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Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...
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Oh, there we go.
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Wow. The heck is that?
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It was very common
during the middle 1700s.
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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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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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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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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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- 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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Yeah, it did, eh?
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- Why don't we go take a look, then?
- Sure.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We'll let your
team get back to work.
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Okay.
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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.
- Hey, Marty.
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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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- 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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Yeah.
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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.
- 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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Yeah, 'cause it's a
long way from the Money Pit.
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- Yeah, yeah.
- Okay, mate.
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We'll try and keep you
busy somewhere else.
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We'll have more digging to do.
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All right, oh, I'm sure.
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This island, every time
you dig, you find something.
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- Yeah.
- I mean, it's really quite astounding.
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All right. See you guys later.
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Let's go make
some more discoveries.
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As the team
continues to investigate Lot 32,
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- back in the Money Pit area...
- 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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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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Oh, wow.
That's fantastic.
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We are in the tunnel.
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Over the past month...
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Look at that, that's a
45-degree cut right there.
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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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Yeah.
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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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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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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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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.
- Wood.
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- 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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- Amazing.
- Excellent.
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There's a confirmation
for us. It didn't grow there.
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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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We have wood
all the way down here.
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- Quite a bit of it here.
- 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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- Well, good job for hitting it.
- 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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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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00:11:07,833 --> 00:11:09,042
we need to do so.
248
00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,750
Okay, like, I think
we got a plan.
249
00:11:12,875 --> 00:11:16,583
Collect the wood, which you
already did for possible C-14.
250
00:11:16,708 --> 00:11:18,833
Tomorrow, sonar.
251
00:11:18,917 --> 00:11:21,417
And I'm gonna head
back to research,
252
00:11:21,542 --> 00:11:24,167
- but keep me abreast.
- We'll keep you up-to-date, yeah.
253
00:11:24,333 --> 00:11:27,167
- Okay. Thank you, guys.
- See you later, Craig.
254
00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:32,625
The following morning...
255
00:11:32,750 --> 00:11:34,875
All right, mate.
256
00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,143
- You can see the area where it's been cleared out.
- Yeah.
257
00:11:37,167 --> 00:11:39,000
Gary Drayton
258
00:11:39,125 --> 00:11:43,667
and Jack Begley return to
Lot 32, west of the swamp...
259
00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:46,333
All the targets
are all in there.
260
00:11:46,458 --> 00:11:48,208
You can see all
the flags from here.
261
00:11:48,333 --> 00:11:50,583
To continue
searching for additional clues
262
00:11:50,708 --> 00:11:52,958
and valuables
related to the remains
263
00:11:53,042 --> 00:11:57,583
of a possible ancient wharf
that the team has found nearby.
264
00:11:57,708 --> 00:11:59,833
Well, let's see what
these targets are, mate.
265
00:11:59,917 --> 00:12:01,500
I'm hoping for something good.
266
00:12:01,583 --> 00:12:03,333
Okay, first flag's
over here, mate.
267
00:12:04,417 --> 00:12:07,542
When a lot is cleared,
I usually go in first,
268
00:12:07,708 --> 00:12:09,292
and I flag the area.
269
00:12:09,375 --> 00:12:11,542
Meaning I do a methodical grid,
270
00:12:11,667 --> 00:12:14,500
a search pattern of the lot.
271
00:12:15,875 --> 00:12:17,833
Just there, mate.
272
00:12:17,958 --> 00:12:23,250
And then I go in with Jack,
and we dig all the flags.
273
00:12:23,375 --> 00:12:27,250
And you never know
what's going to come out
274
00:12:27,375 --> 00:12:29,083
of your next hole.
275
00:12:29,208 --> 00:12:31,833
I'll try pinpointing it and
then grabbing it out of there.
276
00:12:37,250 --> 00:12:39,583
You're on it.
277
00:12:39,708 --> 00:12:41,833
- Ooh.
- That's a piece of something.
278
00:12:41,958 --> 00:12:45,250
That could be interesting.
279
00:12:45,375 --> 00:12:49,375
It's got a curve on it, so it
could be, like, a barrel hoop.
280
00:12:50,542 --> 00:12:52,917
You think it's connected
to the wharf somehow?
281
00:12:53,042 --> 00:12:55,208
If it was a
barrel hoop, for sure.
282
00:12:55,333 --> 00:12:57,792
A possible barrel hoop?
283
00:12:57,875 --> 00:12:59,958
And near an area
where the team has
284
00:13:00,083 --> 00:13:02,667
previously found evidence
of an ancient wharf,
285
00:13:02,792 --> 00:13:06,500
as well as a French
cargo bag seal?
286
00:13:06,625 --> 00:13:10,333
If Gary is correct that he
and Jack have just found
287
00:13:10,500 --> 00:13:12,292
part of a cargo barrel,
288
00:13:12,375 --> 00:13:15,833
just what kind of cargo
might it have once contained?
289
00:13:15,917 --> 00:13:19,458
I would imagine that's
just the type of thing
290
00:13:19,542 --> 00:13:22,542
that would've been unloaded
and put ashore. A barrel.
291
00:13:22,708 --> 00:13:25,750
Everything was in
barrels back in the days.
292
00:13:25,875 --> 00:13:28,875
- Nails, coins.
- Yeah.
293
00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:31,083
So, we'll bag it.
294
00:13:31,208 --> 00:13:33,208
Anytime that we
find a piece of iron
295
00:13:33,375 --> 00:13:36,875
that's interesting, it
goes to Carmen Legge.
296
00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,833
So, I'm hoping Carmen
Legge can shed some light
297
00:13:39,917 --> 00:13:42,417
on what size barrel this is
298
00:13:42,542 --> 00:13:45,167
because the smaller the barrel,
299
00:13:45,250 --> 00:13:48,208
the more chance
it had treasure in it.
300
00:13:48,333 --> 00:13:50,917
All right, mate.
That's that bagged.
301
00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:54,625
Next flag's there.
302
00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:59,625
While Gary and
Jack continue searching on Lot 32...
303
00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:00,934
- Hi, guys.
- Hey, Paul.
304
00:14:00,958 --> 00:14:02,018
Should be all set up to go.
305
00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:03,542
Okay, great.
306
00:14:03,667 --> 00:14:05,000
In the Money Pit area,
307
00:14:05,125 --> 00:14:07,167
Oak Island historian
Paul Troutman
308
00:14:07,292 --> 00:14:11,500
has prepared a sonar
device in order for the team
309
00:14:11,583 --> 00:14:14,000
to investigate if the tunnel
they have encountered
310
00:14:14,125 --> 00:14:18,958
some 103 feet deep
in borehole J-15.25
311
00:14:19,042 --> 00:14:22,333
is heading in the direction
of the Garden Shaft.
312
00:14:22,458 --> 00:14:25,458
Okay, so I texted
Rick. He should be on the way.
313
00:14:25,542 --> 00:14:27,125
We'll get eyes on this hole.
314
00:14:27,250 --> 00:14:28,708
Let's hope we get
a positive image.
315
00:14:28,833 --> 00:14:29,976
- Yeah.
- Let's try it and see.
316
00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,708
- We'll go very slow.
- Okay.
317
00:14:31,833 --> 00:14:33,000
Want me to spin it for you?
318
00:14:33,125 --> 00:14:34,833
Yeah, if you want to unravel it.
319
00:14:36,583 --> 00:14:39,500
- Ready?
- I'm just gonna lower it down.
320
00:14:39,583 --> 00:14:44,333
The Impact
Subsea ISS-360 sonar device
321
00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:47,667
works by emitting
high-intensity radio pulses
322
00:14:47,792 --> 00:14:49,417
that can detect
underwater structures
323
00:14:49,542 --> 00:14:54,583
or voids up to 295
feet below the surface.
324
00:14:54,708 --> 00:14:57,375
Still in the casing right now.
325
00:14:58,708 --> 00:15:00,500
So, there's 103 foot eight.
326
00:15:00,583 --> 00:15:01,743
Okay, yeah. We're coming out.
327
00:15:01,875 --> 00:15:03,083
We're-we're almost out.
328
00:15:04,208 --> 00:15:06,059
Yeah, we're still right
on the edge of the casing.
329
00:15:06,083 --> 00:15:07,417
It's getting better.
330
00:15:07,542 --> 00:15:09,375
We're at the bottom.
331
00:15:10,708 --> 00:15:12,833
We're starting
to see an outline.
332
00:15:12,958 --> 00:15:15,083
- Want to go a little bit further?
- Yeah.
333
00:15:15,208 --> 00:15:17,125
I'm gonna go
down a couple more inches.
334
00:15:20,083 --> 00:15:23,250
- Whoa.
- Look at that. Oh, my God.
335
00:15:23,375 --> 00:15:26,208
Ho-Hold right there,
Scott. That's a great image.
336
00:15:26,375 --> 00:15:28,333
I mean, I-I would
say we're pretty close
337
00:15:28,417 --> 00:15:31,000
to being in the
center of the tunnel.
338
00:15:31,125 --> 00:15:33,205
- That could be a wall, right?
- It looks like.
339
00:15:33,250 --> 00:15:35,250
- It's fantastic.
- Yeah.
340
00:15:35,375 --> 00:15:36,934
Based on this, we
can't see the western wall.
341
00:15:36,958 --> 00:15:38,500
It's probably blocked
by something.
342
00:15:39,708 --> 00:15:43,000
But I'd say that's the tunnel
projection. Do you guys agree?
343
00:15:43,083 --> 00:15:45,333
I mean, it is very
tunnel-looking.
344
00:15:45,458 --> 00:15:49,042
Yeah, right angles don't
occur in nature like that.
345
00:15:49,917 --> 00:15:51,667
- Hey, guys.
- Hey, Rick.
346
00:15:51,792 --> 00:15:53,375
So, we have an image now.
347
00:15:53,542 --> 00:15:55,833
It looks like a tunnel
here, potentially.
348
00:15:55,958 --> 00:15:59,125
It's a very defined
linear object.
349
00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:01,708
And this looks like
the outline of a tunnel.
350
00:16:01,875 --> 00:16:04,042
Yeah, I'd say that's
apparent, yeah.
351
00:16:04,167 --> 00:16:07,042
And we're just catching the
side edge of it, it looks like.
352
00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:09,667
How far are we from where
we put the sonar down last time?
353
00:16:09,750 --> 00:16:11,542
I would say 15 feet.
354
00:16:11,667 --> 00:16:15,000
We can project an eastern
wall, and it's pointed at
355
00:16:15,125 --> 00:16:17,917
the Garden Shaft in a
north-northwest projection.
356
00:16:20,833 --> 00:16:24,833
Could the team be
correct that they have further confirmation
357
00:16:24,917 --> 00:16:27,167
that the tunnel is
heading near the area
358
00:16:27,292 --> 00:16:31,208
of the Garden Shaft, where
gold has also been detected?
359
00:16:31,333 --> 00:16:35,125
If so, could it offer the team
another possible pathway
360
00:16:35,208 --> 00:16:38,208
to solving the Oak
Island mystery?
361
00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:42,333
I think at this point, every
little bit of information
362
00:16:42,458 --> 00:16:45,667
is important, so we should
absolutely put the camera down.
363
00:16:45,750 --> 00:16:50,125
We have to follow this.
We have to try to understand
364
00:16:50,208 --> 00:16:53,000
the relationship between
this and that Garden Shaft.
365
00:16:53,125 --> 00:16:56,333
- For sure.
- We'll give it a shot.
366
00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:58,833
- Thank you. Appreciate it.
- See you later.
367
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,000
As the sonar investigation
is concluded at the Money Pit...
368
00:17:04,875 --> 00:17:06,375
Let's see what this is, mate.
369
00:17:07,792 --> 00:17:09,500
Just there.
370
00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:12,458
Jack Begley
and Gary Drayton work to unearth
371
00:17:12,542 --> 00:17:17,917
what they hope will be another
important discovery on Lot 32.
372
00:17:18,042 --> 00:17:20,167
You're a beast.
373
00:17:20,292 --> 00:17:21,833
Let's see if you're
in the right area.
374
00:17:24,458 --> 00:17:26,417
- You think it's more that way?
- Yep, I do.
375
00:17:27,292 --> 00:17:29,542
Let's see.
376
00:17:32,542 --> 00:17:33,917
It's just there, mate.
377
00:17:34,042 --> 00:17:36,417
In the base of that wall there.
378
00:17:43,042 --> 00:17:45,542
Man, you're dripping
some gravy now.
379
00:17:46,708 --> 00:17:48,542
Oh, there we go.
380
00:17:48,708 --> 00:17:50,684
- Can you feel it?
- I think this is it right here, yeah.
381
00:17:50,708 --> 00:17:52,708
- Geez.
- Careful, mate.
382
00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:54,333
There we go.
383
00:17:54,417 --> 00:17:57,167
Oh, wow, that's cool, mate.
384
00:18:00,917 --> 00:18:02,833
- I thought it was a spike.
- Yeah, no.
385
00:18:02,917 --> 00:18:05,042
This was made
like that on purpose.
386
00:18:05,208 --> 00:18:07,875
On Lot 32, near the southwestern
387
00:18:08,042 --> 00:18:09,625
border of the swamp,
388
00:18:09,750 --> 00:18:11,792
Gary Drayton and Jack Begley
389
00:18:11,917 --> 00:18:15,500
have just made what could
be an important discovery.
390
00:18:15,625 --> 00:18:18,500
You see all
the square shank on it?
391
00:18:18,625 --> 00:18:20,958
I think this is
some kind of tool.
392
00:18:21,042 --> 00:18:25,000
It might be some
kind of chopping tool?
393
00:18:25,125 --> 00:18:28,833
- Like a small scythe.
- Oh, yeah.
394
00:18:28,958 --> 00:18:33,375
A possible
scythe, found on Lot 32?
395
00:18:33,542 --> 00:18:36,292
Such tools have been
used for agricultural purposes
396
00:18:36,375 --> 00:18:38,333
for thousands of years.
397
00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:40,583
However, they were also known
398
00:18:40,708 --> 00:18:43,125
to be common tools
on sailing vessels
399
00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:45,375
that ventured between
Europe and North America
400
00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:49,083
between the 15th
and 18th centuries.
401
00:18:50,167 --> 00:18:53,333
What I like about this,
mate, is the size of it.
402
00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:56,750
It's something that could've
been carried on the ship.
403
00:18:56,875 --> 00:18:58,542
If it is some kind of tool.
404
00:18:58,708 --> 00:19:01,667
Remember, we got a
potential wharf there.
405
00:19:01,792 --> 00:19:05,083
Just the sort of thing that you
would carry here on the boat.
406
00:19:05,208 --> 00:19:07,500
When you come ashore,
you're gonna do stuff
407
00:19:07,625 --> 00:19:11,333
on an island, you would
need a tool or an implement.
408
00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:15,167
I do believe this came from
somewhere else, mate, for sure.
409
00:19:15,250 --> 00:19:16,833
Any idea on date?
410
00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,917
Anytime you see a square-shanked
411
00:19:20,042 --> 00:19:23,167
fastener or tool,
412
00:19:23,333 --> 00:19:26,583
then you know
you're in pre-1800s.
413
00:19:26,708 --> 00:19:30,208
Could Gary
be correct that this artifact may
414
00:19:30,375 --> 00:19:34,000
predate the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795?
415
00:19:34,083 --> 00:19:37,000
If so, could it offer
more evidence
416
00:19:37,083 --> 00:19:39,417
of a possible
ancient wharf nearby?
417
00:19:40,583 --> 00:19:43,250
And perhaps be related
to the lead cargo bag seal
418
00:19:43,375 --> 00:19:45,833
that is believed to
be of French origin?
419
00:19:46,875 --> 00:19:49,500
- This is what we're looking for in this area.
- Yep.
420
00:19:49,625 --> 00:19:51,667
This could show
that there's some sort
421
00:19:51,792 --> 00:19:54,333
- of a work area related to the wharf.
- Yeah.
422
00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:56,833
I think we
need to bag and tag it.
423
00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,292
Yeah, oh, for sure.
424
00:19:59,042 --> 00:20:01,250
This has got a story to tell.
425
00:20:07,958 --> 00:20:09,292
Two days later...
426
00:20:09,417 --> 00:20:11,083
- Hello, folks.
- Hey, folks.
427
00:20:11,208 --> 00:20:12,434
- Hi, everyone.
- Corjan, hello.
428
00:20:12,458 --> 00:20:14,667
Charlotte, nice to meet you.
429
00:20:14,792 --> 00:20:16,292
Nice to meet you, too.
430
00:20:16,417 --> 00:20:20,000
You are all well aware
of the serious attempt
431
00:20:20,125 --> 00:20:23,042
we've made in this past year
to create a research team.
432
00:20:23,208 --> 00:20:26,000
And, uh, today we
have special guests
433
00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:27,500
Corjan Mol and
Charlotte Wheatley.
434
00:20:27,625 --> 00:20:29,667
They are the France team.
435
00:20:29,792 --> 00:20:33,167
In light of recent
discoveries made on the island,
436
00:20:33,292 --> 00:20:35,333
which may date to
the mid 18th century,
437
00:20:35,458 --> 00:20:37,667
including the Garden Shaft,
438
00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:41,500
and the potential
ship's wharf on Lot 32...
439
00:20:41,583 --> 00:20:44,250
- Those are orders from d'Anville, right?
- Yeah.
440
00:20:44,375 --> 00:20:46,000
As well as documentation
441
00:20:46,125 --> 00:20:48,125
uncovered in the
British archives
442
00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:50,500
by Marty and Alex Lagina,
443
00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:52,792
Oak Island
researchers Corjan Mol
444
00:20:52,875 --> 00:20:55,667
and his colleague
Charlotte Wheatley
445
00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:58,792
are presenting new
information on how these clues
446
00:20:58,875 --> 00:21:01,500
may connect to the
Oak Island mystery.
447
00:21:02,542 --> 00:21:06,167
Today they are here,
remotely, to make a presentation
448
00:21:06,292 --> 00:21:07,833
about the Duc
d'Anville expedition
449
00:21:07,917 --> 00:21:10,167
and possible associations
450
00:21:10,292 --> 00:21:12,000
to what happened
here long, long ago.
451
00:21:12,125 --> 00:21:14,167
So, what have you
two come up with?
452
00:21:14,333 --> 00:21:17,458
For this presentation,
the question is this one.
453
00:21:17,583 --> 00:21:20,417
Could we find any
relation between
454
00:21:20,542 --> 00:21:22,667
Oak Island, and
perhaps Mahone Bay,
455
00:21:22,833 --> 00:21:27,167
and the 1746 expedition
of a French armada
456
00:21:27,292 --> 00:21:29,667
led by Monsieur de
La Rochefoucauld,
457
00:21:29,833 --> 00:21:31,708
better known as
the Duc d'Anville?
458
00:21:32,875 --> 00:21:36,333
So, let me share some
background information with you all.
459
00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:40,917
So, in June 1745,
460
00:21:41,042 --> 00:21:44,167
Fortress Louisbourg in
Canada, which was, you know,
461
00:21:44,250 --> 00:21:49,167
the largest military structure
outside France in North America,
462
00:21:49,292 --> 00:21:52,333
unexpectedly went
into English hands.
463
00:21:52,417 --> 00:21:56,500
The French weren't very
good losers, and in response,
464
00:21:56,625 --> 00:21:58,875
they formed the
largest armada to sail
465
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,500
from France to the
Atlantic coast of Canada
466
00:22:02,625 --> 00:22:06,083
and it was led by
the Duke of Anville.
467
00:22:08,708 --> 00:22:12,500
When King Louis
XV dispatched the French armada
468
00:22:12,625 --> 00:22:16,583
with orders to reclaim
Nova Scotia in 1746,
469
00:22:16,708 --> 00:22:19,667
the admiral in charge,
known as the Duc d'Anville,
470
00:22:19,792 --> 00:22:22,292
was a member of
the Rochefoucaulds,
471
00:22:22,417 --> 00:22:24,167
a family of nobles
472
00:22:24,250 --> 00:22:25,792
who had ties to
the Knights Templar
473
00:22:25,917 --> 00:22:29,333
dating back to the
11th-century Crusades.
474
00:22:30,375 --> 00:22:31,958
Unfortunately, the
armada's efforts
475
00:22:32,083 --> 00:22:35,833
to reclaim control
of Nova Scotia failed.
476
00:22:35,958 --> 00:22:39,667
I found eight pages of
what looks like a ship's log.
477
00:22:39,833 --> 00:22:43,958
However, in 2017, Doug Crowell
478
00:22:44,083 --> 00:22:47,000
found a partial ship's log
in the provincial archives
479
00:22:47,125 --> 00:22:50,333
stating that d'Anville had
carried out a second mission
480
00:22:50,417 --> 00:22:54,000
somewhere south of
Halifax that succeeded.
481
00:22:54,125 --> 00:22:56,500
"September 8th,
it has been agreed that
482
00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:59,208
"a deep pit be dug and
treasure securely buried.
483
00:22:59,375 --> 00:23:00,958
"The pit to have
a secret entrance
484
00:23:01,083 --> 00:23:02,292
by a tunnel from the shore."
485
00:23:02,375 --> 00:23:05,250
I mean, a great quantity
of treasure, and...
486
00:23:05,375 --> 00:23:08,125
and they-they appear
to be in this bay.
487
00:23:10,208 --> 00:23:14,750
Before the armada
sailed from France
488
00:23:14,875 --> 00:23:18,083
to the other side of the ocean,
they sent two ships ahead,
489
00:23:18,208 --> 00:23:21,708
- and that's where we start our story.
- Okay.
490
00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:25,917
So, here is the documentation
from the French archives.
491
00:23:27,208 --> 00:23:33,250
King Louis sent two ships,
the Aurore and le Castor.
492
00:23:33,375 --> 00:23:37,958
These were officially classified
as King's Ships, which meant
493
00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:42,542
that they had personal orders
from King Louis XV of France.
494
00:23:43,875 --> 00:23:46,917
The documentation mentions
here that the king, having given
495
00:23:47,042 --> 00:23:50,083
a particular destination
to l'Aurore and le Castor,
496
00:23:50,208 --> 00:23:55,542
demanding that they depart
in the first days of March 1746.
497
00:23:56,542 --> 00:23:59,833
And you can see it
in the text on the left,
498
00:23:59,917 --> 00:24:04,125
he really says "a
certain location,"
499
00:24:04,250 --> 00:24:08,208
which isn't made known
anywhere else in the documentation.
500
00:24:09,667 --> 00:24:12,792
But Louis XV, he says
something about this destination.
501
00:24:12,917 --> 00:24:15,333
Uh, "The destination
that will be given to them
502
00:24:15,417 --> 00:24:17,833
requires an increase
in the standard crew."
503
00:24:17,917 --> 00:24:21,667
This means that the
Aurore will have 250 men
504
00:24:21,750 --> 00:24:25,250
and the Castor will have 180.
505
00:24:25,375 --> 00:24:30,333
The Aurore and the Castor
arrived on the Acadian Coast
506
00:24:30,458 --> 00:24:34,042
on June 4, 1746 near Mahone Bay.
507
00:24:37,167 --> 00:24:42,333
So, Corjan, the French sent
two rather large ships full of men.
508
00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:44,417
What officially did
they accomplish?
509
00:24:44,542 --> 00:24:46,167
According to the
records, nothing.
510
00:24:46,292 --> 00:24:48,583
That doesn't make sense.
511
00:24:48,708 --> 00:24:51,250
This is where I-I take
off my researcher hat
512
00:24:51,375 --> 00:24:54,375
and put on my, uh, theorist hat.
513
00:24:54,542 --> 00:24:56,375
And, uh, it's possible that they
514
00:24:56,542 --> 00:24:58,542
were sent to check on Oak Island
515
00:24:58,667 --> 00:25:00,833
and to check a location
516
00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:03,000
where they later
created the Money Pit.
517
00:25:04,833 --> 00:25:07,292
Well, that
is quite extraordinary.
518
00:25:12,208 --> 00:25:13,518
Well, it's certainly
thought-provoking.
519
00:25:13,542 --> 00:25:14,958
I will say that.
520
00:25:15,042 --> 00:25:17,500
In the Oak Island war room,
521
00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:19,268
researchers Corjan Mol
and Charlotte Wheatley
522
00:25:19,292 --> 00:25:21,208
have just presented new evidence
523
00:25:21,333 --> 00:25:24,542
that French naval vessels
may have visited Mahone Bay
524
00:25:24,708 --> 00:25:28,458
and possibly Oak Island in 1746,
525
00:25:28,583 --> 00:25:30,708
just months before
the Duc d'Anville
526
00:25:30,833 --> 00:25:35,750
reportedly led a mission to
bury a vast treasure in the area.
527
00:25:35,875 --> 00:25:38,667
But the story continues.
We have documents from
528
00:25:38,833 --> 00:25:41,500
one man who's called Duvigneau.
529
00:25:41,625 --> 00:25:43,792
So, Commander
Duvigneau commanded
530
00:25:43,875 --> 00:25:45,667
both the Aurore and the Castor.
531
00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:48,042
So, these would be
the ship's logs, correct?
532
00:25:48,167 --> 00:25:50,792
- Exactly.
- It's like a sort of partial diary.
533
00:25:50,875 --> 00:25:52,708
There is a part
where the captain
534
00:25:52,875 --> 00:25:55,042
of the Aurore,
uh, is in this bay
535
00:25:55,208 --> 00:25:57,417
and he doesn't want
anybody else to tell
536
00:25:57,542 --> 00:25:59,167
anybody else that he's there.
537
00:25:59,333 --> 00:26:01,500
That's what was written.
538
00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:03,833
So, that, again, is-is
strange behavior.
539
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,333
Hmm.
540
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:08,083
Now, if you continue
to read the logs,
541
00:26:08,208 --> 00:26:11,250
Duvigneau starts to
leave holes in his logs,
542
00:26:11,375 --> 00:26:15,042
so the-the holes in his records
become bigger and bigger,
543
00:26:15,167 --> 00:26:17,500
and then after another
gap in the journal,
544
00:26:17,625 --> 00:26:20,500
the Aurore and the
Castor sail home to France.
545
00:26:20,625 --> 00:26:23,042
They were there for two months.
546
00:26:23,167 --> 00:26:24,500
Hmm.
547
00:26:24,625 --> 00:26:26,333
So, that's a long
time to do nothing.
548
00:26:26,417 --> 00:26:28,500
Yeah.
549
00:26:28,625 --> 00:26:30,417
What they did is a
very good question.
550
00:26:30,542 --> 00:26:33,208
There are so many
holes in the journal,
551
00:26:33,375 --> 00:26:34,415
it's hard to actually say.
552
00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:35,792
Yeah.
553
00:26:35,875 --> 00:26:37,351
What did they say
when they went back?
554
00:26:37,375 --> 00:26:38,667
What did they do?
555
00:26:38,792 --> 00:26:40,750
On return to France,
556
00:26:40,875 --> 00:26:44,667
these captains would submit
their journals to the admiralty,
557
00:26:44,750 --> 00:26:46,583
to be stored in the records.
558
00:26:46,708 --> 00:26:50,458
You know, the French were, and
are, meticulous record keepers,
559
00:26:50,583 --> 00:26:53,417
so they demanded from
the captains their records.
560
00:26:53,542 --> 00:26:57,958
And Duvigneau went
with a bigger crew,
561
00:26:58,042 --> 00:27:00,292
where he is past Mahone Bay.
562
00:27:00,417 --> 00:27:04,167
He puts a letter with the
submission of his records
563
00:27:04,250 --> 00:27:05,708
in which he says,
564
00:27:05,833 --> 00:27:08,458
"I will not speak to
anyone about this place,
565
00:27:08,542 --> 00:27:11,750
but I'm obliged to send
my journal of navigation."
566
00:27:12,667 --> 00:27:14,917
This is quite
intriguing, I must admit.
567
00:27:18,292 --> 00:27:20,667
All of that is
incredibly interesting.
568
00:27:20,792 --> 00:27:22,375
The Duc d'Anville story,
569
00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:24,625
the expedition to recapture
570
00:27:24,708 --> 00:27:28,792
Louisbourg and the secret
mission from the king,
571
00:27:28,875 --> 00:27:32,417
and the fact that two
ships were sent on ahead
572
00:27:32,542 --> 00:27:34,333
for a secret deployment.
573
00:27:35,333 --> 00:27:37,833
We've got ships
that are outfitted
574
00:27:37,917 --> 00:27:40,208
with more men than are
needed to sail the ship.
575
00:27:40,333 --> 00:27:44,125
Typical of Oak Island, it begs
more questions than answers.
576
00:27:44,250 --> 00:27:46,833
But the questions
are quite interesting.
577
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,000
The only thing you do
know is that he was...
578
00:27:50,125 --> 00:27:54,708
He had orders from the king
to conduct a-a secret mission.
579
00:27:54,833 --> 00:27:56,667
A special military operation.
580
00:27:56,750 --> 00:27:58,917
And-and yet he
reports none of it.
581
00:27:59,042 --> 00:28:01,667
He-he reports neither
success nor failure.
582
00:28:01,750 --> 00:28:03,875
Just, "I am not
going to speak of,"
583
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,875
quote, unquote, "this place."
584
00:28:06,042 --> 00:28:06,708
Yes.
585
00:28:06,875 --> 00:28:10,042
So, he did do something.
586
00:28:10,167 --> 00:28:12,292
Exactly. That's the conclusion.
587
00:28:12,375 --> 00:28:15,250
And one of the reasons
this is so interesting right now
588
00:28:15,375 --> 00:28:17,667
is because some of the carbon
dates and even the dendro
589
00:28:17,833 --> 00:28:19,708
that we've been getting
on the island here,
590
00:28:19,833 --> 00:28:22,000
some of the dates in the
Money Pit area have been
591
00:28:22,083 --> 00:28:25,500
coming up all in that
mid-1700s time range.
592
00:28:25,625 --> 00:28:28,542
So, this seems
to be in-in that era,
593
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:31,083
so it makes it
extra interesting.
594
00:28:32,375 --> 00:28:34,875
Could the mysterious
ship's logs written by crewmen
595
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,833
who served under the
French admiral Duc d'Anville
596
00:28:37,958 --> 00:28:40,417
really be referencing
an operation
597
00:28:40,542 --> 00:28:42,542
on Oak Island that was conducted
598
00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:47,375
in order to prepare for the
burial of treasure in 1746?
599
00:28:47,542 --> 00:28:50,625
Might that explain the
evidence of a wharf,
600
00:28:50,708 --> 00:28:52,667
as well as the metal artifacts,
601
00:28:52,792 --> 00:28:54,708
and the French cargo bag seal
602
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:57,500
that the team has
found on Lot 32?
603
00:28:57,583 --> 00:29:02,417
And might they also be related
to the mid-18th-century tunnels
604
00:29:02,542 --> 00:29:05,083
and the Garden
Shaft in the Money Pit,
605
00:29:05,208 --> 00:29:09,083
where they've also detected
high traces of silver and gold?
606
00:29:10,542 --> 00:29:13,542
The trip I took to England
fits in with Corjan Mol's theory
607
00:29:13,708 --> 00:29:15,375
about the Duc d'Anville.
608
00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,167
And so, is it possible that
609
00:29:17,333 --> 00:29:19,500
that explains the deposit
of treasure on Oak Island?
610
00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:21,167
Yes, it's possible.
611
00:29:21,333 --> 00:29:24,208
- I enjoyed the presentation a lot.
- Absolutely.
612
00:29:24,375 --> 00:29:26,667
There's a wonderful
story here, and I urge you
613
00:29:26,792 --> 00:29:28,833
to continue the investigation.
614
00:29:28,958 --> 00:29:31,292
And to that end,
thank you very much.
615
00:29:31,375 --> 00:29:33,000
It's been an
incredible afternoon.
616
00:29:33,125 --> 00:29:35,375
- Thank you.
- Take care.
617
00:29:40,292 --> 00:29:41,833
Later that afternoon...
618
00:29:41,958 --> 00:29:43,583
Carmen, come in.
619
00:29:43,708 --> 00:29:44,851
Hello there. How are you again?
620
00:29:44,875 --> 00:29:46,292
- Good.
- Carmen, how are you?
621
00:29:46,417 --> 00:29:48,083
Rick Lagina, Craig Tester
622
00:29:48,208 --> 00:29:49,928
and Jack Begley welcome
blacksmithing expert
623
00:29:50,042 --> 00:29:52,458
Carmen Legge at
the research center.
624
00:29:52,583 --> 00:29:55,167
He has returned to Oak
Island in order to give
625
00:29:55,292 --> 00:29:57,375
his analysis of
the believed scythe
626
00:29:57,500 --> 00:30:01,875
and other metal objects
recently discovered on Lot 32.
627
00:30:02,917 --> 00:30:05,500
Gary and I have
already recovered a lot
628
00:30:05,583 --> 00:30:07,792
of iron objects from Lot 32.
629
00:30:07,917 --> 00:30:10,292
And these are just
some of the odd objects
630
00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:12,542
that we hoped you
could identify for us.
631
00:30:15,792 --> 00:30:18,958
I-I won't preface it at all.
What do you think about that?
632
00:30:21,292 --> 00:30:24,417
No, besides a
medieval golf club.
633
00:30:51,708 --> 00:30:52,917
Oh.
634
00:30:54,750 --> 00:30:56,417
Wow.
635
00:31:00,208 --> 00:31:01,851
In the Oak
Island Research Center,
636
00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:04,458
blacksmithing
expert Carmen Legge
637
00:31:04,542 --> 00:31:06,542
has just given his opinion
that the metal artifact
638
00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:08,875
recently found on Lot 32
639
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:14,083
may have been used long ago
to transport cargo on Oak Island.
640
00:31:27,333 --> 00:31:29,958
- That leaves so many possibilities.
- Yeah, yeah.
641
00:31:35,375 --> 00:31:38,500
I would have never
guessed barrel hoop, to start.
642
00:31:38,583 --> 00:31:40,458
That's impressive.
643
00:31:43,792 --> 00:31:45,167
Okay.
644
00:31:45,333 --> 00:31:48,625
So, this piece was
also found on Lot 32.
645
00:32:12,083 --> 00:32:13,250
Wow.
646
00:32:25,042 --> 00:32:27,250
180 gallons of whiskey?
647
00:32:29,417 --> 00:32:31,042
I guess.
648
00:32:31,167 --> 00:32:35,417
Would your average person
have a-a barrel this big?
649
00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:39,292
So, what-what type of use...?
650
00:32:39,375 --> 00:32:41,292
Like, would this
be a naval thing?
651
00:32:43,167 --> 00:32:46,292
Why would you have such a
large barrel over on Lot 32?
652
00:32:50,333 --> 00:32:53,292
Wow. Any dates that
you can discern out of this?
653
00:33:01,375 --> 00:33:03,458
Well, that's actually
really intriguing.
654
00:33:04,708 --> 00:33:07,458
A second
piece of a large cargo barrel?
655
00:33:08,542 --> 00:33:10,833
And found in the same
area where the team
656
00:33:10,917 --> 00:33:13,875
has discovered evidence
of a possible ship's wharf,
657
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:19,375
as well as a lead bag seal
believed to be of French origin?
658
00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:22,667
If so, has the team
uncovered more evidence
659
00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:25,542
possibly connecting the
Duc d'Anville's mission
660
00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:30,542
to bury a vast treasure in
1746 to the Oak Island mystery?
661
00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:35,083
We know that there was
a lot of military-associated items
662
00:33:35,208 --> 00:33:37,333
found on the island.
663
00:33:37,458 --> 00:33:39,875
When Carmen
suggested that this barrel
664
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,958
could have been as old as 1740,
665
00:33:42,042 --> 00:33:45,250
well, 1740 is an "aha" date
666
00:33:45,375 --> 00:33:47,625
because that, of course, is, uh,
667
00:33:47,750 --> 00:33:50,375
right around the time of
the Duc d'Anville expedition.
668
00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:53,583
Is it a possibility that
it could be connected
669
00:33:53,708 --> 00:33:56,958
to some work on the island
associated with that expedition?
670
00:33:57,083 --> 00:33:58,500
It's possible.
671
00:33:58,625 --> 00:34:01,375
But we've a ways
to go to prove that.
672
00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:03,000
That's incredibly enlightening.
673
00:34:03,125 --> 00:34:05,292
You breathe life
into these artifacts
674
00:34:05,375 --> 00:34:06,875
that, to us, are
somewhat lifeless.
675
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,083
And now it's come alive.
676
00:34:09,208 --> 00:34:11,125
Well, as always,
we appreciate it.
677
00:34:11,958 --> 00:34:13,917
Thank you very much.
678
00:34:14,042 --> 00:34:15,083
Nice.
679
00:34:15,208 --> 00:34:16,500
See you later.
680
00:34:16,625 --> 00:34:18,345
- See you, Carmen.
- Take care.
681
00:34:24,500 --> 00:34:26,167
The following day...
682
00:34:26,292 --> 00:34:27,684
- Morning, guys.
- Morning, Rick.
683
00:34:27,708 --> 00:34:29,583
- We're all set?
- Yes. We're all set to go.
684
00:34:29,708 --> 00:34:32,125
Rick Lagina
joins other members of the team
685
00:34:32,208 --> 00:34:35,375
in the Money Pit area
to continue investigating
686
00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:37,000
a believed 18th-century tunnel
687
00:34:37,125 --> 00:34:43,458
some 103 feet deep
in borehole J-15.25,
688
00:34:43,542 --> 00:34:45,792
a tunnel that may
not only be leading
689
00:34:45,875 --> 00:34:47,583
toward the Garden Shaft
690
00:34:47,708 --> 00:34:52,000
but potentially the
fabled treasure, as well.
691
00:34:52,125 --> 00:34:53,708
We'll have a marker so you can
692
00:34:53,833 --> 00:34:56,000
send it down a
couple inches at a time.
693
00:34:56,083 --> 00:34:58,125
We'll be able to get
a good clear image.
694
00:34:58,208 --> 00:34:59,958
All right, let's
put it down hole.
695
00:35:01,542 --> 00:35:03,792
In order to
see clearly inside the tunnel
696
00:35:03,917 --> 00:35:06,167
and identify whatever
it may contain,
697
00:35:06,292 --> 00:35:10,000
the team is using the
Inuktun Spectrum 120
698
00:35:10,125 --> 00:35:11,958
high-definition
underwater camera.
699
00:35:12,042 --> 00:35:13,667
All right, send her down.
700
00:35:13,750 --> 00:35:15,167
Down the hole.
701
00:35:15,250 --> 00:35:16,958
The device, which features
702
00:35:17,042 --> 00:35:19,833
a lens that can pan 360 degrees,
703
00:35:19,917 --> 00:35:24,583
is also equipped with a number
of visual enhancement functions.
704
00:35:24,708 --> 00:35:28,083
So, Paul, I'm going
to stop at 103 feet,
705
00:35:28,208 --> 00:35:29,518
and from there we're
gonna pay close attention
706
00:35:29,542 --> 00:35:30,893
to see where the
edge of the casing is.
707
00:35:30,917 --> 00:35:32,458
Absolutely, yeah.
708
00:35:37,042 --> 00:35:38,375
We're in the water.
709
00:35:44,375 --> 00:35:46,542
Okay, slow it
down just a little bit there.
710
00:35:46,667 --> 00:35:48,518
We should be at 103.
So, you're still seeing the casing?
711
00:35:48,542 --> 00:35:50,851
Okay, still-still seeing
casing. Now we're just coming out.
712
00:35:50,875 --> 00:35:53,458
We're just coming out.
We're right on the side.
713
00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:55,000
You're... There's a casing?
714
00:35:55,083 --> 00:35:56,500
Yep, we're-we're
out of the casing.
715
00:35:56,625 --> 00:35:58,375
It's really clear.
716
00:35:58,500 --> 00:36:00,250
That's a good view.
717
00:36:00,375 --> 00:36:02,917
Let me just see
if I can get around here.
718
00:36:04,042 --> 00:36:05,792
Rotating.
719
00:36:05,875 --> 00:36:07,875
This is exciting
and so interesting
720
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,250
having finally found a feature
underground that we can track.
721
00:36:11,375 --> 00:36:13,208
You don't have to
infer where it goes.
722
00:36:13,333 --> 00:36:14,667
You can actually visualize it.
723
00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:17,667
If you didn't know
you were in a tunnel,
724
00:36:17,792 --> 00:36:19,625
you'd think you
were on the sea floor.
725
00:36:19,708 --> 00:36:21,667
- Yep.
- Yep.
726
00:36:23,542 --> 00:36:25,500
- Oh, no.
- Yeah, still collapsing.
727
00:36:25,625 --> 00:36:27,958
Some material just
dropped straight off, yeah.
728
00:36:29,042 --> 00:36:31,292
Put your view downwards
a little bit and try.
729
00:36:35,375 --> 00:36:37,015
- Whoa.
- Whoa, what's that?
730
00:36:37,042 --> 00:36:39,162
- Whoa, whoa, what's that?
- Right there, right there.
731
00:36:40,333 --> 00:36:41,875
That's broken wood right there.
732
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,375
Wow.
733
00:36:48,583 --> 00:36:49,333
- Where? PAUL: Right
in front of you on the left.
734
00:36:49,458 --> 00:36:50,498
You can see the splinters.
735
00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:52,625
Yeah, okay, I see it now.
736
00:36:52,708 --> 00:36:54,351
It is an exciting
moment in the Money Pit area...
737
00:36:54,375 --> 00:36:56,542
Let's rotate around
really carefully here.
738
00:36:56,708 --> 00:36:59,125
As Rick
Lagina and members of the team
739
00:36:59,208 --> 00:37:02,167
are investigating a
believed 18th-century tunnel
740
00:37:02,333 --> 00:37:04,750
some 103 feet underground
741
00:37:04,875 --> 00:37:07,333
that may be heading
toward the Garden Shaft
742
00:37:07,458 --> 00:37:10,167
and, potentially, the
legendary treasure vault.
743
00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:12,167
There's a timber right here.
744
00:37:12,250 --> 00:37:15,500
Yeah, exactly, you
can see the splinters right there.
745
00:37:15,583 --> 00:37:17,167
That whole
thing could be a beam.
746
00:37:17,333 --> 00:37:18,792
Looks like it.
747
00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:20,833
All right, so we'll rotate
the camera around,
748
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,875
rotate the camera up and
down, try to get a better view.
749
00:37:25,958 --> 00:37:27,417
So, let's go around.
750
00:37:29,917 --> 00:37:31,042
Really clear.
751
00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:33,167
Yep. It
appears that we have
752
00:37:33,333 --> 00:37:35,518
- basically a jumble of lumber here from the collapse.
- Yep.
753
00:37:35,542 --> 00:37:38,125
You can see a
lot of sediment behind it.
754
00:37:38,250 --> 00:37:39,958
You got wood splinters
coming down there.
755
00:37:40,042 --> 00:37:42,833
This beam here.
756
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,417
This may be the post that
was holding this up right here.
757
00:37:45,542 --> 00:37:46,833
- Yes.
- Yeah.
758
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,768
Just lift it up
a little bit right there.
759
00:37:48,792 --> 00:37:51,042
Let's rotate through.
760
00:37:52,417 --> 00:37:53,857
Right there.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
761
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,167
What is that right
there? That's interesting.
762
00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:58,601
I think you can see...
Look... you can see down that.
763
00:37:58,625 --> 00:38:00,292
Looks like there's an opening.
764
00:38:00,375 --> 00:38:01,708
I would say so.
765
00:38:01,875 --> 00:38:03,351
This is our opening
looking down the tunnel.
766
00:38:03,375 --> 00:38:04,833
Yep.
767
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,640
Can you
look up a little bit, Paul?
768
00:38:06,667 --> 00:38:08,875
- Just pan it up.
- Pan it up? Okay.
769
00:38:09,042 --> 00:38:11,292
There's our beam.
There's our sidewall, maybe?
770
00:38:11,417 --> 00:38:13,458
- Yes.
- Wow.
771
00:38:13,583 --> 00:38:15,917
Might it help if
I turn on the crosshair?
772
00:38:16,042 --> 00:38:17,333
There we go.
773
00:38:17,458 --> 00:38:18,684
Yeah, that made a difference.
774
00:38:18,708 --> 00:38:21,000
- It's quite amazing.
- Yeah.
775
00:38:21,167 --> 00:38:24,167
So, here's what I see, and tell
me if you see something else.
776
00:38:24,292 --> 00:38:26,625
So, do you guys think that
this could be two supports
777
00:38:26,750 --> 00:38:29,125
holding up the tunnel
from completely collapsing?
778
00:38:29,208 --> 00:38:31,448
Because you can tell that we
are looking down the tunnel.
779
00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:34,667
- What do you think?
- I think that's what that is, Steve. Y-You're right.
780
00:38:34,792 --> 00:38:37,333
This is an incredible feature.
781
00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:38,893
- Yes.
- It-it's awesome.
782
00:38:38,917 --> 00:38:40,357
Yeah, this is good data today.
783
00:38:40,417 --> 00:38:42,292
Oh, absolutely.
784
00:38:42,375 --> 00:38:44,226
- I mean, this is an area we've never really explored.
- Yes.
785
00:38:44,250 --> 00:38:46,667
And, actually, every time we
drill a hole and hit the tunnel,
786
00:38:46,792 --> 00:38:49,500
- we're getting closer to the Garden Shaft.
- Yeah.
787
00:38:49,667 --> 00:38:51,750
Is it possible that this
tunnel, if it were open,
788
00:38:51,875 --> 00:38:53,500
could lead somewhere
where there's
789
00:38:53,667 --> 00:38:55,667
some sort of original
depositional work?
790
00:38:55,792 --> 00:38:59,000
The answer to that
is unequivocally "yes."
791
00:38:59,125 --> 00:39:02,625
The camera imagery from
this work is quite stunning.
792
00:39:02,750 --> 00:39:04,667
We are trying to
unravel a mystery.
793
00:39:04,833 --> 00:39:08,333
Is it possible that this may
lead to an incredible discovery?
794
00:39:08,458 --> 00:39:09,792
Of course. That's the hope.
795
00:39:09,917 --> 00:39:12,667
It's always the hope
that some piece
796
00:39:12,833 --> 00:39:16,917
of information is gonna lead
us to the Bravo Tango moment.
797
00:39:17,042 --> 00:39:21,375
This is a ten in terms of
how it should inspire us
798
00:39:21,542 --> 00:39:23,500
as we move forward
with the Garden Shaft.
799
00:39:23,625 --> 00:39:26,542
We can't relinquish
the opportunities
800
00:39:26,708 --> 00:39:28,958
that that Garden Shaft
might present to us, right?
801
00:39:29,083 --> 00:39:31,500
So, to me, when I
see these pictures,
802
00:39:31,625 --> 00:39:34,375
it inspires me to move forward.
803
00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:35,833
I love seeing this.
804
00:39:35,917 --> 00:39:37,500
Yes, yep.
805
00:39:37,625 --> 00:39:39,101
This is very important,
and I think we should
806
00:39:39,125 --> 00:39:41,042
do everything we
can to-to exploit it
807
00:39:41,208 --> 00:39:42,833
and-and get as much,
808
00:39:42,958 --> 00:39:45,667
glean as much information
from this as we can.
809
00:39:45,833 --> 00:39:48,500
And, you know, we're
going to drill another hole
810
00:39:48,583 --> 00:39:50,208
that will hopefully
find the why.
811
00:39:50,375 --> 00:39:52,667
With all we know on this island,
812
00:39:52,833 --> 00:39:54,458
any constructions
we're unaware of
813
00:39:54,542 --> 00:39:56,458
in the Money Pit
area is exciting.
814
00:39:56,542 --> 00:40:00,667
It appears like there's a tunnel
or something that was a tunnel
815
00:40:00,833 --> 00:40:02,667
that goes towards
the Garden Shaft.
816
00:40:02,792 --> 00:40:04,958
That shaft could be the key
817
00:40:05,083 --> 00:40:06,833
to understanding
what happened here.
818
00:40:06,917 --> 00:40:10,167
Now it's incumbent upon
us to do what we can do
819
00:40:10,292 --> 00:40:12,500
to find the treasure,
to resolve the mystery.
820
00:40:12,667 --> 00:40:15,125
So, what it tells
me is we can't quit.
821
00:40:15,250 --> 00:40:17,833
- No, not today.
- Long as you're moving forward.
822
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,208
- Long as you're moving sempre avanti.
- Yes.
823
00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:24,500
- But, anyway, let's finish our work and move on.
- Okay.
824
00:40:24,583 --> 00:40:28,125
As Rick, Marty,
Craig and the rest of the fellowship
825
00:40:28,250 --> 00:40:31,375
conclude another productive
week on Oak Island,
826
00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:34,917
they appear closer than
ever to not only identifying
827
00:40:35,042 --> 00:40:38,458
just who was behind
the 227-year-old mystery
828
00:40:38,542 --> 00:40:41,375
but also what was
so ingeniously hidden
829
00:40:41,542 --> 00:40:44,042
at the bottom of the Money Pit.
830
00:40:45,208 --> 00:40:48,167
Is it possible that the
Laginas and their team
831
00:40:48,292 --> 00:40:50,583
have discovered two
pathways that could soon
832
00:40:50,708 --> 00:40:52,750
lead them to the
ultimate discovery?
833
00:40:52,875 --> 00:40:55,833
Or are they, like
the many searchers
834
00:40:55,958 --> 00:40:59,542
who came before them,
bound for a much different fate?
835
00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:04,542
Only time, and
more digging, will tell.
836
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:11,417
Next time on The
Curse of Oak Island...
837
00:41:11,542 --> 00:41:13,917
It's
an exciting day because we are
838
00:41:14,042 --> 00:41:16,333
- going to dig the Garden Shaft.
- That's a big machine.
839
00:41:16,500 --> 00:41:17,833
We're excited
to be a part of it.
840
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,500
This year will be the year.
841
00:41:19,667 --> 00:41:21,417
We hit the tunnel
that'll point it directly
842
00:41:21,542 --> 00:41:22,583
towards the Garden Shaft.
843
00:41:22,708 --> 00:41:24,625
Look at the core on this.
844
00:41:24,750 --> 00:41:26,833
Wow. What the heck
is that? You're right.
845
00:41:26,917 --> 00:41:28,351
Something
I've never seen before.
846
00:41:28,375 --> 00:41:29,667
It's such a "wow" thing.
847
00:41:29,792 --> 00:41:31,333
There's just no way it's modern.
848
00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:32,833
It does have some iconography.
849
00:41:32,917 --> 00:41:35,417
It could be some sort
of religious object.
850
00:41:35,542 --> 00:41:36,833
Wow.
851
00:41:36,857 --> 00:41:38,857
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