 00:28:13,333 composed of beach stones located on the south shore 499 00:28:13,542 --> 00:28:17,208 which pointed due north toward the original Money Pit. 500 00:28:17,875 --> 00:28:19,917 While the feature's exact position was 501 00:28:20,083 --> 00:28:21,833 plotted on numerous surveys, 502 00:28:21,917 --> 00:28:24,667 unfortunately, it was later destroyed 503 00:28:24,833 --> 00:28:26,833 during the massive digging operations 504 00:28:27,042 --> 00:28:31,500 conducted by Robert Dunfield in 1965. 505 00:28:31,667 --> 00:28:35,417 However, the remnants of several other man-made stone features 506 00:28:35,542 --> 00:28:40,125 remain nearly a half mile to the northeast on Lot 15. 507 00:28:41,167 --> 00:28:44,167 First documented by Fred Nolan in the 1960s, 508 00:28:44,292 --> 00:28:47,417 the so-called stone cairns, or pirate piles, 509 00:28:47,583 --> 00:28:50,000 were five pyramid-shaped constructs, 510 00:28:50,125 --> 00:28:52,083 that Fred believed pointed directly 511 00:28:52,250 --> 00:28:54,333 toward the triangle-shaped swamp. 512 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:55,833 What's left up there? 513 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,333 -Refresh my memory. -RICK: Very little. 514 00:28:57,500 --> 00:28:58,875 The features themselves, the bases 515 00:28:59,042 --> 00:29:00,333 -of the features are there. -The bases are there. 516 00:29:01,375 --> 00:29:03,167 I think we should provide Professor Gaspani 517 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:05,500 with GPS coordinates for the stone cairns 518 00:29:05,667 --> 00:29:07,083 and the stone triangle. 519 00:29:08,125 --> 00:29:12,333 And ask him, "Can you make any alignments to the stars?" 520 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,042 MARTY: Rick, I couldn't possibly agree more. 521 00:29:14,208 --> 00:29:15,708 I'm wholly on board with this. Let's do it. 522 00:29:15,875 --> 00:29:18,000 NARRATOR: Could Rick's notion be correct 523 00:29:18,208 --> 00:29:21,708 that if Professor Adriano Gaspani analyzes 524 00:29:21,875 --> 00:29:23,833 the positions of the stone cairns 525 00:29:24,042 --> 00:29:25,958 and the stone triangle, 526 00:29:26,083 --> 00:29:27,875 that may be able to determine 527 00:29:28,042 --> 00:29:31,167 just when those features were originally created? 528 00:29:31,333 --> 00:29:34,000 EMILIANO: So if you guys provide me 529 00:29:34,167 --> 00:29:35,917 some data, some measurements, 530 00:29:36,083 --> 00:29:38,792 I'm more than happy to share it with Professor Gaspani 531 00:29:38,875 --> 00:29:40,167 as soon as I see him. 532 00:29:40,375 --> 00:29:42,917 We'll send you on the information ASAP. 533 00:29:43,042 --> 00:29:45,917 Please thank him upfront for all of his work to date, 534 00:29:46,083 --> 00:29:48,375 and we look forward to continued interaction with you. 535 00:29:48,542 --> 00:29:50,500 That's great. 536 00:29:50,667 --> 00:29:51,625 MARTY: Perfect, thank you. 537 00:29:51,750 --> 00:29:52,875 -JUDI: Goodbye. -RICK: Ciao. 538 00:29:54,708 --> 00:29:56,375 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 539 00:29:57,875 --> 00:29:59,417 -CRAIG: Hey, guys. -TERRY: Hi, Craig. 540 00:29:59,583 --> 00:30:00,458 No gold? 541 00:30:00,625 --> 00:30:02,208 Not yet. 542 00:30:02,375 --> 00:30:04,958 NARRATOR: ...in the Money Pit area, Craig Tester 543 00:30:05,125 --> 00:30:07,750 joins geologist Terry Matheson 544 00:30:07,958 --> 00:30:10,375 and Oak Island historian Charles Barkhouse 545 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:13,792 as they continue monitoring the core-drilling operation 546 00:30:13,958 --> 00:30:17,500 in borehole F.75-8.25. 547 00:30:18,542 --> 00:30:21,083 -How deep are we? -Uh, we're down 178 so far. 548 00:30:21,208 --> 00:30:23,375 We hope to follow it all the way down to the bottom, Craig. 549 00:30:23,542 --> 00:30:26,708 But we've been in and out of a little bit of wood. 550 00:30:26,875 --> 00:30:28,125 And that wood, we have right there. 551 00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:32,167 -That came from... -CHARLES: 155 and a half to 157. 552 00:30:32,375 --> 00:30:33,167 TERRY: Right. 553 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:34,833 Okay. 554 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,708 And we did get a little bit of wood from 178, too. 555 00:30:36,875 --> 00:30:38,750 -Well, that's deeper than normal. -Yes. 556 00:30:38,875 --> 00:30:40,875 So, where did it come from? 557 00:30:41,083 --> 00:30:43,667 NARRATOR: Possible evidence of a wooden structure? 558 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:47,167 Unearthed at a depth of 178 feet? 559 00:30:47,292 --> 00:30:49,833 Could it be related to the wood sample 560 00:30:50,042 --> 00:30:51,958 previously recovered from this area, 561 00:30:52,125 --> 00:30:53,917 which originated in Europe? 562 00:30:54,083 --> 00:30:55,375 If so, 563 00:30:55,583 --> 00:30:57,500 what else might they find as they drill 564 00:30:57,708 --> 00:30:59,667 deeper underground? 565 00:30:59,833 --> 00:31:01,833 CHARLES: We have a core. 566 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,083 TERRY: Hey, Adam. What do you got? 567 00:31:04,250 --> 00:31:05,542 Ooh. Here we go. 568 00:31:05,708 --> 00:31:06,792 199. 569 00:31:06,875 --> 00:31:08,542 -199. Thank you. -CHARLES: 199. 570 00:31:10,542 --> 00:31:12,042 I'm just gonna drain this. 571 00:31:19,208 --> 00:31:20,250 Thank you, Adam. 572 00:31:22,542 --> 00:31:24,250 TERRY: So... 573 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:27,500 Oh, wow. 574 00:31:27,667 --> 00:31:29,208 A lot of PVC pipe. 575 00:31:30,708 --> 00:31:34,333 F.75-8.25 down 199. 576 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:36,125 It's discouraging, the idea 577 00:31:36,292 --> 00:31:37,667 that we're passing through an old borehole. 578 00:31:38,875 --> 00:31:41,708 NARRATOR: Unfortunately, the fact that the drill 579 00:31:41,875 --> 00:31:44,667 has encountered fragments of PVC pipe 580 00:31:44,833 --> 00:31:47,333 means that it has veered off target 581 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:50,333 and into a previously drilled borehole. 582 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:53,833 But just what did the drill hit that changed its course? 583 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,333 Was it simply a large rock in the soil? 584 00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:00,500 Or could it have been an impenetrable object, 585 00:32:00,667 --> 00:32:04,667 or container, that holds something of great value? 586 00:32:04,875 --> 00:32:07,833 So, anyway, uh, we'll check the map 587 00:32:08,042 --> 00:32:10,667 and see what boreholes we might be able to identify 588 00:32:10,875 --> 00:32:12,750 and get to the bottom of the RF-1 caisson. 589 00:32:12,917 --> 00:32:14,333 All right. 590 00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:22,125 CHARLES: Okay, Terry, we'll move on. 591 00:32:22,125 --> 00:32:24,000 ALEX: Hey, Roger. 592 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:25,833 -Hey, how's it going, Alex? -Good. Good to see you again. 593 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,750 NARRATOR: Before another productive day 594 00:32:27,917 --> 00:32:29,875 comes to an end on Oak Island... 595 00:32:30,042 --> 00:32:32,167 I think we're just coming down on the tunnel, right? 596 00:32:32,375 --> 00:32:34,375 Well, exactly. 597 00:32:34,542 --> 00:32:37,417 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina arrives in the Money Pit area 598 00:32:37,542 --> 00:32:39,000 for a progress update 599 00:32:39,208 --> 00:32:41,833 on the operation to extend the Garden Shaft 600 00:32:42,042 --> 00:32:43,833 into the possible treasure tunnel 601 00:32:44,042 --> 00:32:46,917 located more than 95 feet underground. 602 00:32:47,125 --> 00:32:48,958 So, we're right now... 603 00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:50,875 The shaft bottom is at 95. -ALEX: Mm-hmm. 604 00:32:51,083 --> 00:32:52,833 And we dug about two and a half feet, 605 00:32:53,042 --> 00:32:54,500 so I'd say 97, 98 feet. 606 00:32:54,667 --> 00:32:56,458 So we just finished installing the staging in there 607 00:32:56,625 --> 00:32:58,292 to make it safer for the guys. 608 00:32:58,375 --> 00:32:59,667 Yep, that looks like part of the shoe going down now. 609 00:32:59,792 --> 00:33:00,750 -Is that right? -That's right, yep. 610 00:33:00,917 --> 00:33:02,292 So, they've got the two panels, 611 00:33:02,458 --> 00:33:03,833 the two end panels that go on the wall plates. 612 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,458 We're gonna add a shoe section to it. 613 00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:07,833 So, what we're trying to do is stop anything from coming in. 614 00:33:07,917 --> 00:33:09,167 Right. 615 00:33:09,375 --> 00:33:11,708 It's like building a ship in a bottle. 616 00:33:11,875 --> 00:33:15,125 Yeah, it is. That's a good, that's a good metaphor, yeah. 617 00:33:15,250 --> 00:33:17,958 NARRATOR: In order to safely extend the Garden Shaft 618 00:33:18,083 --> 00:33:20,458 to the top of the mysterious tunnel, 619 00:33:20,625 --> 00:33:24,042 the team from Dumas is constructing and installing 620 00:33:24,250 --> 00:33:28,292 a protective steel and wooden frame, known as a shoe, 621 00:33:28,417 --> 00:33:30,375 which will secure the base of the structure 622 00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:32,625 into the earth around the tunnel 623 00:33:32,792 --> 00:33:34,500 and protect it from caving in. 624 00:33:34,667 --> 00:33:36,250 So we've got a couple of days of just 625 00:33:36,375 --> 00:33:37,833 -getting all that stuff done. -Mm-hmm. 626 00:33:38,042 --> 00:33:39,250 And then we'll be back into digging. 627 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:42,333 The best-case scenario is if the tunnel is open, 628 00:33:42,542 --> 00:33:44,958 it might lead us to the Money Pit and this treasure. 629 00:33:45,125 --> 00:33:46,708 I mean, from the-the look 630 00:33:46,875 --> 00:33:48,000 of what I saw on that timber, it looks pretty original. 631 00:33:48,125 --> 00:33:49,833 -It looks old? -Oh, yeah. 632 00:33:49,917 --> 00:33:51,500 It's definitely not something that came out of a mill, there. 633 00:33:51,708 --> 00:33:54,167 Right. And all of it means we're a step closer 634 00:33:54,375 --> 00:33:57,083 to finally actually visually seeing 635 00:33:57,250 --> 00:33:59,375 some of these, uh, structures 636 00:33:59,542 --> 00:34:01,542 -that have been underground for hundreds of years. -Well, exactly. 637 00:34:01,667 --> 00:34:04,458 Well, we're all anxious and we're all excited 638 00:34:04,625 --> 00:34:07,042 and-and we all appreciate the work you guys are doing. 639 00:34:07,250 --> 00:34:09,125 Oh, absolutely. And I'll let you know as soon 640 00:34:09,292 --> 00:34:10,625 as I see something in there that looks like, 641 00:34:10,792 --> 00:34:12,500 "Whoa, okay, guys, you need to come and see this." 642 00:34:12,667 --> 00:34:13,417 -Sounds good. Perfect. Thank you, Roger. -Right on. 643 00:34:13,542 --> 00:34:14,708 See you soon. 644 00:34:14,875 --> 00:34:17,125 ROGER: Absolutely, we'll talk to you later. 645 00:34:22,083 --> 00:34:24,000 NARRATOR: The following morning... 646 00:34:25,042 --> 00:34:26,333 RICK: Thanks, everybody, for coming around 647 00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:28,167 the war room table today. 648 00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:31,167 And we've got nothing but bad news. 649 00:34:32,625 --> 00:34:34,500 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina has called 650 00:34:34,667 --> 00:34:37,583 an emergency war room meeting with members of the team. 651 00:34:37,708 --> 00:34:41,083 Hurricane's coming. There's no denying it. 652 00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:44,167 BILLY: The problem with Hurricane Lee that I see 653 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:46,875 for the island is the speed that the storm is moving. 654 00:34:47,042 --> 00:34:48,292 And this storm, the directions 655 00:34:48,458 --> 00:34:50,500 are going 360 degrees of wind, right? 656 00:34:50,625 --> 00:34:52,750 So, everybody is going to feel a piece of it. 657 00:34:52,917 --> 00:34:54,208 Yeah. 658 00:34:54,375 --> 00:34:56,417 NARRATOR: Over the past 24 hours, 659 00:34:56,583 --> 00:35:00,167 Hurricane Lee has rapidly intensified 660 00:35:00,333 --> 00:35:02,542 into a Category 5 storm system 661 00:35:02,708 --> 00:35:07,750 with wind speeds that could exceed 150 miles per hour. 662 00:35:08,792 --> 00:35:12,000 After already causing damage to Bermuda 663 00:35:12,167 --> 00:35:14,375 and the Northeastern United States, 664 00:35:14,583 --> 00:35:16,792 it is now projected to reach 665 00:35:16,917 --> 00:35:20,375 the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia in the coming days, 666 00:35:20,542 --> 00:35:23,375 bringing with it torrential rains, flooding 667 00:35:23,542 --> 00:35:27,167 and potentially grave danger to the province. 668 00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:30,667 So, and we can just cross our fingers 669 00:35:30,875 --> 00:35:32,667 and hope that it all goes well, 670 00:35:32,833 --> 00:35:35,042 that we stay safe here and that everyone 671 00:35:35,208 --> 00:35:36,917 in the area stays safe. 672 00:35:37,125 --> 00:35:39,292 And if anybody in the local area needs help, 673 00:35:39,417 --> 00:35:41,708 you know, and they ask for help, 674 00:35:41,917 --> 00:35:44,125 they should know that we'll be there for them as well. 675 00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:46,000 -SCOTT: Yep. -Right? So... 676 00:35:46,208 --> 00:35:49,250 We've all been here during the storm before in 2019. 677 00:35:49,417 --> 00:35:52,125 I think we all remember the waves 678 00:35:52,208 --> 00:35:54,125 breaking over the causeway. 679 00:35:56,542 --> 00:35:58,958 There's no road under here. 680 00:35:59,083 --> 00:36:00,417 NARRATOR: Four years ago, 681 00:36:00,583 --> 00:36:02,667 Hurricane Dorian battered Oak Island 682 00:36:02,833 --> 00:36:04,042 and the surrounding areas, 683 00:36:04,208 --> 00:36:07,000 which severely damaged the causeway 684 00:36:07,125 --> 00:36:09,500 and structures across the island. 685 00:36:09,708 --> 00:36:12,667 With Hurricane Lee now fast approaching, 686 00:36:12,833 --> 00:36:16,167 the team is fearful of the damage it could cause, 687 00:36:16,333 --> 00:36:18,125 not only to the ancient structures 688 00:36:18,250 --> 00:36:21,083 in the swamp and on Lot 5, 689 00:36:21,250 --> 00:36:23,708 but also to the Garden Shaft. 690 00:36:23,917 --> 00:36:26,542 This could be the most dangerous day on this island. 691 00:36:26,708 --> 00:36:28,667 Yeah. Exactly. 692 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:31,917 RICK: The possible negative effects on the search agenda 693 00:36:32,083 --> 00:36:33,458 are quite extensive. 694 00:36:33,667 --> 00:36:36,083 The swamp will refill and we will be delayed. 695 00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:38,208 We know that there's been a problem 696 00:36:38,375 --> 00:36:41,125 with water intruding within the Garden Shaft. 697 00:36:41,292 --> 00:36:45,667 Trees come down, power is lost, uh... 698 00:36:45,875 --> 00:36:47,167 it-it affects everything. 699 00:36:47,375 --> 00:36:48,833 I-I don't know where to go with this discussion, 700 00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:50,083 to be honest with you. 701 00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:51,875 I think it's pretty apparent. 702 00:36:52,042 --> 00:36:53,625 We're going to have to shut down. 703 00:36:53,750 --> 00:36:55,250 You know, we're going to have to stop all the activities 704 00:36:55,375 --> 00:36:56,500 to keep everybody safe. 705 00:36:56,708 --> 00:36:58,500 CRAIG: I mean, they're, you know, 706 00:36:58,708 --> 00:37:00,708 shutting down each night when it might rain, 707 00:37:00,875 --> 00:37:03,333 and then there's this, this is completely different. 708 00:37:03,542 --> 00:37:04,667 Mm-hmm. 709 00:37:04,875 --> 00:37:08,333 This is the first time in war room history 710 00:37:08,458 --> 00:37:11,667 that I'm going to say this, and... 711 00:37:11,875 --> 00:37:13,458 I-I don't want to be here. 712 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:26,333 RICK: I don't want to be here. 713 00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:30,292 I don't see anything helpful about the hurricane coming. 714 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:32,167 NARRATOR: In the war room, 715 00:37:32,375 --> 00:37:34,833 Rick Lagina and other members of the team 716 00:37:34,958 --> 00:37:38,042 are regrettably planning to temporarily shut down 717 00:37:38,250 --> 00:37:40,333 all search operations on Oak Island 718 00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:43,792 due to reports that Hurricane Lee, 719 00:37:43,917 --> 00:37:46,500 a Category 5 storm system, 720 00:37:46,667 --> 00:37:48,958 will reach the eastern coast of Nova Scotia 721 00:37:49,125 --> 00:37:51,417 in a matter of days. 722 00:37:51,583 --> 00:37:54,000 Bottom line is first and foremost, 723 00:37:54,208 --> 00:37:56,208 -everybody be safe, right? -Yes. 724 00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,792 The next thing that's paramount of course, 725 00:37:57,917 --> 00:38:02,250 making sure that we try to protect the work 726 00:38:02,417 --> 00:38:04,750 that's already been accomplished. 727 00:38:04,917 --> 00:38:06,750 Keep all the infrastructure that's in place 728 00:38:06,917 --> 00:38:10,500 up and ready to function when the "good" weather comes back. 729 00:38:10,667 --> 00:38:12,500 -Yeah. -RICK: So, Laird, 730 00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:14,417 why don't we start with you? 731 00:38:14,583 --> 00:38:15,958 So, you'll take care of your sites, 732 00:38:16,083 --> 00:38:16,917 all your tools, everything? 733 00:38:17,083 --> 00:38:18,667 Yeah. Exactly. 734 00:38:18,833 --> 00:38:21,833 All we can do is batten down our two sites with tarps, 735 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,667 so we can just protect them as much as we can 736 00:38:24,833 --> 00:38:28,167 but there's very little we can do 737 00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:29,583 to prevent water getting in them. 738 00:38:29,750 --> 00:38:31,875 We're just going to be eyes-and-boots guys. 739 00:38:32,042 --> 00:38:34,792 You need us to help, we're at your disposal 740 00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:37,167 to say, "You go do this. You go do that." 741 00:38:37,333 --> 00:38:39,083 Then, Roger, you're up next. 742 00:38:39,208 --> 00:38:40,500 -What do you do? -Yeah. 743 00:38:40,708 --> 00:38:43,000 Uh, on our side, it's not so much the wind, 744 00:38:43,167 --> 00:38:44,333 it's the amount of rain. 745 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:46,875 That rain, obviously, we're in a hole. 746 00:38:47,042 --> 00:38:48,375 Water goes down the hole. 747 00:38:48,542 --> 00:38:50,000 So, it's going to be like Niagara Falls down there. 748 00:38:50,167 --> 00:38:51,833 We're going to put the lids on. 749 00:38:51,958 --> 00:38:54,292 We don't want the water to fill up in the shaft 750 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:55,958 and go up to a height that's maybe 751 00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:57,708 going to cause us grief. 752 00:38:57,875 --> 00:39:01,000 I will have a couple of guys here keeping the water down. 753 00:39:01,208 --> 00:39:02,792 Just pumping out every two hours. 754 00:39:02,958 --> 00:39:04,500 Start the pumps and let the water go down. 755 00:39:04,708 --> 00:39:06,250 Okey doke. 756 00:39:06,417 --> 00:39:09,417 Billy, not much you can do about water in the swamp. 757 00:39:09,542 --> 00:39:11,917 No. Probably my biggest concern 758 00:39:12,125 --> 00:39:14,292 is for the-- for the island overall. 759 00:39:14,458 --> 00:39:16,667 We have a couple sections of the swamp road 760 00:39:16,875 --> 00:39:18,542 that are still narrow. 761 00:39:18,708 --> 00:39:21,208 So, we have to make sure that those are shored up 762 00:39:21,375 --> 00:39:24,000 because we want to make sure that the ocean doesn't breach. 763 00:39:24,167 --> 00:39:27,000 I hope the island doesn't take too much of a pounding 764 00:39:27,208 --> 00:39:29,500 because we don't want to continue to lose shoreline. 765 00:39:29,708 --> 00:39:32,625 But it's going to be-- the wind is going to be a big thing here. 766 00:39:32,792 --> 00:39:34,917 So, we'll-we'll cover the whole island 767 00:39:35,083 --> 00:39:37,125 and we'll just go area by area. 768 00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:39,500 Just one other thing, from the, uh, 769 00:39:39,708 --> 00:39:42,042 you know, the big rain we had months ago, 770 00:39:42,208 --> 00:39:43,917 it washed out a lot of roads. 771 00:39:44,125 --> 00:39:46,583 This storm may wash them out again. So, even... 772 00:39:46,708 --> 00:39:48,875 You know, you're thinking about the island, you're driving here, 773 00:39:49,083 --> 00:39:51,542 uh, there's a number of places where this road 774 00:39:51,708 --> 00:39:54,500 has been undercut and it could give out on you. 775 00:39:54,625 --> 00:39:56,208 So, really watch out for that when you're coming back. 776 00:39:56,333 --> 00:39:59,500 Yeah. If you don't need to be up during the storm, stay home. 777 00:39:59,708 --> 00:40:01,375 I guess we do have a full day ahead of us. 778 00:40:01,542 --> 00:40:02,750 So, we should get started. 779 00:40:02,875 --> 00:40:03,958 -Let's get some stuff done. -Okay. 780 00:40:04,125 --> 00:40:05,542 Sounds good. 781 00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:08,042 -RICK: Everybody, stay safe. -ROGER: Yes. 782 00:40:08,208 --> 00:40:11,417 RICK: There's no question that safety is paramount. 783 00:40:11,625 --> 00:40:13,375 You can't do anything about Mother Nature. 784 00:40:13,583 --> 00:40:15,833 What you can do is say, you know what? 785 00:40:15,917 --> 00:40:17,292 We're gonna deal with these issues 786 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:18,667 and we're gonna keep moving forward. 787 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,417 And that's what we intend to do. 788 00:40:20,542 --> 00:40:22,500 GARY: You can see this weather closing in, mate. 789 00:40:22,625 --> 00:40:24,708 MARTY: It's certainly been a topsy-turvy year. 790 00:40:24,875 --> 00:40:27,167 Bad luck happening right at the right time 791 00:40:27,375 --> 00:40:29,417 where it hampers your efforts. 792 00:40:29,583 --> 00:40:31,500 I don't believe in curses. 793 00:40:31,708 --> 00:40:33,833 But here we are in the Garden Shaft, 794 00:40:34,042 --> 00:40:36,500 maybe only feet above some real answers. 795 00:40:36,667 --> 00:40:38,500 ROGER: All right, guys, we're good to go. 796 00:40:38,708 --> 00:40:40,625 MARTY: I don't know why mysterious setbacks 797 00:40:40,792 --> 00:40:43,667 seem to occur at very inopportune times, but they do. 798 00:40:43,875 --> 00:40:46,500 It's just incredible, isn't it? 799 00:40:46,708 --> 00:40:49,292 And it seems to be when you're close to the treasure 800 00:40:49,458 --> 00:40:50,958 is when it becomes really impossible. 801 00:40:51,042 --> 00:40:52,833 -(thunder rumbles) -CRAIG: Let's get going. 802 00:40:52,958 --> 00:40:55,167 NARRATOR: For Rick, Marty, Craig and their team... 803 00:40:55,375 --> 00:40:57,083 That's the way to do it. 804 00:40:57,208 --> 00:41:00,500 NARRATOR: ...it has already been an especially challenging year. 805 00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:02,667 However, it has also been one 806 00:41:02,792 --> 00:41:06,000 in which they have made astonishing new discoveries 807 00:41:06,167 --> 00:41:08,583 all across the island. 808 00:41:08,750 --> 00:41:11,917 And now, if the mysterious forces 809 00:41:12,125 --> 00:41:15,667 that some believe guard the island's secrets 810 00:41:15,792 --> 00:41:21,042 are once again emerging in order to try and stop their efforts, 811 00:41:21,208 --> 00:41:25,292 perhaps it is yet another sign of just how profound 812 00:41:25,458 --> 00:41:29,125 the ultimate discovery that awaits them 813 00:41:29,292 --> 00:41:31,833 could actually be.