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NARRATOR:
Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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Oh, there we go.
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GARY:
Wow. The heck is that?
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It was very common
during the middle 1700s.
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CORJAN:
In 1746,
King Louis XV sent two ships
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to Oak Island where they
later created the Money Pit.
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RICK:
If we can find original works
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at the base of this shaft,
it may solve the mystery.
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Oh, what's that?
Whoa, whoa. What's that?
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STEVE:
That's a view down the tunnel.
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Is it possible that
this tunnel could lead
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to finding the treasure?
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The answer
is unequivocally "yes."
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NARRATOR:
There is an island
in the North Atlantic
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where people
have been looking for
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an incredible treasure
for more than 200 years.
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So far, they have found
a stone slab
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with strange symbols
carved into it,
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man-made workings
that date to medieval times
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and a lead cross whose origin
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may be connected
to the Knights Templar.
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To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.
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And, according to legend,
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one more will have to die before
the treasure can be found.
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-RICK: Morning, sir.
-Morning, Rick. How's it going?
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-How are you?
-How was your weekend?
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I see your weekend was
quite constructive.
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-Oh, yeah.
-It looks a lot different
than it did.
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PAUL:
Yeah, it did, eh?
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-Why don't we
go take a look, then?
-Sure.
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NARRATOR:
As another productive
and hopeful day
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begins on Oak Island,
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Rick Lagina arrives at
the historic Money Pit area.
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There, he is greeted
by Paul Cote
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of Dumas Contracting Limited
for an update
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on the most ambitious
operation that he,
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his brother Marty and their team
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have ever commissioned
in the hopes of
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finally solving
a 227-year-old treasure mystery:
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the reconstruction of
the so-called "Garden Shaft."
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The fill was, uh, backfilling
in back into the shaft,
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so we had to put some planks
in this corner right here.
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This corner was, uh,
those two-by-sixes missing,
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so we added
some of those in there.
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-So far so good.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
The 80-foot-deep structure,
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which the fellowship
unearthed in 2017,
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was initially believed to be
a 19th-century searcher shaft
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until wood samples,
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taken this year
from a depth below 50 feet,
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were carbon-dated
to the early 18th century.
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IAN:
We've sampled wells
within the Money Pit area,
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and we do have
some chemistry back from this.
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NARRATOR: But that was
only the beginning
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of promising revelations
suggesting it could be
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connected to
the original Money Pit.
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We found, uh, gold in,
uh, the Garden Shaft.
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(laughter)
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So, today's work, what-what's
that going to entail?
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So, today, we're gonna
finish closing up
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the, uh, shaft structure.
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And then, uh, we're gonna
seal it up with some plastic.
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Is this gonna be the deck?
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That's your top elevation,
right here.
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-Okay.
-There's gonna be 16 inches
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of concrete for
five feet around.
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Like that should
hold everything together
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and seal everything
nice and tight.
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And this elevation should
be just even with your pad.
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NARRATOR:
Over the next six weeks,
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the team from Dumas
will construct
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a concrete foundation
around the top
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of the existing shaft
and then proceed to work
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with representatives
from Irving Equipment Limited
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to drain, excavate and refurbish
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the old 80-foot-deep structure.
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As they progress downward,
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a new waterproof, wooden shaft
will be constructed
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with ladders and platforms
at eight-foot intervals.
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The team will also be able
to conduct lateral drilling,
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and potential tunneling,
off the main shaft
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in order to look for
adjacent structures,
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voids and the believed valuables
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that people have been
searching for since 1795.
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It's the first time
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the fellowship has
physically ventured underground.
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So, you know,
Rick's "eyes and boots."
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We're gonna try and do that,
as opposed to things
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we've tried previously.
I think what we're gonna find
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at the bottom
will be a surprise.
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Not only does it let us
get down underground
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in the Money Pit for the very
first time after ten years...
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-Yep.
-...but this shaft might be
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very, very important
for furthering
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our understanding of where
the original Money Pit might be.
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You're underground where
for 227 years
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people were searching for
answers for the mystery.
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-Yeah.
-And now, finally,
we're gonna be underground
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doing the same thing.
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So, I'm taking up time.
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I'm gonna let you
get to your business.
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-All righty, thank you, Paul.
-Yep, thank you.
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RICK:
We'll let your team
get back to work.
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PAUL:
Okay.
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NARRATOR:
As the team from Dumas
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proceeds with operations
in the Money Pit area,
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Marty Lagina arrives on Lot 32,
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located southwest of
the triangle-shaped swamp.
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-Hello, people.
-JACK: Hey, Marty.
-GARY: Hey, Marty.
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NARRATOR: It is here where
archaeologist Laird Niven
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has been conducting a methodical
investigation after the team
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recently found a number
of artifacts that could predate
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the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795.
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Curiously, this is the same area
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where over the last two years
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the team has found
compelling evidence
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of an old ship's wharf,
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along with
an ornate lead cargo bag seal,
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which scientific testing
has identified
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to be of possible French origin.
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So, you finding anything?
Or is there any illuminations
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shed on what's going on here?
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We have evidence that
unrecorded people were here.
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So, there's
some unrecorded activity.
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-That's one of
the positive things.
-Okay.
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Which could point to more
unrecorded earlier activity...
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-MARTY: Yes.
-...somewhere else on the lot.
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Okay, there's a good point.
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Yeah. There were so many
areas on Lot 32,
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we pulled up finds
from the 1700s, mate.
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This is the type of site,
mate, that tells you
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there's more to
Lot 32 than we know.
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Yeah, I mean, we need to know
why they were here.
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-Yeah.
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There's a lot going on
that we weren't aware of.
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Yeah, we've only just started
searching near here.
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GARY:
Yeah, 'cause it's a long way
from the Money Pit.
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-Yeah, yeah.
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We'll try and keep
you busy somewhere else.
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LAIRD:
We'll have more digging to do.
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MARTY:
All right, oh, I'm sure.
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This island, every time
you dig, you find something.
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-LAIRD: Yeah.
-I mean, it's
really quite astounding.
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All right. See you guys later.
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GARY:
Let's go make
some more discoveries.
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NARRATOR:
As the team continues
to investigate Lot 32,
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-back in the Money Pit area...
-TERRY: J-15.25.
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This could get interesting
real quick, Charles.
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-Let's hope.
-Real quick.
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-Hey, Craig.
-Hi, guys.
-Hi, Craig. How you doing?
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-Good. How's it going?
-Good.
-Not too bad.
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NARRATOR:
Just 54 feet south
of the Garden Shaft,
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Craig Tester,
geologist Terry Matheson
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and Oak Island historian
Charles Barkhouse
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are supervising the core
drilling operation
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in borehole J-15.25,
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a borehole where they are
hoping to once again intercept
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a tunnel that was recently
discovered some 103 feet deep,
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and also determine
just where it may be heading.
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Just, uh, mopping up here
on the last few feet
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above the supposed tunnel.
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Yeah, he's right at
98 feet right there, so...
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he's just,
just above it, right now.
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TERRY:
Oh, wow. That's fantastic.
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We are in the tunnel.
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NARRATOR:
Over the past month...
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Look at that, that's
a 45-degree cut right there.
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NARRATOR:
...the team has encountered
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this wood-cribbed structure
on two separate occasions.
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And have carbon-dated it
to as early as the 17th century.
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They've also obtained both
video and sonar data inside it,
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suggesting that it may be
heading toward the Garden Shaft.
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If we find the tunnel here,
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if it's going more north
towards the Garden Shaft,
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it may make
a big difference on where
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we pursue with the Garden Shaft.
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We may want
to tunnel out of there.
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A lot riding on this.
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Sure. It's just precise
direction and dialing in.
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-What do we got?
-Uh, 102 and a half.
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-102 and a half.
-Thank you.
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NARRATOR:
Now, as they drill five feet
closer to the Garden Shaft,
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they are hoping
to not only confirm
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their previous findings
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but also attempt to determine
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if it may contain
something of great value.
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Let's, uh, take
a quick look here.
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I don't see any chips or chunks.
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102, so we would be just above
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any tunnel that
we are aiming for.
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It's a little interesting,
but I think it's natural.
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Now the next core is
gonna tell the truth here.
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The next core should
tell the tale, absolutely.
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We'll see what comes.
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RICK:
I'm on a roller-coaster ride
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with the drill program
every year.
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There's always hope
that a feature that you find
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may yield some
significant data point,
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but let's not
get ahead of ourselves.
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Let's stay the course
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and extract all the information
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and then move on.
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CHARLES:
We have a core.
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That's looking
pretty interesting.
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Thank you.
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Okay, let's see what kind
of surprises we have in here.
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-Okay.
-CHARLES: Wood.
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-TERRY: We got some wood,
gentlemen.
-We have wood.
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-Right here.
-There's a confirmation for us.
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-Well, we have wood
all the way down here.
-Right there.
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-CRAIG: Amazing.
-SCOTT: Excellent.
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TERRY: There's a confirmation
for us. It didn't grow there.
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NARRATOR:
At the Oak Island Money Pit,
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Craig Tester
and members of the team
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have just obtained more evidence
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of a wooden tunnel
some 103 feet deep
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that they believe
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could be related to
the nearby Garden Shaft.
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Okay, we've got a bottom
that is in situ and natural.
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And then we've got
a confirmation
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of a tunnel
is what that's telling me.
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SCOTT:
We have wood
all the way down here.
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-Quite a bit of it here.
-TERRY: Yeah.
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Mike, how deep were you when,
uh, you stopped to pull out
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and then it dropped out on you?
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107.
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And it felt open below that,
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but where exactly
I picked that up?
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Somewhere between 103 and 105.
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-SCOTT: Well, good job
for hitting it.
-TERRY: Absolutely.
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And we're only, what,
five or seven feet away
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from our other hits?
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Do we want to leave casing here
and run a sonar?
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If we do get a good sonar image,
we can try
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to get a, uh, camera down there.
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Then try the camera, yeah.
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Yeah, no, I agree. Let's do it.
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MARTY:
So, lo and behold,
J-15.25 does hit wood
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but more to the point,
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a void below the wood,
an open tunnel most likely.
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So, we're gonna run sonar in
there and see what it can see.
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We have to discover
more about it so we can say,
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is it a searcher tunnel?
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Is it a depositor's tunnel?
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If it's within our power
to find out,
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we need to do so.
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Okay, like, I think
we got a plan.
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Collect the wood, which you
already did for possible C-14.
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Tomorrow, sonar.
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And I'm gonna head back
to research,
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-but keep me abreast.
-We'll keep you up-to-date,
yeah.
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-CRAIG: Okay. Thank you, guys.
-TERRY: See you later, Craig.
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NARRATOR:
The following morning...
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All right, mate.
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-You can see the area
where it's been cleared out.
-Yeah.
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NARRATOR:
...Gary Drayton
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and Jack Begley return
to Lot 32, west of the swamp...
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All the targets
are all in there.
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You can see
all the flags from here.
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NARRATOR:
...to continue searching
for additional clues
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and valuables
related to the remains
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of a possible ancient wharf
that the team has found nearby.
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Well, let's see what
these targets are, mate.
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I'm hoping for something good.
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Okay, first flag's
over here, mate.
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When a lot is cleared,
I usually go in first,
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and I flag the area.
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Meaning I do a methodical grid,
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a search pattern of the lot.
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(beeping)
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Just there, mate.
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And then I go in with Jack,
and we dig all the flags.
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And you never know
what's going to come out
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of your next hole.
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I'll try pinpointing it and
then grabbing it out of there.
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(beeping)
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You're on it.
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-Ooh.
-That's a piece of something.
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That could be interesting.
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It's got a curve on it, so it
could be, like, a barrel hoop.
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JACK:
You think it's connected
to the wharf somehow?
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GARY:
If it was a barrel hoop,
for sure.
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NARRATOR:
A possible barrel hoop?
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And near an area
where the team has
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previously found
evidence of an ancient wharf,
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as well as
a French cargo bag seal?
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If Gary is correct that
he and Jack have just found
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part of a cargo barrel,
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just what kind of cargo
might it have once contained?
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I would imagine
that's just the type of thing
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that would've been unloaded
and put ashore. A barrel.
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Everything was in barrels
back in the days.
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-Nails, coins.
-Yeah.
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So, we'll bag it.
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Anytime that we find
a piece of iron
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that's interesting,
it goes to Carmen Legge.
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So, I'm hoping Carmen Legge
can shed some light
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on what size barrel this is
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because the smaller the barrel,
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the more chance
it had treasure in it.
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All right, mate.
That's that bagged.
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Next flag's there.
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NARRATOR:
While Gary and Jack
continue searching on Lot 32...
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-PAUL: Hi, guys.
-SCOTT: Hey, Paul.
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PAUL:
Should be all set up to go.
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SCOTT:
Okay, great.
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NARRATOR:
In the Money Pit area,
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Oak Island historian
Paul Troutman
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has prepared a sonar device
in order for the team
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to investigate if the tunnel
they have encountered
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some 103 feet deep
in borehole J-15.25
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is heading in the direction
of the Garden Shaft.
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PAUL:
Okay, so I texted Rick.
He should be on the way.
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We'll get eyes on this hole.
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Let's hope
we get a positive image.
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-Yeah.
-SCOTT: Let's try it and see.
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-We'll go very slow.
-Okay.
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Want me to spin it for you?
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SCOTT:
Yeah, if you want to unravel it.
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-STEVE: Ready?
-SCOTT: I'm just gonna
lower it down.
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NARRATOR:
The Impact Subsea ISS-360
sonar device
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works by emitting
high-intensity radio pulses
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that can detect
underwater structures
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or voids up to 295 feet
below the surface.
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Still in the casing right now.
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So, there's 103 foot eight.
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Okay, yeah. We're coming out.
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We're-we're almost out.
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Yeah, we're still right on
the edge of the casing.
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It's getting better.
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We're at the bottom.
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We're starting
to see an outline.
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-Want to go a little bit
further?
-PAUL: Yeah.
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SCOTT:
I'm gonna go down
a couple more inches.
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-Whoa.
-PAUL: Look at that.
Oh, my God.
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STEVE:
Ho-Hold right there, Scott.
That's a great image.
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I mean, I-I would say
we're pretty close
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to being in the center
of the tunnel.
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-That could be a wall, right?
-PAUL: It looks like.
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-It's fantastic.
-SCOTT: Yeah.
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STEVE:
Based on this, we can't see
the western wall.
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It's probably blocked
by something.
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But I'd say that's the tunnel
projection. Do you guys agree?
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I mean, it is
very tunnel-looking.
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Yeah, right angles
don't occur in nature like that.
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-Hey, guys.
-OTHERS: Hey, Rick.
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PAUL:
So, we have an image now.
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It looks like a tunnel here,
potentially.
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It's a very defined
linear object.
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And this looks like
the outline of a tunnel.
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Yeah, I'd say
that's apparent, yeah.
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And we're just catching the side
edge of it, it looks like.
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How far are we from where
we put the sonar down last time?
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STEVE:
I would say 15 feet.
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We can project an eastern wall,
and it's pointed at
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the Garden Shaft
in a north-northwest projection.
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NARRATOR:
Could the team be correct that
they have further confirmation
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that the tunnel
is heading near the area
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of the Garden Shaft, where gold
has also been detected?
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If so, could it offer the team
another possible pathway
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to solving
the Oak Island mystery?
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I think at this point,
every little bit of information
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is important, so we should
absolutely put the camera down.
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We have to follow this.
We have to try to understand
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the relationship between this
and that Garden Shaft.
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-SCOTT: For sure.
-PAUL: We'll give it a shot.
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-RICK: Thank you. Appreciate it.
-STEVE: See you later.
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NARRATOR:
As the sonar investigation is
concluded at the Money Pit...
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GARY:
Let's see what this is, mate.
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(beeping)
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Just there.
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NARRATOR:
...Jack Begley
and Gary Drayton work to unearth
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what they hope will be another
important discovery on Lot 32.
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GARY:
You're a beast.
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Let's see if
you're in the right area.
378
00:17:21,922 --> 00:17:24,338
(beeping)
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-You think it's more that way?
-Yep, I do.
380
00:17:27,297 --> 00:17:29,547
-Let's see.
-(beeping)
381
00:17:32,547 --> 00:17:33,922
It's just there, mate.
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In the base of that wall there.
383
00:17:43,047 --> 00:17:45,547
Man, you're dripping
some gravy now. (laughing)
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JACK:
Oh, there we go.
385
00:17:48,713 --> 00:17:50,588
-Can you feel it?
-I think this is it
right here, yeah.
386
00:17:50,713 --> 00:17:52,713
-Geez.
-Careful, mate.
387
00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:54,338
There we go.
388
00:17:54,422 --> 00:17:57,172
Oh, wow, that's cool, mate.
389
00:18:00,922 --> 00:18:02,838
-I thought it was a spike.
-Yeah, no.
390
00:18:02,922 --> 00:18:05,047
This was made
like that on purpose.
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NARRATOR: On Lot 32,
near the southwestern
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border of the swamp,
393
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,797
Gary Drayton and Jack Begley
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have just made what could be
an important discovery.
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00:18:15,630 --> 00:18:18,505
GARY:
You see all
the square shank on it?
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I think this is
some kind of tool.
397
00:18:21,047 --> 00:18:25,005
It might be
some kind of chopping tool?
398
00:18:25,130 --> 00:18:28,838
-Like a small scythe.
-Oh, yeah.
399
00:18:28,963 --> 00:18:33,380
NARRATOR:
A possible scythe,
found on Lot 32?
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Such tools have been used
for agricultural purposes
401
00:18:36,380 --> 00:18:38,338
for thousands of years.
402
00:18:38,505 --> 00:18:40,588
However, they were also known
403
00:18:40,713 --> 00:18:43,130
to be common tools
on sailing vessels
404
00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:45,380
that ventured between
Europe and North America
405
00:18:45,505 --> 00:18:49,088
between the 15th
and 18th centuries.
406
00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:53,338
What I like about this,
mate, is the size of it.
407
00:18:53,505 --> 00:18:56,755
It's something that could've
been carried on the ship.
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00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,547
If it is some kind of tool.
409
00:18:58,713 --> 00:19:01,672
Remember,
we got a potential wharf there.
410
00:19:01,797 --> 00:19:05,088
Just the sort of thing that you
would carry here on the boat.
411
00:19:05,213 --> 00:19:07,505
When you come ashore,
you're gonna do stuff
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on an island, you would need
a tool or an implement.
413
00:19:11,505 --> 00:19:15,172
I do believe this came from
somewhere else, mate, for sure.
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JACK:
Any idea on date?
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00:19:17,005 --> 00:19:19,922
Anytime you see a square-shanked
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fastener or tool,
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then you know
you're in pre-1800s.
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NARRATOR:
Could Gary be correct
that this artifact may
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predate the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795?
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If so, could it offer
more evidence
421
00:19:37,088 --> 00:19:39,422
of a possible ancient wharf
nearby?
422
00:19:40,588 --> 00:19:43,255
And perhaps be related
to the lead cargo bag seal
423
00:19:43,380 --> 00:19:45,838
that is believed to be
of French origin?
424
00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,505
-This is what we're
looking for in this area.
-Yep.
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00:19:49,630 --> 00:19:51,672
This could show
that there's some sort
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-of a work area related
to the wharf.
-Yeah.
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00:19:54,505 --> 00:19:56,838
JACK:
I think we need
to bag and tag it.
428
00:19:57,005 --> 00:19:58,297
Yeah, oh, for sure.
429
00:19:59,047 --> 00:20:01,255
This has got a story to tell.
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NARRATOR:
Two days later...
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-MARTY: Hello, folks.
-DOUG: Hey, folks.
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00:20:11,213 --> 00:20:12,338
-Hi, everyone.
-MARTY: Corjan, hello.
433
00:20:12,463 --> 00:20:14,672
Charlotte, nice to meet you.
434
00:20:14,797 --> 00:20:16,297
Nice to meet you, too.
435
00:20:16,422 --> 00:20:20,005
You are all well aware
of the serious attempt
436
00:20:20,130 --> 00:20:23,047
we've made in this past year
to create a research team.
437
00:20:23,213 --> 00:20:26,005
And, uh, today we have
special guests
438
00:20:26,130 --> 00:20:27,505
Corjan Mol
and Charlotte Wheatley.
439
00:20:27,630 --> 00:20:29,672
They are the France team.
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NARRATOR: In light of recent
discoveries made on the island,
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which may date
to the mid 18th century,
442
00:20:35,463 --> 00:20:37,672
including the Garden Shaft,
443
00:20:37,838 --> 00:20:41,505
and the potential
ship's wharf on Lot 32...
444
00:20:41,588 --> 00:20:44,255
-Those are orders
from d'Anville, right?
-Yeah.
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00:20:44,380 --> 00:20:46,005
NARRATOR:
...as well as documentation
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00:20:46,130 --> 00:20:48,130
uncovered in
the British archives
447
00:20:48,255 --> 00:20:50,505
by Marty and Alex Lagina,
448
00:20:50,672 --> 00:20:52,797
Oak Island researchers
Corjan Mol
449
00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,672
and his colleague
Charlotte Wheatley
450
00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:58,797
are presenting new information
on how these clues
451
00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,505
may connect to
the Oak Island mystery.
452
00:21:02,547 --> 00:21:06,172
Today they are here,
remotely, to make a presentation
453
00:21:06,297 --> 00:21:07,838
about the Duc d'Anville
expedition
454
00:21:07,922 --> 00:21:10,172
and possible associations
455
00:21:10,297 --> 00:21:12,005
to what happened here
long, long ago.
456
00:21:12,130 --> 00:21:14,172
So, what have
you two come up with?
457
00:21:14,338 --> 00:21:17,463
For this presentation,
the question is this one.
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Could we find
any relation between
459
00:21:20,547 --> 00:21:22,672
Oak Island,
and perhaps Mahone Bay,
460
00:21:22,838 --> 00:21:27,172
and the 1746 expedition
of a French armada
461
00:21:27,297 --> 00:21:29,672
led by Monsieur
de La Rochefoucauld,
462
00:21:29,838 --> 00:21:31,713
better known as
the Duc d'Anville?
463
00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,338
So, let me share some background
information with you all.
464
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So, in June 1745,
465
00:21:41,047 --> 00:21:44,172
Fortress Louisbourg in Canada,
which was, you know,
466
00:21:44,255 --> 00:21:49,172
the largest military structure
outside France in North America,
467
00:21:49,297 --> 00:21:52,338
unexpectedly
went into English hands.
468
00:21:52,422 --> 00:21:56,505
The French weren't very good
losers, and in response,
469
00:21:56,630 --> 00:21:58,880
they formed the largest armada
to sail
470
00:21:59,005 --> 00:22:02,505
from France to
the Atlantic coast of Canada
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00:22:02,630 --> 00:22:06,088
and it was led
by the Duke of Anville.
472
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NARRATOR:
When King Louis XV
dispatched the French armada
473
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with orders to reclaim
Nova Scotia in 1746,
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00:22:16,713 --> 00:22:19,672
the admiral in charge,
known as the Duc d'Anville,
475
00:22:19,797 --> 00:22:22,297
was a member
of the Rochefoucaulds,
476
00:22:22,422 --> 00:22:24,172
a family of nobles
477
00:22:24,255 --> 00:22:25,797
who had ties to
the Knights Templar
478
00:22:25,922 --> 00:22:29,338
dating back to
the 11th-century Crusades.
479
00:22:30,380 --> 00:22:31,963
Unfortunately,
the armada's efforts
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00:22:32,088 --> 00:22:35,838
to reclaim control
of Nova Scotia failed.
481
00:22:35,963 --> 00:22:39,672
I found eight pages
of what looks like a ship's log.
482
00:22:39,838 --> 00:22:43,963
NARRATOR:
However, in 2017, Doug Crowell
483
00:22:44,088 --> 00:22:47,005
found a partial ship's log
in the provincial archives
484
00:22:47,130 --> 00:22:50,338
stating that d'Anville
had carried out a second mission
485
00:22:50,422 --> 00:22:54,005
somewhere south of Halifax
that succeeded.
486
00:22:54,130 --> 00:22:56,505
DOUG:
"September 8th,
it has been agreed that
487
00:22:56,630 --> 00:22:59,213
"a deep pit be dug
and treasure securely buried.
488
00:22:59,380 --> 00:23:00,963
"The pit to have
a secret entrance
489
00:23:01,088 --> 00:23:02,297
by a tunnel from the shore."
490
00:23:02,380 --> 00:23:05,255
I mean, a great quantity
of treasure, and...
491
00:23:05,380 --> 00:23:08,130
and they-they appear
to be in this bay.
492
00:23:10,213 --> 00:23:14,755
Before the armada sailed
from France
493
00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,088
to the other side of the ocean,
they sent two ships ahead,
494
00:23:18,213 --> 00:23:21,713
-and that's where
we start our story.
-Okay.
495
00:23:21,838 --> 00:23:25,922
So, here is the documentation
from the French archives.
496
00:23:27,213 --> 00:23:33,255
King Louis sent two ships,
the Aurore and le Castor.
497
00:23:33,380 --> 00:23:37,963
These were officially classified
as King's Ships, which meant
498
00:23:38,047 --> 00:23:42,547
that they had personal orders
from King Louis XV of France.
499
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,922
The documentation mentions here
that the king, having given
500
00:23:47,047 --> 00:23:50,088
a particular destination
to l'Aurore and le Castor,
501
00:23:50,213 --> 00:23:55,547
demanding that they depart
in the first days of March 1746.
502
00:23:56,547 --> 00:23:59,838
And you can see it
in the text on the left,
503
00:23:59,922 --> 00:24:04,130
he really says
"a certain location,"
504
00:24:04,255 --> 00:24:08,213
which isn't made known anywhere
else in the documentation.
505
00:24:09,672 --> 00:24:12,797
But Louis XV, he says something
about this destination.
506
00:24:12,922 --> 00:24:15,338
Uh, "The destination
that will be given to them
507
00:24:15,422 --> 00:24:17,838
requires an increase
in the standard crew."
508
00:24:17,922 --> 00:24:21,672
This means that the Aurore
will have 250 men
509
00:24:21,755 --> 00:24:25,255
and the Castor will have 180.
510
00:24:25,380 --> 00:24:30,338
The Aurore and the Castor
arrived on the Acadian Coast
511
00:24:30,463 --> 00:24:34,047
on June 4, 1746 near Mahone Bay.
512
00:24:37,172 --> 00:24:42,338
So, Corjan, the French sent two
rather large ships full of men.
513
00:24:42,505 --> 00:24:44,422
What officially
did they accomplish?
514
00:24:44,547 --> 00:24:46,172
According to
the records, nothing.
515
00:24:46,297 --> 00:24:48,588
(laughing):
That doesn't make sense.
516
00:24:48,713 --> 00:24:51,255
This is where I-I take off
my researcher hat
517
00:24:51,380 --> 00:24:54,380
and put on my, uh, theorist hat.
518
00:24:54,547 --> 00:24:56,380
And, uh, it's possible that they
519
00:24:56,547 --> 00:24:58,547
were sent to check on Oak Island
520
00:24:58,672 --> 00:25:00,838
and to check a location
521
00:25:00,963 --> 00:25:03,005
where they later created
the Money Pit.
522
00:25:04,838 --> 00:25:07,297
MARTY:
Well, that is
quite extraordinary.
523
00:25:12,213 --> 00:25:13,380
RICK:
Well, it's certainly
thought-provoking.
524
00:25:13,547 --> 00:25:14,963
I will say that.
525
00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:17,505
NARRATOR:
In the Oak Island war room,
526
00:25:17,630 --> 00:25:19,172
researchers Corjan Mol
and Charlotte Wheatley
527
00:25:19,297 --> 00:25:21,213
have just presented new evidence
528
00:25:21,338 --> 00:25:24,547
that French naval vessels
may have visited Mahone Bay
529
00:25:24,713 --> 00:25:28,463
and possibly Oak Island in 1746,
530
00:25:28,588 --> 00:25:30,713
just months before
the Duc d'Anville
531
00:25:30,838 --> 00:25:35,755
reportedly led a mission to bury
a vast treasure in the area.
532
00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,672
But the story continues.
We have documents from
533
00:25:38,838 --> 00:25:41,505
one man who's called Duvigneau.
534
00:25:41,630 --> 00:25:43,797
So, Commander Duvigneau
commanded
535
00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:45,672
both the Aurore and the Castor.
536
00:25:45,755 --> 00:25:48,047
So, these would be
the ship's logs, correct?
537
00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:50,797
-Exactly.
-It's like a sort of
partial diary.
538
00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,713
There is a part
where the captain
539
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,047
of the Aurore,
uh, is in this bay
540
00:25:55,213 --> 00:25:57,422
and he doesn't want
anybody else to tell
541
00:25:57,547 --> 00:25:59,172
anybody else that he's there.
542
00:25:59,338 --> 00:26:01,505
That's what was written.
543
00:26:01,672 --> 00:26:03,838
So, that, again,
is-is strange behavior.
544
00:26:04,005 --> 00:26:05,338
Hmm.
545
00:26:05,505 --> 00:26:08,088
Now, if you continue
to read the logs,
546
00:26:08,213 --> 00:26:11,255
Duvigneau starts to
leave holes in his logs,
547
00:26:11,380 --> 00:26:15,047
so the-the holes in his records
become bigger and bigger,
548
00:26:15,172 --> 00:26:17,505
and then after
another gap in the journal,
549
00:26:17,630 --> 00:26:20,505
the Aurore and the Castor
sail home to France.
550
00:26:20,630 --> 00:26:23,047
They were there for two months.
551
00:26:23,172 --> 00:26:24,505
Hmm.
552
00:26:24,630 --> 00:26:26,338
So, that's a long time
to do nothing.
553
00:26:26,422 --> 00:26:28,505
Yeah.
554
00:26:28,630 --> 00:26:30,422
What they did
is a very good question.
555
00:26:30,547 --> 00:26:33,213
There are so many holes
in the journal,
556
00:26:33,380 --> 00:26:34,338
it's hard to actually say.
557
00:26:34,505 --> 00:26:35,797
MARTY:
Yeah.
558
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,255
What did they say
when they went back?
559
00:26:37,380 --> 00:26:38,672
What did they do?
560
00:26:38,797 --> 00:26:40,755
CORJAN:
On return to France,
561
00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,672
these captains would submit
their journals to the admiralty,
562
00:26:44,755 --> 00:26:46,588
to be stored in the records.
563
00:26:46,713 --> 00:26:50,463
You know, the French were, and
are, meticulous record keepers,
564
00:26:50,588 --> 00:26:53,422
so they demanded from
the captains their records.
565
00:26:53,547 --> 00:26:57,963
And Duvigneau
went with a bigger crew,
566
00:26:58,047 --> 00:27:00,297
where he is past Mahone Bay.
567
00:27:00,422 --> 00:27:04,172
He puts a letter with
the submission of his records
568
00:27:04,255 --> 00:27:05,713
in which he says,
569
00:27:05,838 --> 00:27:08,463
"I will not speak to
anyone about this place,
570
00:27:08,547 --> 00:27:11,755
but I'm obliged to send
my journal of navigation."
571
00:27:12,672 --> 00:27:14,922
This is quite intriguing,
I must admit.
572
00:27:18,297 --> 00:27:20,672
RICK:
All of that
is incredibly interesting.
573
00:27:20,797 --> 00:27:22,380
The Duc d'Anville story,
574
00:27:22,505 --> 00:27:24,630
the expedition to recapture
575
00:27:24,713 --> 00:27:28,797
Louisbourg and the secret
mission from the king,
576
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,422
and the fact that two ships
were sent on ahead
577
00:27:32,547 --> 00:27:34,338
for a secret deployment.
578
00:27:35,338 --> 00:27:37,838
We've got ships
that are outfitted
579
00:27:37,922 --> 00:27:40,213
with more men than are needed
to sail the ship.
580
00:27:40,338 --> 00:27:44,130
Typical of Oak Island, it begs
more questions than answers.
581
00:27:44,255 --> 00:27:46,838
But the questions
are quite interesting.
582
00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,005
The only thing you do know
is that he was--
583
00:27:50,130 --> 00:27:54,713
he had orders from the king
to conduct a-a secret mission.
584
00:27:54,838 --> 00:27:56,672
A special military operation.
585
00:27:56,755 --> 00:27:58,922
And-and yet he reports
none of it.
586
00:27:59,047 --> 00:28:01,672
He-he reports neither
success nor failure.
587
00:28:01,755 --> 00:28:03,880
Just, "I am not
going to speak of,"
588
00:28:04,005 --> 00:28:05,880
quote, unquote, "this place."
589
00:28:06,047 --> 00:28:06,713
Yes.
590
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,047
So, he did do something.
591
00:28:10,172 --> 00:28:12,297
Exactly. That's the conclusion.
592
00:28:12,380 --> 00:28:15,255
And one of the reasons this is
so interesting right now
593
00:28:15,380 --> 00:28:17,672
is because some of the
carbon dates and even the dendro
594
00:28:17,838 --> 00:28:19,713
that we've been getting
on the island here,
595
00:28:19,838 --> 00:28:22,005
some of the dates in
the Money Pit area have been
596
00:28:22,088 --> 00:28:25,505
coming up all in
that mid-1700s time range.
597
00:28:25,630 --> 00:28:28,547
So, this seems to be
in-in that era,
598
00:28:28,713 --> 00:28:31,088
so it makes it
extra interesting.
599
00:28:32,380 --> 00:28:34,880
NARRATOR:
Could the mysterious
ship's logs written by crewmen
600
00:28:35,005 --> 00:28:37,838
who served under the French
admiral Duc d'Anville
601
00:28:37,963 --> 00:28:40,422
really be referencing
an operation
602
00:28:40,547 --> 00:28:42,547
on Oak Island that was conducted
603
00:28:42,672 --> 00:28:47,380
in order to prepare for
the burial of treasure in 1746?
604
00:28:47,547 --> 00:28:50,630
Might that explain
the evidence of a wharf,
605
00:28:50,713 --> 00:28:52,672
as well as the metal artifacts,
606
00:28:52,797 --> 00:28:54,713
and the French cargo bag seal
607
00:28:54,838 --> 00:28:57,505
that the team
has found on Lot 32?
608
00:28:57,588 --> 00:29:02,422
And might they also be related
to the mid-18th-century tunnels
609
00:29:02,547 --> 00:29:05,088
and the Garden Shaft
in the Money Pit,
610
00:29:05,213 --> 00:29:09,088
where they've also detected
high traces of silver and gold?
611
00:29:10,547 --> 00:29:13,547
MARTY:
The trip I took to England
fits in with Corjan Mol's theory
612
00:29:13,713 --> 00:29:15,380
about the Duc d'Anville.
613
00:29:15,505 --> 00:29:17,172
And so, is it possible that
614
00:29:17,338 --> 00:29:19,505
that explains the deposit
of treasure on Oak Island?
615
00:29:19,630 --> 00:29:21,172
Yes, it's possible.
616
00:29:21,338 --> 00:29:24,213
-I enjoyed
the presentation a lot.
-Absolutely.
617
00:29:24,380 --> 00:29:26,672
RICK:
There's a wonderful story here,
and I urge you
618
00:29:26,797 --> 00:29:28,838
to continue the investigation.
619
00:29:28,963 --> 00:29:31,297
And to that end,
thank you very much.
620
00:29:31,380 --> 00:29:33,005
It's been an
incredible afternoon.
621
00:29:33,130 --> 00:29:35,380
-CORJAN: Thank you.
-CHARLOTTE: Take care.
622
00:29:40,297 --> 00:29:41,838
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...
623
00:29:41,963 --> 00:29:43,588
CRAIG:
Carmen, come in.
624
00:29:43,713 --> 00:29:44,713
Hello there. How are you again?
625
00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:46,297
-Good.
-Carmen, how are you?
626
00:29:46,422 --> 00:29:48,088
NARRATOR:
...Rick Lagina, Craig Tester
627
00:29:48,213 --> 00:29:49,922
and Jack Begley
welcome blacksmithing expert
628
00:29:50,047 --> 00:29:52,463
Carmen Legge
at the research center.
629
00:29:52,588 --> 00:29:55,172
He has returned to
Oak Island in order to give
630
00:29:55,297 --> 00:29:57,380
his analysis
of the believed scythe
631
00:29:57,505 --> 00:30:01,880
and other metal objects
recently discovered on Lot 32.
632
00:30:02,922 --> 00:30:05,505
Gary and I have already
recovered a lot
633
00:30:05,588 --> 00:30:07,797
of iron objects from Lot 32.
634
00:30:07,922 --> 00:30:10,297
And these are just
some of the odd objects
635
00:30:10,380 --> 00:30:12,547
that we hoped you
could identify for us.
636
00:30:15,797 --> 00:30:18,963
I-I won't preface it at all.
What do you think about that?
637
00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:24,422
No, besides
a medieval golf club.
638
00:30:51,713 --> 00:30:52,922
Oh.
639
00:30:54,755 --> 00:30:56,422
RICK:
Wow.
640
00:31:00,213 --> 00:31:01,713
NARRATOR:
In the Oak Island
Research Center,
641
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,463
blacksmithing expert
Carmen Legge
642
00:31:04,547 --> 00:31:06,547
has just given his opinion
that the metal artifact
643
00:31:06,672 --> 00:31:08,880
recently found on Lot 32
644
00:31:09,005 --> 00:31:14,088
may have been used long ago to
transport cargo on Oak Island.
645
00:31:27,338 --> 00:31:29,963
-That leaves so many
possibilities.
-Yeah, yeah.
646
00:31:35,380 --> 00:31:38,505
I would have never guessed
barrel hoop, to start.
647
00:31:38,588 --> 00:31:40,463
That's impressive.
648
00:31:43,797 --> 00:31:45,172
Okay.
649
00:31:45,338 --> 00:31:48,630
So, this piece was
also found on Lot 32.
650
00:32:12,088 --> 00:32:13,255
JACK:
Wow.
651
00:32:25,047 --> 00:32:27,255
180 gallons of whiskey?
652
00:32:29,422 --> 00:32:31,047
-I guess.
-(laughter)
653
00:32:31,172 --> 00:32:35,422
Would your average person
have a-a barrel this big?
654
00:32:36,505 --> 00:32:39,297
So, what-what type of use...?
655
00:32:39,380 --> 00:32:41,297
Like, would this be
a naval thing?
656
00:32:43,172 --> 00:32:46,297
Why would you have such
a large barrel over on Lot 32?
657
00:32:50,338 --> 00:32:53,297
JACK:
Wow. Any dates that
you can discern out of this?
658
00:33:01,380 --> 00:33:03,463
Well, that's actually
really intriguing.
659
00:33:04,713 --> 00:33:07,463
NARRATOR:
A second piece of
a large cargo barrel?
660
00:33:08,547 --> 00:33:10,838
And found in the same area
where the team
661
00:33:10,922 --> 00:33:13,880
has discovered evidence of
a possible ship's wharf,
662
00:33:14,005 --> 00:33:19,380
as well as a lead bag seal
believed to be of French origin?
663
00:33:19,505 --> 00:33:22,672
If so, has the team
uncovered more evidence
664
00:33:22,755 --> 00:33:25,547
possibly connecting
the Duc d'Anville's mission
665
00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:30,547
to bury a vast treasure in 1746
to the Oak Island mystery?
666
00:33:30,713 --> 00:33:35,088
RICK:
We know that there was a lot
of military-associated items
667
00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:37,338
found on the island.
668
00:33:37,463 --> 00:33:39,880
When Carmen suggested
that this barrel
669
00:33:40,005 --> 00:33:41,963
could have been as old as 1740,
670
00:33:42,047 --> 00:33:45,255
well, 1740 is an "aha" date
671
00:33:45,380 --> 00:33:47,630
because that, of course, is, uh,
672
00:33:47,755 --> 00:33:50,380
right around the time
of the Duc d'Anville expedition.
673
00:33:50,505 --> 00:33:53,588
Is it a possibility
that it could be connected
674
00:33:53,713 --> 00:33:56,963
to some work on the island
associated with that expedition?
675
00:33:57,088 --> 00:33:58,505
It's possible.
676
00:33:58,630 --> 00:34:01,380
But we've a ways to go
to prove that.
677
00:34:01,505 --> 00:34:03,005
That's incredibly enlightening.
678
00:34:03,130 --> 00:34:05,297
You breathe life
into these artifacts
679
00:34:05,380 --> 00:34:06,880
that, to us, are
somewhat lifeless.
680
00:34:07,005 --> 00:34:09,088
And now it's come alive.
681
00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:11,130
Well, as always,
we appreciate it.
682
00:34:11,963 --> 00:34:13,922
CRAIG:
Thank you very much.
683
00:34:14,047 --> 00:34:15,088
-(laughter)
-Nice.
684
00:34:15,213 --> 00:34:16,505
CARMEN:
See you later.
685
00:34:16,630 --> 00:34:18,172
-CRAIG: See you, Carmen.
-RICK: Take care.
686
00:34:24,505 --> 00:34:26,172
NARRATOR:
The following day...
687
00:34:26,297 --> 00:34:27,588
-RICK: Morning, guys.
-SCOTT: Morning, Rick.
688
00:34:27,713 --> 00:34:29,588
-We're all set?
-Yes. We're all set to go.
689
00:34:29,713 --> 00:34:32,130
NARRATOR:
...Rick Lagina joins
other members of the team
690
00:34:32,213 --> 00:34:35,380
in the Money Pit area
to continue investigating
691
00:34:35,505 --> 00:34:37,005
a believed 18th-century tunnel
692
00:34:37,130 --> 00:34:43,463
some 103 feet deep
in borehole J-15.25,
693
00:34:43,547 --> 00:34:45,797
a tunnel that
may not only be leading
694
00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:47,588
toward the Garden Shaft
695
00:34:47,713 --> 00:34:52,005
but potentially
the fabled treasure, as well.
696
00:34:52,130 --> 00:34:53,713
We'll have a marker so you can
697
00:34:53,838 --> 00:34:56,005
send it down
a couple inches at a time.
698
00:34:56,088 --> 00:34:58,130
We'll be able to get
a good clear image.
699
00:34:58,213 --> 00:34:59,963
All right,
let's put it down hole.
700
00:35:01,547 --> 00:35:03,797
NARRATOR:
In order to see clearly
inside the tunnel
701
00:35:03,922 --> 00:35:06,172
and identify whatever
it may contain,
702
00:35:06,297 --> 00:35:10,005
the team is using
the Inuktun Spectrum 120
703
00:35:10,130 --> 00:35:11,963
high-definition
underwater camera.
704
00:35:12,047 --> 00:35:13,672
PAUL:
All right, send her down.
705
00:35:13,755 --> 00:35:15,172
Down the hole.
706
00:35:15,255 --> 00:35:16,963
NARRATOR:
The device, which features
707
00:35:17,047 --> 00:35:19,838
a lens that can pan 360 degrees,
708
00:35:19,922 --> 00:35:24,588
is also equipped with a number
of visual enhancement functions.
709
00:35:24,713 --> 00:35:28,088
So, Paul, I'm going to stop
at 103 feet,
710
00:35:28,213 --> 00:35:29,422
and from there we're
gonna pay close attention
711
00:35:29,547 --> 00:35:30,797
to see where the edge
of the casing is.
712
00:35:30,922 --> 00:35:32,463
Absolutely, yeah.
713
00:35:37,047 --> 00:35:38,380
SCOTT:
We're in the water.
714
00:35:44,380 --> 00:35:46,547
PAUL: Okay, slow it down
just a little bit there.
715
00:35:46,672 --> 00:35:48,463
SCOTT:
We should be at 103. So, you're
still seeing the casing?
716
00:35:48,547 --> 00:35:50,713
PAUL:
Okay, still-still seeing casing.
Now we're just coming out.
717
00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,463
We're just coming out.
We're right on the side.
718
00:35:53,547 --> 00:35:55,005
You're-- There's a casing?
719
00:35:55,088 --> 00:35:56,505
Yep, we're-we're out
of the casing.
720
00:35:56,630 --> 00:35:58,380
RICK:
It's really clear.
721
00:35:58,505 --> 00:36:00,255
STEVE:
That's a good view.
722
00:36:00,380 --> 00:36:02,922
PAUL:
Let me just see if
I can get around here.
723
00:36:04,047 --> 00:36:05,797
Rotating.
724
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:07,880
RICK:
This is exciting
and so interesting
725
00:36:08,005 --> 00:36:11,255
having finally found a feature
underground that we can track.
726
00:36:11,380 --> 00:36:13,213
You don't have to infer
where it goes.
727
00:36:13,338 --> 00:36:14,672
You can actually visualize it.
728
00:36:15,713 --> 00:36:17,672
If you didn't know
you were in a tunnel,
729
00:36:17,797 --> 00:36:19,630
you'd think you were
on the sea floor.
730
00:36:19,713 --> 00:36:21,672
-Yep.
-Yep.
731
00:36:23,547 --> 00:36:25,505
-RICK: Oh, no.
-STEVE: Yeah, still collapsing.
732
00:36:25,630 --> 00:36:27,963
PAUL:
Some material just dropped
straight off, yeah.
733
00:36:29,047 --> 00:36:31,297
Put your view downwards
a little bit and try.
734
00:36:35,380 --> 00:36:36,963
-SCOTT: Whoa.
-STEVE: Whoa, what's that?
735
00:36:37,047 --> 00:36:38,713
-Whoa, whoa, what's that?
-Right there, right there.
736
00:36:40,338 --> 00:36:41,880
SCOTT:
That's broken wood right there.
737
00:36:42,005 --> 00:36:43,380
RICK:
Wow.
738
00:36:48,588 --> 00:36:49,338
- Where?
PAUL:
Right in front of you
on the left.
739
00:36:49,463 --> 00:36:50,422
You can see the splinters.
740
00:36:50,547 --> 00:36:52,630
STEVE:
Yeah, okay, I see it now.
741
00:36:52,713 --> 00:36:54,297
NARRATOR:
It is an exciting moment
in the Money Pit area...
742
00:36:54,380 --> 00:36:56,547
Let's rotate around
really carefully here.
743
00:36:56,713 --> 00:36:59,130
NARRATOR: ...as Rick Lagina
and members of the team
744
00:36:59,213 --> 00:37:02,172
are investigating a believed
18th-century tunnel
745
00:37:02,338 --> 00:37:04,755
some 103 feet underground
746
00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,338
that may be heading
toward the Garden Shaft
747
00:37:07,463 --> 00:37:10,172
and, potentially,
the legendary treasure vault.
748
00:37:10,338 --> 00:37:12,172
There's a timber right here.
749
00:37:12,255 --> 00:37:15,505
PAUL:
Yeah, exactly, you can see
the splinters right there.
750
00:37:15,588 --> 00:37:17,172
RICK:
That whole thing
could be a beam.
751
00:37:17,338 --> 00:37:18,797
PAUL:
Looks like it.
752
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,838
All right, so we'll rotate
the camera around,
753
00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:23,880
rotate the camera up and down,
try to get a better view.
754
00:37:25,963 --> 00:37:27,422
So, let's go around.
755
00:37:29,922 --> 00:37:31,047
RICK:
Really clear.
756
00:37:31,172 --> 00:37:33,172
SCOTT:
Yep. It appears that we have
757
00:37:33,338 --> 00:37:35,422
-basically a jumble of lumber
here from the collapse.
-RICK: Yep.
758
00:37:35,547 --> 00:37:38,130
SCOTT:
You can see a lot
of sediment behind it.
759
00:37:38,255 --> 00:37:39,963
You got wood splinters
coming down there.
760
00:37:40,047 --> 00:37:42,838
This beam here.
761
00:37:43,005 --> 00:37:45,422
This may be the post that was
holding this up right here.
762
00:37:45,547 --> 00:37:46,838
-SCOTT: Yes.
-RICK: Yeah.
763
00:37:47,005 --> 00:37:48,672
SCOTT:
Just lift it up
a little bit right there.
764
00:37:48,797 --> 00:37:51,047
PAUL:
Let's rotate through.
765
00:37:52,422 --> 00:37:53,838
STEVE:
Right there.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
766
00:37:54,005 --> 00:37:56,172
PAUL:
What is that right there?
That's interesting.
767
00:37:56,338 --> 00:37:58,505
STEVE:
I think you can see-- look--
you can see down that.
768
00:37:58,630 --> 00:38:00,297
PAUL:
Looks like there's an opening.
769
00:38:00,380 --> 00:38:01,713
STEVE:
I would say so.
770
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:03,213
This is our opening
looking down the tunnel.
771
00:38:03,380 --> 00:38:04,838
SCOTT:
Yep.
772
00:38:05,005 --> 00:38:06,547
STEVE:
Can you look up
a little bit, Paul?
773
00:38:06,672 --> 00:38:08,880
-SCOTT: Just pan it up.
-PAUL: Pan it up? Okay.
774
00:38:09,047 --> 00:38:11,297
STEVE:
There's our beam.
There's our sidewall, maybe?
775
00:38:11,422 --> 00:38:13,463
-PAUL: Yes.
-RICK: Wow.
776
00:38:13,588 --> 00:38:15,922
PAUL:
Might it help if I turn on
the crosshair?
777
00:38:16,047 --> 00:38:17,338
There we go.
778
00:38:17,463 --> 00:38:18,630
STEVE:
Yeah, that made a difference.
779
00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:21,005
-RICK: It's quite amazing.
-PAUL: Yeah.
780
00:38:21,172 --> 00:38:24,172
So, here's what I see, and tell
me if you see something else.
781
00:38:24,297 --> 00:38:26,630
So, do you guys think that
this could be two supports
782
00:38:26,755 --> 00:38:29,130
holding up the tunnel
from completely collapsing?
783
00:38:29,213 --> 00:38:31,380
Because you can tell that we are
looking down the tunnel.
784
00:38:31,547 --> 00:38:34,672
-What do you think?
-I think that's what that is,
Steve. Y-You're right.
785
00:38:34,797 --> 00:38:37,338
RICK:
This is an incredible feature.
786
00:38:37,505 --> 00:38:38,838
-PAUL: Yes.
-RICK: It-it's awesome.
787
00:38:38,922 --> 00:38:40,338
STEVE:
Yeah, this is
good data today.
788
00:38:40,422 --> 00:38:42,297
RICK:
Oh, absolutely.
789
00:38:42,380 --> 00:38:44,172
-I mean, this is an area
we've never really explored.
-Yes.
790
00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:46,672
And, actually, every time we
drill a hole and hit the tunnel,
791
00:38:46,797 --> 00:38:49,505
-we're getting closer
to the Garden Shaft.
-Yeah.
792
00:38:49,672 --> 00:38:51,755
Is it possible that
this tunnel, if it were open,
793
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,505
could lead somewhere
where there's
794
00:38:53,672 --> 00:38:55,672
some sort of original
depositional work?
795
00:38:55,797 --> 00:38:59,005
The answer to that
is unequivocally "yes."
796
00:38:59,130 --> 00:39:02,630
The camera imagery from
this work is quite stunning.
797
00:39:02,755 --> 00:39:04,672
We are trying
to unravel a mystery.
798
00:39:04,838 --> 00:39:08,338
Is it possible that this may
lead to an incredible discovery?
799
00:39:08,463 --> 00:39:09,797
Of course. That's the hope.
800
00:39:09,922 --> 00:39:12,672
It's always the hope
that some piece
801
00:39:12,838 --> 00:39:16,922
of information is gonna lead us
to the Bravo Tango moment.
802
00:39:17,047 --> 00:39:21,380
This is a ten in terms
of how it should inspire us
803
00:39:21,547 --> 00:39:23,505
as we move forward
with the Garden Shaft.
804
00:39:23,630 --> 00:39:26,547
We can't relinquish
the opportunities
805
00:39:26,713 --> 00:39:28,963
that that Garden Shaft
might present to us, right?
806
00:39:29,088 --> 00:39:31,505
So, to me,
when I see these pictures,
807
00:39:31,630 --> 00:39:34,380
it inspires me to move forward.
808
00:39:34,505 --> 00:39:35,838
I love seeing this.
809
00:39:35,922 --> 00:39:37,505
Yes, yep.
810
00:39:37,630 --> 00:39:39,005
This is very important,
and I think we should
811
00:39:39,130 --> 00:39:41,047
do everything we can
to-to exploit it
812
00:39:41,213 --> 00:39:42,838
and-and get as much,
813
00:39:42,963 --> 00:39:45,672
glean as much information
from this as we can.
814
00:39:45,838 --> 00:39:48,505
And, you know, we're
going to drill another hole
815
00:39:48,588 --> 00:39:50,213
that will hopefully
find the why.
816
00:39:50,380 --> 00:39:52,672
MARTY:
With all we know on this island,
817
00:39:52,838 --> 00:39:54,463
any constructions
we're unaware of
818
00:39:54,547 --> 00:39:56,463
in the Money Pit area
is exciting.
819
00:39:56,547 --> 00:40:00,672
It appears like there's a tunnel
or something that was a tunnel
820
00:40:00,838 --> 00:40:02,672
that goes towards
the Garden Shaft.
821
00:40:02,797 --> 00:40:04,963
That shaft could be the key
822
00:40:05,088 --> 00:40:06,838
to understanding
what happened here.
823
00:40:06,922 --> 00:40:10,172
Now it's incumbent upon us
to do what we can do
824
00:40:10,297 --> 00:40:12,505
to find the treasure,
to resolve the mystery.
825
00:40:12,672 --> 00:40:15,130
So, what it tells me
is we can't quit.
826
00:40:15,255 --> 00:40:17,838
-No, not today.
-Long as you're moving forward.
827
00:40:18,005 --> 00:40:21,213
-Long as you're moving
sempre avanti.
-Yes.
828
00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:24,505
-RICK: But, anyway, let's
finish our work and move on.
-PAUL: Okay.
829
00:40:24,588 --> 00:40:28,130
NARRATOR:
As Rick, Marty, Craig
and the rest of the fellowship
830
00:40:28,255 --> 00:40:31,380
conclude another
productive week on Oak Island,
831
00:40:31,505 --> 00:40:34,922
they appear closer than ever
to not only identifying
832
00:40:35,047 --> 00:40:38,463
just who was behind
the 227-year-old mystery
833
00:40:38,547 --> 00:40:41,380
but also what was
so ingeniously hidden
834
00:40:41,547 --> 00:40:44,047
at the bottom of the Money Pit.
835
00:40:45,213 --> 00:40:48,172
Is it possible that
the Laginas and their team
836
00:40:48,297 --> 00:40:50,588
have discovered
two pathways that could soon
837
00:40:50,713 --> 00:40:52,755
lead them to
the ultimate discovery?
838
00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,838
Or are they,
like the many searchers
839
00:40:55,963 --> 00:40:59,547
who came before them,
bound for a much different fate?
840
00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:04,547
Only time,
and more digging, will tell.
841
00:41:08,505 --> 00:41:11,422
Next time on
The Curse of Oak Island...
842
00:41:11,547 --> 00:41:13,922
-(horn blasting)
-RICK: It's an exciting day
because we are
843
00:41:14,047 --> 00:41:16,338
-going to dig the Garden Shaft.
-That's a big machine.
844
00:41:16,505 --> 00:41:17,838
We're excited
to be a part of it.
845
00:41:18,005 --> 00:41:19,505
This year will be the year.
846
00:41:19,672 --> 00:41:21,422
We hit the tunnel
that'll point it directly
847
00:41:21,547 --> 00:41:22,588
towards the Garden Shaft.
848
00:41:22,713 --> 00:41:24,630
Look at the core on this.
849
00:41:24,755 --> 00:41:26,838
Wow. What the heck is that?
You're right.
850
00:41:26,922 --> 00:41:28,255
LAIRD:
Something I've
never seen before.
851
00:41:28,380 --> 00:41:29,672
It's such a "wow" thing.
852
00:41:29,797 --> 00:41:31,338
There's just no way it's modern.
853
00:41:31,505 --> 00:41:32,838
ED:
It does have some iconography.
854
00:41:32,922 --> 00:41:35,422
It could be some sort
of religious object.
855
00:41:35,547 --> 00:41:36,838
RICK:
Wow.
856
00:41:36,963 --> 00:41:40,005
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