1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,083 -I want you to see if you've 2 00:00:04,167 --> 00:00:05,667 seen anything like this before, okay? 3 00:00:05,833 --> 00:00:07,000 It has this eagle. 4 00:00:07,125 --> 00:00:09,583 -Let me show you something. Can you see that? 5 00:00:11,375 --> 00:00:16,000 It's got the swastika, the eagle holding up the swastika. 6 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:19,417 That shows that there was a presence of Nazis 7 00:00:19,542 --> 00:00:21,583 at that time. 8 00:00:21,667 --> 00:00:23,250 -This is Third Reich. 9 00:00:29,083 --> 00:00:32,833 -In 1981, Darrell Miklos and his father, 10 00:00:32,917 --> 00:00:35,542 legendary treasure hunter Roger Miklos, 11 00:00:35,542 --> 00:00:39,625 obtained classified Nazi blueprints of U-boats, 12 00:00:39,708 --> 00:00:43,333 submarines allegedly altered to move some of the billions 13 00:00:43,417 --> 00:00:47,792 of gold and priceless artifacts looted by Hitler out of Germany. 14 00:00:49,542 --> 00:00:53,500 -My father searched for these U-boats until the day he died. 15 00:00:53,625 --> 00:00:57,417 But I have something that he didn't -- 16 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:00,958 a chart by a former U.S. Navy pilot, 17 00:01:01,042 --> 00:01:05,125 and it shows the location of not one, not two, 18 00:01:05,208 --> 00:01:08,000 but seven possible U-boats located near 19 00:01:08,125 --> 00:01:09,333 the Dominican. 20 00:01:09,417 --> 00:01:11,083 -Armed with this naval chart... 21 00:01:11,208 --> 00:01:13,333 -That's priority target number one. 22 00:01:13,417 --> 00:01:15,542 -...Darrell has assembled a team 23 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:19,167 of divers and experts to pursue his father's dream. 24 00:01:22,375 --> 00:01:24,417 -I'm looking for answers. 25 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:27,125 Can this chart lead us to modified U-boats? 26 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:30,792 Were they carrying valuable treasure and secrets? 27 00:01:33,333 --> 00:01:36,250 Where were they headed, and why? 28 00:01:40,625 --> 00:01:43,167 [ Sonar pinging ] 29 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:54,417 -It's six days into their month-long search, 30 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:57,167 as treasure hunter Darrell Miklos begins 31 00:01:57,292 --> 00:02:00,583 a new underwater-scanning operation just off the coast of 32 00:02:00,667 --> 00:02:02,333 the Dominican Republic. 33 00:02:02,375 --> 00:02:04,167 -Darrell, we're -- we're just about there. 34 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:06,667 -Okay. -Time to grab the mag and get 35 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:08,625 that sucker in the water. -All right. You got it, man. 36 00:02:08,708 --> 00:02:12,333 -Today, Darrell enlists the help of magnetometer technician 37 00:02:12,375 --> 00:02:16,667 Doug Gossage to finish scanning the last of the target sites 38 00:02:16,708 --> 00:02:20,917 marked on a 1948 U.S. naval chart. 39 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,917 -I'll call you if I need help, but, uh, I think I got this. 40 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,833 -Six of the sites were scanned previously, and each registered 41 00:02:28,958 --> 00:02:31,333 significant metal hits. 42 00:02:31,458 --> 00:02:36,000 Now Darrell's scanning the last site, known as target 4. 43 00:02:36,042 --> 00:02:41,583 It's located eight miles from the port city of Montecristi. 44 00:02:41,667 --> 00:02:45,375 These results will be crucial in helping the team decide which 45 00:02:45,458 --> 00:02:47,667 of the dive targets to prioritize, 46 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:50,333 with hurricane season nearly a month away. 47 00:02:50,417 --> 00:02:53,417 -Deploying the mag. 48 00:02:53,500 --> 00:02:57,542 -We didn't include target 4 in our first magnetometer scan 49 00:02:57,625 --> 00:03:00,000 because its position in open water makes it 50 00:03:00,042 --> 00:03:01,333 vulnerable to weather. 51 00:03:01,417 --> 00:03:03,042 If the water's too rough, 52 00:03:03,042 --> 00:03:04,667 we won't be able to get an accurate reading. 53 00:03:04,792 --> 00:03:07,583 So we're really trying to take advantage of the window 54 00:03:07,667 --> 00:03:10,500 that we have here to finish our scan. 55 00:03:10,583 --> 00:03:12,625 -All right. We're on track. 56 00:03:12,708 --> 00:03:14,583 -The weather here is so different. 57 00:03:14,667 --> 00:03:16,792 This is -- This is nothing like I've ever seen 58 00:03:16,875 --> 00:03:18,292 anywhere in the Caribbean. 59 00:03:18,375 --> 00:03:20,667 This is, like, specific to this region. 60 00:03:20,750 --> 00:03:23,917 And, uh, it's not been very helpful. 61 00:03:24,875 --> 00:03:28,667 -As Darrell and Doug tow the magnetometer behind the boat, 62 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:31,875 sensors within the device register any changes 63 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,417 in the Earth's natural magnetic field caused by iron objects. 64 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:40,083 This signature, measured in units called gammas, 65 00:03:40,167 --> 00:03:43,375 is represented by a line on the team's monitor. 66 00:03:43,458 --> 00:03:46,417 Any significant change in the readings could indicate 67 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:48,458 the presence of metal below. 68 00:03:48,542 --> 00:03:49,750 Darrell hopes that could mean 69 00:03:49,833 --> 00:03:52,833 parts or even a whole modified U-boat. 70 00:03:52,917 --> 00:03:54,375 -Hey, what's that right there? 71 00:04:02,583 --> 00:04:04,500 -The swells are picking up out here, 72 00:04:04,583 --> 00:04:07,167 which is really causing the boat to rock. 73 00:04:07,208 --> 00:04:09,333 When that happens, it pulls the mag as it's 74 00:04:09,417 --> 00:04:11,333 being dragged behind the boat. 75 00:04:11,375 --> 00:04:14,375 And this could cause it to give inaccurate readings. 76 00:04:14,458 --> 00:04:16,667 -I thought we would have had something by now. 77 00:04:16,750 --> 00:04:20,750 I mean, we've been out here way over an hour. 78 00:04:20,833 --> 00:04:22,083 [ Computer beeping ] 79 00:04:22,167 --> 00:04:24,208 -Wait a sec. What is that one there? 80 00:04:24,292 --> 00:04:26,000 -No. -Check. No. Look. Right here. 81 00:04:26,083 --> 00:04:27,375 -Oh, yeah. It's coming in the screen. 82 00:04:27,458 --> 00:04:29,250 -Look at that. That's a big change. 83 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:30,958 -Oh, yeah. 84 00:04:31,042 --> 00:04:33,792 -After hours of searching the waters near target 4, 85 00:04:33,792 --> 00:04:37,458 Darrell and Doug finally register a large, 86 00:04:37,542 --> 00:04:39,667 metal signature on the magnetometer -- 87 00:04:39,708 --> 00:04:43,375 one that appears to stretch on for 180 feet. 88 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:44,958 -That's the best one we've seen. 89 00:04:45,042 --> 00:04:46,792 -That's good. -Yeah. 90 00:04:46,875 --> 00:04:50,292 -I think that's -- that's big. That covered meters of ground. 91 00:04:50,375 --> 00:04:52,208 -[ Beeping ] -You know, I've never run over 92 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,875 a submarine before with the mag, 93 00:04:53,958 --> 00:04:56,417 but if I did, that's what I imagine it would look like. 94 00:04:56,500 --> 00:05:00,500 -I'm freaking stoked, man. Whoo! Yeah-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 95 00:05:00,583 --> 00:05:05,792 -This is incredibly promising data. The mag hit is massive. 96 00:05:05,875 --> 00:05:09,458 There has to be something huge and metal down there. 97 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:12,250 At just over 25,000 gammas, it's easily big enough 98 00:05:12,333 --> 00:05:15,958 to be a long-range Nazi U-boat. 99 00:05:26,917 --> 00:05:30,125 -Later that day, Darrell returns to his base camp 100 00:05:30,208 --> 00:05:34,500 in Montecristi to plan his next dive operation with fellow diver 101 00:05:34,625 --> 00:05:38,667 Steve Bender and archeologist Garth Baldwin. 102 00:05:38,792 --> 00:05:42,208 -I've noticed that the weather patterns have changed 103 00:05:42,333 --> 00:05:44,000 drastically for this time of the year. 104 00:05:44,042 --> 00:05:45,917 It's usually not this bad. 105 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,000 So we're gonna have to rethink our strategy on how we're gonna 106 00:05:49,083 --> 00:05:51,000 dive these next few sites. 107 00:05:51,083 --> 00:05:54,833 -Although magnetometer anomalies have been detected at each one 108 00:05:54,958 --> 00:05:59,500 of the seven sites on Darrell's acquired map, the most promising 109 00:05:59,542 --> 00:06:02,583 signature initially seemed to be at target 2. 110 00:06:02,583 --> 00:06:04,667 -You guys remember target number 2? 111 00:06:04,750 --> 00:06:07,792 Okay, so, that was a big target. 112 00:06:07,875 --> 00:06:11,333 -However, during their dive of target 2 last week... 113 00:06:13,625 --> 00:06:16,875 -...the team realized the source of the magnetic anomaly was 114 00:06:16,958 --> 00:06:20,000 a sunken merchant vessel, not a submarine. 115 00:06:20,125 --> 00:06:22,792 -We all know one thing -- we can check this guy off the list. 116 00:06:22,875 --> 00:06:25,583 -Now the team turns their attention to the next-largest 117 00:06:25,708 --> 00:06:29,875 magnetometer reading -- recently magged target 4. 118 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,750 -All the other targets that we magged on the chart so far have 119 00:06:33,833 --> 00:06:37,042 readings under 20,000 gammas. 120 00:06:37,125 --> 00:06:39,583 Target 4 -- the gamma reading 121 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:44,542 that we came up with was 25,000 gammas. 122 00:06:44,625 --> 00:06:50,458 Target number 4 is by far the largest gamma reading 123 00:06:50,542 --> 00:06:55,583 Doug has ever seen in his entire career. 124 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:59,667 That means that's priority target number one. 125 00:06:59,708 --> 00:07:01,750 -And we are not leaving this area 126 00:07:01,833 --> 00:07:04,125 until we find out what it is. 127 00:07:04,875 --> 00:07:07,125 -Let's get out there, and let's get on it. 128 00:07:12,542 --> 00:07:14,167 -The next morning... 129 00:07:14,250 --> 00:07:16,542 -All right. Let's do our magic. 130 00:07:16,625 --> 00:07:19,917 -...Darrell returns with his team to target 4. 131 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:23,667 -Let's break out the toys, my friend. 132 00:07:23,708 --> 00:07:25,708 Want to use the big coil? 133 00:07:25,792 --> 00:07:29,458 -Steve and I's plan on this particular site is bring 134 00:07:29,542 --> 00:07:32,250 the metal detector with us and see what it is that's 135 00:07:32,375 --> 00:07:34,833 setting off the magnetometer. 136 00:07:50,833 --> 00:07:53,958 -Comm checks. What are you guys seeing down there? 137 00:08:05,833 --> 00:08:09,500 -Even though this was a massive hit, because of the chop, 138 00:08:09,542 --> 00:08:11,875 we weren't able to get a precise reading on the mag, 139 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,583 which means that we still have a giant target area to search. 140 00:08:25,875 --> 00:08:28,250 -The blueprints that Darrell and his father acquired 141 00:08:28,333 --> 00:08:33,333 show that some Type VII U-boats had their torpedos removed, 142 00:08:33,417 --> 00:08:36,458 allegedly to store stolen Nazi loot. 143 00:08:38,333 --> 00:08:42,458 Instead of torpedoes, these subs relied solely on topside guns 144 00:08:42,542 --> 00:08:45,542 and cannons for defense, 145 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:48,833 along with a jump wire to cut through Allied nets. 146 00:08:48,917 --> 00:08:51,833 Because of this, Darrell and Steve are searching 147 00:08:51,958 --> 00:08:54,875 for anything that resembles these features. 148 00:09:00,208 --> 00:09:03,917 -If these U-boats are really here in Montecristi, 149 00:09:04,042 --> 00:09:06,750 they've been sitting on that ocean floor for decades. 150 00:09:06,875 --> 00:09:09,042 And that means they could have been buried 151 00:09:09,125 --> 00:09:11,250 or turned into reefs over the years. 152 00:09:11,375 --> 00:09:13,958 That's why we look for debris trails. 153 00:09:14,042 --> 00:09:16,125 One small find with the metal detector could 154 00:09:16,208 --> 00:09:20,042 actually be the one thing that leads us to an entire U-boat. 155 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,667 -After completing a perimeter search, 156 00:09:37,708 --> 00:09:41,792 the two divers decide to also explore inside the reef. 157 00:09:48,875 --> 00:09:50,875 [ Metal detector squealing ] 158 00:10:21,292 --> 00:10:25,083 -While diving around target 4, Darrell Miklos and fellow diver 159 00:10:25,167 --> 00:10:28,125 Steve Bender make an exciting discovery. 160 00:10:44,167 --> 00:10:45,250 -Check it out! 161 00:10:48,042 --> 00:10:51,000 -Although far too small to be the source of the magnetometer 162 00:10:51,083 --> 00:10:54,667 hit detected in this area, the pistol offers Darrell 163 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:57,750 and his team what could be their first important clue. 164 00:11:06,458 --> 00:11:09,708 -Judging by the level of oxidation, this gun could be 165 00:11:09,792 --> 00:11:11,542 from World War II era. 166 00:11:11,625 --> 00:11:14,958 But there's really no way to tell with all this rust on it. 167 00:11:25,125 --> 00:11:27,542 -Our search of target 4 has just begun, 168 00:11:27,667 --> 00:11:29,917 and we are already off to a great start. 169 00:11:32,583 --> 00:11:33,833 -Copy. 170 00:11:35,250 --> 00:11:38,000 -Darrell and Steve began their ascent to rejoin Garth 171 00:11:38,042 --> 00:11:42,333 and Captain Francisco "Paco" Montaner topside. 172 00:11:43,375 --> 00:11:46,667 -The divers have been down there for maybe 25 minutes, 173 00:11:46,750 --> 00:11:49,250 and the wind's already picking up. 174 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:55,417 I know that it's gonna get a lot worse faster than we thought. 175 00:11:58,167 --> 00:11:59,833 Here's Darrell. 176 00:11:59,917 --> 00:12:03,708 -As Darrell and Steve surface, Captain Paco starts to see signs 177 00:12:03,833 --> 00:12:05,625 that the weather conditions are about to turn 178 00:12:05,750 --> 00:12:08,833 and will soon be too dangerous to continue diving. 179 00:12:08,917 --> 00:12:12,167 -The waves are getting pretty choppy. 180 00:12:12,208 --> 00:12:15,000 -The team decides to pause diving for the day 181 00:12:15,042 --> 00:12:17,875 and examine the pistol they found. 182 00:12:17,958 --> 00:12:20,917 -You're might gonna have to, uh, wrap this one up. 183 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,542 -There's a lot of promise at target 4, 184 00:12:23,625 --> 00:12:28,333 but it's just so vulnerable to even slight changes in weather. 185 00:12:28,833 --> 00:12:31,167 While we wait for the weather to calm, 186 00:12:31,292 --> 00:12:33,375 we're gonna get this pistol looked at 187 00:12:33,458 --> 00:12:35,375 and see what it tells us. 188 00:12:43,917 --> 00:12:45,792 -Back in port later that day, 189 00:12:45,875 --> 00:12:48,542 Darrell and Steve sit down with Garth. 190 00:12:48,625 --> 00:12:49,875 -Both Steven and I have been 191 00:12:49,958 --> 00:12:51,792 really anxious to show you this piece. 192 00:12:51,875 --> 00:12:53,208 -Oh, man. 193 00:12:53,333 --> 00:12:54,500 -Check that out. 194 00:12:54,542 --> 00:12:57,417 -I know what that is. 195 00:12:59,583 --> 00:13:02,000 That is a revolver. 196 00:13:03,042 --> 00:13:05,000 -Every firearm has a story. 197 00:13:05,125 --> 00:13:07,500 It was built, it was made, it was created, it was used. 198 00:13:07,542 --> 00:13:11,000 So if we can prove that this pistol is Nazi-made, 199 00:13:11,042 --> 00:13:13,958 it's a good indication that the mag hit at target 4 might be 200 00:13:14,042 --> 00:13:15,375 one of our U-boats. 201 00:13:15,375 --> 00:13:17,292 -Man, that's heavily encrusted, isn't it? 202 00:13:17,375 --> 00:13:19,208 -Yeah. 203 00:13:19,333 --> 00:13:21,833 -I mean, that's -- that's wood, I think, and it looks like it 204 00:13:21,875 --> 00:13:24,000 might be, like, a curly maple of some kind, 205 00:13:24,042 --> 00:13:27,000 which they used for -- for grips, you know, on a -- 206 00:13:27,083 --> 00:13:29,333 on a fancy handgun. 207 00:13:29,417 --> 00:13:31,125 -See that, like, definitive, 208 00:13:31,208 --> 00:13:34,208 square ridge that runs along the top side? 209 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:36,708 -Yep. -The whole profile of the gun, 210 00:13:36,792 --> 00:13:38,792 it's slight, and it, uh -- 211 00:13:38,875 --> 00:13:42,000 it just looks like it's European design. 212 00:13:42,042 --> 00:13:46,292 And the maker of it, I swear to God, I want to say is German. 213 00:13:46,375 --> 00:13:47,958 -Wow. 214 00:13:48,042 --> 00:13:51,708 Is there any way to tell whether this is military? 215 00:13:51,792 --> 00:13:55,833 -If this was used as issue, it'll have stamps on it, right? 216 00:13:55,917 --> 00:13:58,458 The Nazis have stamps all over their firearms. 217 00:13:58,542 --> 00:14:01,167 -And you think that if we were to clean this properly, 218 00:14:01,292 --> 00:14:03,333 that some of those stamps might still be there? 219 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:05,042 -Yeah. -Yeah. 220 00:14:05,375 --> 00:14:09,458 -During World War II, the only known standard-issued handguns 221 00:14:09,542 --> 00:14:13,667 among the German military were those given to Army soldiers -- 222 00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:17,833 the Walther P38 and the Luger P.08. 223 00:14:17,958 --> 00:14:20,250 The German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, 224 00:14:20,333 --> 00:14:24,000 carried a variety of firearms, either for self-defense 225 00:14:24,083 --> 00:14:28,458 or a quick death under drastic circumstances. 226 00:14:28,542 --> 00:14:30,000 -I mean, it's a hunk right now. 227 00:14:30,083 --> 00:14:31,917 We're talking about a hulk of metal. 228 00:14:32,042 --> 00:14:35,625 But I would bet dollars to doughnuts if we could soak this 229 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:39,250 in electrolysis, we could get all that off of there. 230 00:14:39,333 --> 00:14:41,000 -Darrell and I have done this before. 231 00:14:41,083 --> 00:14:44,000 We can build an electrolysis tank pretty easily with 232 00:14:44,042 --> 00:14:45,375 the basic supplies on this boat -- 233 00:14:45,458 --> 00:14:47,208 battery, some copper wire. 234 00:14:47,208 --> 00:14:48,667 Do you think that makes sense to do this? 235 00:14:48,792 --> 00:14:50,333 -Absolutely, 100%. 236 00:14:52,208 --> 00:14:54,667 -All right. Hand me that battery. 237 00:14:54,750 --> 00:14:57,125 I got it. 238 00:14:57,208 --> 00:15:00,958 -In order to remove the heavy corrosion from the pistol, 239 00:15:01,042 --> 00:15:05,167 the team will use what's known as reverse electrolysis. 240 00:15:05,208 --> 00:15:08,333 This process involves placing the rusted artifact in 241 00:15:08,417 --> 00:15:11,958 a conductive, water-based solution and then exposing it to 242 00:15:12,042 --> 00:15:15,542 low-voltage current for several hours or days. 243 00:15:15,542 --> 00:15:18,458 This effectively reverses the chemical reaction 244 00:15:18,542 --> 00:15:20,958 that produces rust, allowing the build up to be 245 00:15:21,042 --> 00:15:23,333 removed from the original object. 246 00:15:23,375 --> 00:15:25,500 -I'm just gonna start hooking the wires up, Darrell, 247 00:15:25,542 --> 00:15:27,208 and getting them ready. 248 00:15:27,292 --> 00:15:30,750 -I've done this process working with conservationists, 249 00:15:30,833 --> 00:15:33,000 uh, on early colonial period stuff, 250 00:15:33,083 --> 00:15:35,250 with a lot larger build up on it. 251 00:15:35,333 --> 00:15:38,333 However, because this gun hasn't been in the water as long, 252 00:15:38,417 --> 00:15:41,667 I'm hopeful that we can fast track that 253 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:44,708 electrolysis process and get that stuff to flake off 254 00:15:44,792 --> 00:15:47,292 in a really quick manner. 255 00:15:47,375 --> 00:15:50,458 -All right. Good job. That's perfect. 256 00:15:52,667 --> 00:15:58,125 -We're all hopeful that this gun produces something that ties it 257 00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:02,333 to Germany and especially the World War II era. 258 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:05,917 -All right, looks like everything's set up. 259 00:16:06,042 --> 00:16:07,542 She's flowing. 260 00:16:07,625 --> 00:16:11,250 We've got a little bit of activity, um, with some bubbles. 261 00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:13,792 And with a little luck, we'll be able to expose some of those, 262 00:16:13,875 --> 00:16:15,458 uh, markings on the gun. 263 00:16:15,542 --> 00:16:17,583 -That's all we got. That's all we can do. 264 00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:26,583 -As a new day begins in Montecristi, 265 00:16:26,708 --> 00:16:30,750 high winds and choppy seas once again ground treasure hunter 266 00:16:30,875 --> 00:16:33,167 Darrell Miklos and his dive team. 267 00:16:33,208 --> 00:16:36,125 As Steve and Garth continue to monitor the electrolysis 268 00:16:36,208 --> 00:16:38,583 of the possible German gun at the marina... 269 00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:44,333 ...Darrell heads into town with Robinson Jiménez, 270 00:16:44,417 --> 00:16:47,000 a local dive-shop owner who has been assisting the team 271 00:16:47,042 --> 00:16:48,500 in their investigation. 272 00:16:51,250 --> 00:16:54,625 -Today, Robinson is taking Darrell to meet a local man who 273 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:58,333 claims to have witnessed a Nazi submarine captain coming ashore 274 00:16:58,458 --> 00:17:01,250 in Montecristi during the Second World War. 275 00:17:03,958 --> 00:17:07,875 -This gentleman's close to 100 years old, and he's the only 276 00:17:07,958 --> 00:17:12,458 living eyewitness to having seen Germans in this area during 277 00:17:12,542 --> 00:17:14,792 World War II time. 278 00:17:14,792 --> 00:17:18,667 I can't wait to pick his brain, because if the story is true, 279 00:17:18,750 --> 00:17:23,208 this just adds to my confidence in this whole project. 280 00:17:56,417 --> 00:17:57,542 -Wow. 281 00:18:18,375 --> 00:18:21,792 -I'm shaking listening to this gentleman tell me the story that 282 00:18:21,875 --> 00:18:26,208 he witnessed the captain bringing supplies in a boat at 283 00:18:26,292 --> 00:18:28,542 the end of this pier that they had out there, 284 00:18:28,625 --> 00:18:33,125 watching the submarine come up from depths of 55 feet, 285 00:18:33,208 --> 00:18:36,667 boarding the U-boat and loading supplies on it. 286 00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:43,417 -I'm still in total disbelief. However, I believe it. 287 00:19:00,542 --> 00:19:03,500 -One of the most important parts of his conversation -- 288 00:19:03,583 --> 00:19:07,292 he knew of a refueling station right here in Montecristi. 289 00:19:14,708 --> 00:19:18,208 -I mean, hearing the old man's story, I really understand why 290 00:19:18,292 --> 00:19:20,250 he was afraid for his life. 291 00:19:20,375 --> 00:19:23,417 The question is, does this have something to do with 292 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:25,750 the treasure U-boats that we're looking for? 293 00:19:27,125 --> 00:19:29,667 -Because there was no documented Nazi outpost in 294 00:19:29,750 --> 00:19:33,625 Montecristi during World War II, the old man's account of 295 00:19:33,708 --> 00:19:36,708 a secret pier used to dock U-boats presents 296 00:19:36,792 --> 00:19:39,917 an intriguing new lead. 297 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,167 Is it really possible that U-boats were openly refueling 298 00:19:43,208 --> 00:19:46,792 and resupplying in Montecristi during World War II? 299 00:19:46,875 --> 00:19:50,458 And if so, could the port have had a much closer connection to 300 00:19:50,542 --> 00:19:53,375 Nazi German than previously suspected? 301 00:20:07,917 --> 00:20:12,250 If this story is true, it could be an incredible clue 302 00:20:12,333 --> 00:20:14,000 tracking down a treasure U-boat. 303 00:20:14,125 --> 00:20:16,250 So I'm gonna need to touch base with the team, 304 00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:18,292 and I want to find out where this pier could have been. 305 00:20:29,167 --> 00:20:32,792 -Later that day, Darrell meets Steve and Garth at the team's 306 00:20:32,875 --> 00:20:36,625 base camp in Montecristi to plan their next moves. 307 00:20:36,708 --> 00:20:40,292 -I got some really cool news. Robinson's been really helpful. 308 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:44,542 He introduces me to this guy who's 100 years old. 309 00:20:44,625 --> 00:20:47,333 This guy was alive back in World War II. 310 00:20:47,417 --> 00:20:51,208 He's one of the only eyewitnesses to 311 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:54,167 having seen an actual U-boat. 312 00:20:54,208 --> 00:20:55,708 And not only did he -- -Come on. 313 00:20:55,792 --> 00:20:57,333 -No. I'm dead serious. 314 00:20:57,417 --> 00:21:00,333 Not only did he not just see a U-boat, but he knew 315 00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:01,833 the U-boat captain. 316 00:21:01,917 --> 00:21:03,542 -Right -- Just right here, walking around town? 317 00:21:03,625 --> 00:21:05,542 -Right here. Yeah, well, he blended in 318 00:21:05,625 --> 00:21:07,583 with the rest of the German community. 319 00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:10,542 Another thing that the old man told me that makes me think that 320 00:21:10,667 --> 00:21:14,208 he's legit is there was a refueling station here, 321 00:21:14,292 --> 00:21:16,417 and he called it "La Granja." 322 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:20,917 And it's right here on the chart right there -- Granja Point. 323 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:26,958 And it's right next to where he saw the U-boat on the pier. 324 00:21:27,042 --> 00:21:29,917 -With weather conditions on the open water still too dangerous 325 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,458 to dive the targets on the chart, the alleged pier 326 00:21:33,542 --> 00:21:36,833 presents Darrell and team with a fresh opportunity. 327 00:21:36,917 --> 00:21:41,000 Finding it would not only verify the old man's story but might 328 00:21:41,042 --> 00:21:44,583 also provide leads in their hunt for modified U-boats. 329 00:21:44,667 --> 00:21:50,458 -And so I believe that the next target has to be the pier. 330 00:21:50,542 --> 00:21:55,208 There has to be some remnants of docking material, 331 00:21:55,333 --> 00:21:59,667 all sorts of evidence of what happened there. 332 00:21:59,708 --> 00:22:02,875 -The remnants of what was happening there is going to be 333 00:22:02,958 --> 00:22:04,333 in the archeological record. 334 00:22:04,417 --> 00:22:07,167 It's gonna be in the junk on the bottom down there. 335 00:22:07,208 --> 00:22:09,333 I guarantee you the pier -- 336 00:22:09,375 --> 00:22:12,333 it's a ruin now, so there's gonna be a lot of junk. 337 00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:15,583 But some of that junk could very well be related to 338 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:20,167 U-boat occupation or maintenance or the trade that was going on 339 00:22:20,250 --> 00:22:22,000 back and forth -- I mean, something. 340 00:22:22,083 --> 00:22:24,792 I'm gonna take the drone out now and see if I can't locate that 341 00:22:24,875 --> 00:22:28,083 debris field of the pier for you guys to dive on it. 342 00:22:28,167 --> 00:22:30,875 -That sounds like a really good idea, because I know it's in 343 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,500 this general area. 344 00:22:32,542 --> 00:22:34,417 So that means we're gonna be protected here. 345 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:36,833 It's not gonna get the wind like we would out here. 346 00:22:36,917 --> 00:22:38,000 -Got it. 347 00:22:45,625 --> 00:22:48,625 -With precious daylight hours still remaining... 348 00:22:48,708 --> 00:22:50,583 -Okay. 349 00:22:50,667 --> 00:22:53,333 -...Garth heads to the beach at Granja Point to survey 350 00:22:53,417 --> 00:22:55,792 the location of the alleged refueling pier. 351 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,583 [ Drone beeps ] 352 00:23:00,500 --> 00:23:02,167 -Okay, I got the bird up. 353 00:23:02,250 --> 00:23:03,625 -I'm looking for remnants 354 00:23:03,708 --> 00:23:05,542 of the pier the old man was talking about. 355 00:23:10,083 --> 00:23:13,333 Uh, got nice, clear water. 356 00:23:13,417 --> 00:23:15,500 Water's good. 357 00:23:16,458 --> 00:23:19,667 -Using a drone equipped with a high-definition camera, 358 00:23:19,708 --> 00:23:23,042 Garth begins to scour the coastline from above for 359 00:23:23,125 --> 00:23:26,583 anything that might resemble a sunken or buried structure. 360 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,500 -Nothing yet. 361 00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:37,833 Some discoloration under the water. 362 00:23:43,208 --> 00:23:45,625 Yep. That's it. 363 00:23:45,708 --> 00:23:47,500 That's got to be the pier. 364 00:23:54,875 --> 00:23:56,500 -Nothing yet. 365 00:23:56,625 --> 00:23:59,750 -While flying a drone as he seeks signs of a suspected 366 00:23:59,875 --> 00:24:03,250 World War II U-boat docking pier in Montecristi, 367 00:24:03,333 --> 00:24:05,917 Garth spots something interesting. 368 00:24:07,375 --> 00:24:10,667 -Some discoloration under the water. 369 00:24:11,292 --> 00:24:14,875 Yep. That's it. 370 00:24:14,958 --> 00:24:18,333 This is the pier. This is the ruins of the pier. 371 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:21,958 So I've got a reflection of dark spots and things like that 372 00:24:22,042 --> 00:24:25,000 that line up with the corridor of where that pier should be. 373 00:24:25,083 --> 00:24:27,500 So, we can come in from the boat, we can dive on that 374 00:24:27,542 --> 00:24:30,667 right there, and, uh, follow it all the way out. 375 00:24:32,792 --> 00:24:38,833 -Finding this pier validates a big part of the old man's story. 376 00:24:38,875 --> 00:24:41,375 Now what we have to do is we have to dive out there and see 377 00:24:41,458 --> 00:24:42,875 if we can come up with anything that's 378 00:24:42,958 --> 00:24:45,833 Nazi-related or related to the treasure U-boat. 379 00:24:54,333 --> 00:25:00,417 -The next morning, before the team dives the suspected pier... 380 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,250 -Let's go. 381 00:25:02,333 --> 00:25:04,583 -...Darrell and Garth check in on the progress of removing rust 382 00:25:04,667 --> 00:25:06,625 from what could be a German pistol found 383 00:25:06,708 --> 00:25:09,458 two days ago at target 4. 384 00:25:10,417 --> 00:25:13,333 -Okay. That looks different, 385 00:25:13,375 --> 00:25:16,250 even after a couple days. 386 00:25:16,333 --> 00:25:18,458 That looks like a little bit better than when we 387 00:25:18,542 --> 00:25:19,833 first put it in there. 388 00:25:19,917 --> 00:25:21,833 -Yeah, it's only been a couple of days, 389 00:25:21,917 --> 00:25:25,000 but it's loosened up a lot of the gunk that was on it, right? 390 00:25:25,042 --> 00:25:28,333 -You can tell by the water in the tub that the process has 391 00:25:28,500 --> 00:25:30,750 dissolved a lot of the rust. 392 00:25:30,875 --> 00:25:33,000 Hopefully now we're able to chip off a little bit of 393 00:25:33,042 --> 00:25:36,542 the heavier corrosion, and maybe we can find some markings 394 00:25:36,625 --> 00:25:40,000 that'll help us identify this gun as German or not. 395 00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:45,333 -Yep. Keep going. Yep. 396 00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:46,958 [ Mallet banging ] 397 00:25:47,042 --> 00:25:48,542 -See? Beautiful. 398 00:25:48,542 --> 00:25:51,625 -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Ohh. 399 00:25:52,792 --> 00:25:54,875 -I like it when he says "whoa." 400 00:25:54,958 --> 00:26:00,917 -I really want the manufacturer's name 401 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,333 to be right there. 402 00:26:02,458 --> 00:26:03,625 -Yeah. 403 00:26:03,708 --> 00:26:07,167 -It's just so old and corroded. 404 00:26:07,292 --> 00:26:11,750 -I'm looking for very small markings and imprints that might 405 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:15,667 be millimeters deep on this steel pistol. 406 00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:19,250 But after decades in salt water, it's in really bad shape. 407 00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:22,042 There should be something on the barrel right here. 408 00:26:22,208 --> 00:26:25,875 There should be serial numbers in here, and there should be 409 00:26:25,958 --> 00:26:28,542 serial numbers on the face of the cylinder. 410 00:26:28,625 --> 00:26:30,292 But all of those things are 411 00:26:30,375 --> 00:26:33,958 completely obliterated from rust. 412 00:26:34,042 --> 00:26:39,958 -The only thing that could still really help us is an actual 413 00:26:40,042 --> 00:26:42,875 casing of a bullet inside that cylinder. 414 00:26:42,958 --> 00:26:44,625 -Right. -Is it time to take out 415 00:26:44,750 --> 00:26:47,667 a hacksaw and cut through the cylinder? 416 00:26:48,042 --> 00:26:51,375 -Look, I'm a treasure hunter, and that means that I don't 417 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:53,708 normally destroy artifacts that I find. 418 00:26:53,792 --> 00:26:56,667 But I have to focus on the bigger picture. 419 00:26:56,750 --> 00:27:00,875 And if this gun still has cartridges inside and those 420 00:27:00,958 --> 00:27:03,833 cartridges are German, then target 4 becomes 421 00:27:03,917 --> 00:27:07,250 a very interesting site to us. 422 00:27:07,708 --> 00:27:09,542 -Oh. -Ohh, ooh, ooh, ooh. 423 00:27:09,625 --> 00:27:12,917 -Holy frick. Check that out. 424 00:27:13,042 --> 00:27:16,917 -That's got a casing on it. Look right there. 425 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,583 -Is that casing? That looks like it to me, too. 426 00:27:20,708 --> 00:27:22,167 -Yeah. 427 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:23,917 -That's a bullet in there. -I believe you. 428 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,208 If there's a bullet or anything brass, 429 00:27:26,292 --> 00:27:28,042 this would be a green patina. 430 00:27:28,167 --> 00:27:31,375 -Brass cartridges would produce a greenish tint. 431 00:27:31,542 --> 00:27:35,000 The absence of a patina indicates that the cartridges 432 00:27:35,042 --> 00:27:37,333 are not brass. 433 00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:39,000 -Right. -And nothing in there 434 00:27:39,083 --> 00:27:40,875 reflects... -Nothing's green. 435 00:27:40,958 --> 00:27:42,458 -...the color of cupreous material. 436 00:27:42,542 --> 00:27:43,958 -There's no green. -No. 437 00:27:44,042 --> 00:27:49,333 -But if they were made of steel, they would rot right out 438 00:27:49,375 --> 00:27:50,833 like that, wouldn't they? 439 00:27:50,917 --> 00:27:53,708 'Cause it'd little, thin sheet-metal cartridges, 440 00:27:53,792 --> 00:27:56,000 and that metal would rot out. 441 00:27:56,083 --> 00:28:01,292 Interestingly, Germans use steel for their cartridges. 442 00:28:06,042 --> 00:28:08,792 -Brass is generally considered the preferable material 443 00:28:08,875 --> 00:28:11,875 for bullet manufacturing, as the tighter seal it creates 444 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,042 inside gun barrels leads to fewer malfunctions. 445 00:28:15,125 --> 00:28:17,167 But at the beginning of World War II, 446 00:28:17,250 --> 00:28:19,875 Germany began using steel bullet casings 447 00:28:19,875 --> 00:28:22,292 to save brass for higher priorities 448 00:28:22,375 --> 00:28:26,292 like radio circuitry and motor or generator windings. 449 00:28:26,375 --> 00:28:30,333 -When I look at this pistol, I see a profile that suggests 450 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,792 to me a European origin, with the steel casing inside, 451 00:28:33,875 --> 00:28:35,833 which we know the Germans used. 452 00:28:35,917 --> 00:28:38,292 Based on what I'm seeing, the steel casings in this pistol 453 00:28:38,375 --> 00:28:41,667 are a good indicator that they're German in origin. 454 00:28:41,708 --> 00:28:43,708 -That's almost as good as confirming that 455 00:28:43,875 --> 00:28:46,000 this is a German origin. -Oh, sure. 456 00:28:46,083 --> 00:28:50,583 -As of now, target 4 is becoming the most important site. 457 00:28:50,667 --> 00:28:54,125 What's a possible German-made handgun doing eight miles 458 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:56,958 offshore near one of the targets on my chart 459 00:28:57,042 --> 00:29:01,083 that also happens to have a huge magnetometer hit? 460 00:29:01,167 --> 00:29:02,542 No lying there. 461 00:29:02,625 --> 00:29:04,750 -We know a lot more than we knew. 462 00:29:04,750 --> 00:29:07,458 -That is fantastic. 463 00:29:13,625 --> 00:29:17,000 -As rough seas once again prevent diving the deep water 464 00:29:17,083 --> 00:29:20,333 target sites on their map, Darrell and Steve head to 465 00:29:20,458 --> 00:29:23,750 an area just off the coast of Montecristi. 466 00:29:23,833 --> 00:29:26,875 Their goal -- look for a pier suspected to be used 467 00:29:26,958 --> 00:29:30,042 by German U-boats in World War II. 468 00:29:30,125 --> 00:29:33,000 -All right. Let's break this one out. 469 00:29:33,042 --> 00:29:37,375 -If we can find evidence backing up the old man's story about 470 00:29:37,500 --> 00:29:41,167 Nazi submarines, it could provide new clues about 471 00:29:41,250 --> 00:29:44,167 the modified U-boats that we're looking for. 472 00:29:44,250 --> 00:29:48,708 -It might also raise fresh questions about what exactly 473 00:29:48,833 --> 00:29:50,833 Nazi officers were doing here. 474 00:29:50,958 --> 00:29:53,000 [ Static crackling ] 475 00:29:54,625 --> 00:29:58,708 -We know that this dock, with being here for so many decades, 476 00:29:58,792 --> 00:30:01,167 there has to be a lot of dropped things. 477 00:30:05,042 --> 00:30:06,667 -People are dropping stuff all the time. 478 00:30:06,750 --> 00:30:11,083 So, if we can find evidence of anything personal that relates 479 00:30:11,167 --> 00:30:14,542 to Germans or Nazis, it'd be fantastic. 480 00:30:57,042 --> 00:30:58,833 -Surface to divers. 481 00:31:01,625 --> 00:31:04,875 -Are you finding submerged piers yet? 482 00:31:04,958 --> 00:31:06,083 -Oh, yeah. 483 00:31:11,833 --> 00:31:13,417 -Okay. So they've confirmed it. 484 00:31:13,542 --> 00:31:14,833 [ Indistinct talking on radio ] 485 00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:16,208 [ Metal detector humming ] 486 00:31:29,375 --> 00:31:32,375 -With so much metal rendering the detector useless, 487 00:31:32,375 --> 00:31:35,958 Darrell and Steve will have to search the sunken pier by hand. 488 00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:00,417 -Encouraged by the find of a German bottle... 489 00:32:02,625 --> 00:32:06,167 ...Darrell and Steve continue to search for more clues nearby. 490 00:32:51,125 --> 00:32:53,375 With several possible clues in hand, 491 00:32:53,375 --> 00:32:55,875 Darrell and Steve return to the surface so Garth 492 00:32:55,958 --> 00:32:57,458 can examine them. 493 00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:06,792 -So, a lot of this stuff that we found, this is just like 494 00:33:06,875 --> 00:33:09,833 ships' pins that were holding the decking on to the ship, 495 00:33:09,917 --> 00:33:11,042 I suppose. 496 00:33:11,125 --> 00:33:12,375 -You guys did pick this up, though. 497 00:33:12,500 --> 00:33:13,667 -Yeah. That's cool. -This is cool. 498 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:16,833 This is, uh, Bremen, you know? 499 00:33:16,917 --> 00:33:19,083 That's where -- That's, like, the center of 500 00:33:19,167 --> 00:33:20,833 U-boat production was in Bremen. 501 00:33:20,917 --> 00:33:22,833 -Wow. -Oh. 502 00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:24,667 -Is this an actual beer bottle? 503 00:33:24,708 --> 00:33:25,875 -Yeah. -Oh, wow. 504 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,083 -Yeah, it's -- -They had big beer. 505 00:33:27,167 --> 00:33:28,542 -What, Kriegsbrauen Brauen? 506 00:33:28,625 --> 00:33:31,667 -"Kaiser Brauerei." -Yeah. It's the brewery... 507 00:33:31,708 --> 00:33:33,000 -Oh. -...in Bremen. 508 00:33:33,042 --> 00:33:35,125 -Kaiser Brewery in Bremen. -Yeah. 509 00:33:35,208 --> 00:33:38,500 -Founded in Bremen, Germany, in 1873, Beck's Beer was 510 00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:41,833 a popular staple among sailors in the German navy, 511 00:33:41,875 --> 00:33:43,292 or Kriegsmarine. 512 00:33:43,375 --> 00:33:46,167 Several Nazi shipyards were located in Bremen, 513 00:33:46,208 --> 00:33:49,833 including ones where U-boats were mass-produced. 514 00:33:49,917 --> 00:33:52,167 -Very cool, man. -That is super cool. 515 00:33:52,250 --> 00:33:55,667 -Could the Beck's beer bottle be evidence suggesting the pier was 516 00:33:55,750 --> 00:33:58,708 used as a secret resupply dock for German U-boats? 517 00:33:58,792 --> 00:34:02,500 And if so, might it also connect to the treasure-filled 518 00:34:02,542 --> 00:34:07,542 Type VII submarines the team is searching for? 519 00:34:07,625 --> 00:34:13,500 -I don't know what all this is...but it's a plate. 520 00:34:13,583 --> 00:34:15,250 And it looks like the same plate, 521 00:34:15,333 --> 00:34:17,000 but I haven't tried to refit it. 522 00:34:17,125 --> 00:34:18,417 You know what I mean? 523 00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:20,667 I don't know if this goes together even. 524 00:34:20,708 --> 00:34:22,167 -Right. 525 00:34:22,208 --> 00:34:24,250 -No. So, if it was... 526 00:34:24,375 --> 00:34:26,125 -Oh, yeah. 527 00:34:26,208 --> 00:34:27,875 -But that doesn't fit. None of these fit together. 528 00:34:27,958 --> 00:34:30,167 -Huh. -But there's enough here of 529 00:34:30,292 --> 00:34:31,917 multiple plates, which is kind of nice. 530 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,042 I mean, it doesn't refit, but it's kind of nice because 531 00:34:34,042 --> 00:34:36,208 we've got some of the same numbers 532 00:34:36,292 --> 00:34:38,167 and the same color of the ink. -Yeah. 533 00:34:38,208 --> 00:34:39,833 -That has an eagle on it. 534 00:34:39,917 --> 00:34:42,750 -And you can see this almost matches. See how that is? 535 00:34:42,875 --> 00:34:45,292 -Oh. -The tail there. 536 00:34:45,375 --> 00:34:48,792 That is the extension of the eagle right there. 537 00:34:48,875 --> 00:34:50,500 You see that? -Yep. 538 00:34:50,583 --> 00:34:53,083 -A symbol of German statehood dating all the way back 539 00:34:53,208 --> 00:34:56,500 to the 15th century, the war eagle was adopted 540 00:34:56,542 --> 00:34:59,625 as a symbol of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. 541 00:34:59,708 --> 00:35:02,167 -This is not something that you would find in, 542 00:35:02,208 --> 00:35:03,500 uh, Dominican Republic. 543 00:35:03,542 --> 00:35:05,167 -No. -They're not using porcelain. 544 00:35:05,208 --> 00:35:06,875 -No. Nothing like this, no. 545 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,833 Yeah. It's just a whiteware, but that -- 546 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:11,833 It's gonna be distinguishable. It's a fingerprint. 547 00:35:11,875 --> 00:35:13,125 -We need to get these plates 548 00:35:13,208 --> 00:35:15,667 checked out by an expert immediately. 549 00:35:15,750 --> 00:35:17,208 We might be on to something. 550 00:35:21,958 --> 00:35:25,333 -One day after finding pieces of possible Nazi plates while 551 00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:28,833 investigating the suspected site of a secret German pier... 552 00:35:28,917 --> 00:35:30,500 -Let's get Bill on the phone, man. 553 00:35:30,542 --> 00:35:32,417 -Okay. -...Darrell Miklos and his team 554 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:34,750 have arranged a call with renowned wreck diver 555 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:36,083 Bill Palmer. 556 00:35:36,208 --> 00:35:38,000 -Hey, Bill. How you doing, man? 557 00:35:38,042 --> 00:35:40,167 -I'm doing fantastic. How about yourself? 558 00:35:40,208 --> 00:35:42,833 -Palmer famously became one of the first divers 559 00:35:42,875 --> 00:35:46,167 to explore U-853 in 1972. 560 00:35:46,250 --> 00:35:48,750 The submarine was reportedly sunk off the coast of 561 00:35:48,833 --> 00:35:51,583 Rhode Island just days before the German surrender 562 00:35:51,667 --> 00:35:53,417 in May 1945. 563 00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:54,958 -I'm ready. 564 00:35:55,042 --> 00:35:56,625 -The team hopes that Bill 565 00:35:56,708 --> 00:35:59,417 can help them learn more about the origin of these plates. 566 00:35:59,542 --> 00:36:01,292 -Thanks for hooking up with us here. 567 00:36:01,375 --> 00:36:03,833 I got -- Darrell and Steve are with me. 568 00:36:03,917 --> 00:36:06,333 -How you doing, Bill? -Hey, Bill. Nice to meet you. 569 00:36:06,417 --> 00:36:08,458 -Hey. Nice to meet you guys. 570 00:36:08,542 --> 00:36:10,583 -Yeah. These are the -- These are the guys diving on 571 00:36:10,667 --> 00:36:13,333 this stuff, and they got a bunch of pieces of tableware. 572 00:36:13,375 --> 00:36:15,500 So, I'm gonna -- I'm gonna show you this, and I want -- 573 00:36:15,542 --> 00:36:18,583 I want you to see if you can -- if you can identify it or if 574 00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,625 you've seen anything like this before, okay? 575 00:36:20,708 --> 00:36:22,458 -Sure. -Okay. 576 00:36:22,542 --> 00:36:26,583 This one says "36." I have two that are 38. 577 00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:29,083 And the font is, like, identical. 578 00:36:29,167 --> 00:36:30,250 It's the same ink. 579 00:36:30,375 --> 00:36:32,500 And only one of them says "19." 580 00:36:32,542 --> 00:36:35,250 But, you know, trying to figure out logically, 581 00:36:35,333 --> 00:36:37,417 I'm thinking...dates? 582 00:36:37,500 --> 00:36:40,042 -Yeah, those would, in my opinion, 583 00:36:40,125 --> 00:36:41,333 be dates of manufacture. 584 00:36:41,458 --> 00:36:46,083 They'd be 1938, 1936. 585 00:36:46,167 --> 00:36:48,458 Those are the dates that the plates were made. 586 00:36:48,542 --> 00:36:51,667 -That's our era. That's early, but that's our era. 587 00:36:51,750 --> 00:36:57,292 And it has this eagle as part of that logo. 588 00:36:57,375 --> 00:36:58,833 -That's a great find. 589 00:36:58,917 --> 00:37:00,917 Let me show you something that might make your day. 590 00:37:01,042 --> 00:37:03,542 Stand by for one second while I get it. 591 00:37:03,625 --> 00:37:06,375 -Okay. 592 00:37:08,208 --> 00:37:09,833 -Okay. I'm back. 593 00:37:09,917 --> 00:37:13,667 This is something that I found on the U-853. 594 00:37:13,708 --> 00:37:15,333 -See? Here we go. 595 00:37:16,375 --> 00:37:18,042 -Can you see that? 596 00:37:18,125 --> 00:37:20,458 -Oh, yeah. -Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 597 00:37:20,542 --> 00:37:22,125 -Look at that. [ Laughs ] -Do you see that? 598 00:37:22,125 --> 00:37:23,917 -As you can see here, it's very similar. 599 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:28,917 -Yeah, that looks like the same ink and the same font stamp. 600 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,708 -After seeing Bill's plate, a plate that he pulled out of 601 00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:36,750 an actual U-boat, and it looks exactly like ours, 602 00:37:36,750 --> 00:37:38,458 this is an amazing find. 603 00:37:38,542 --> 00:37:39,500 -That's German, then. 604 00:37:39,542 --> 00:37:41,500 -This gives more credibility 605 00:37:41,542 --> 00:37:45,000 to the old man's story that the Nazis were actually using 606 00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:46,750 the pier for something. 607 00:37:46,833 --> 00:37:50,250 -It's got the swastika, the eagle holding up the swastika. 608 00:37:50,333 --> 00:37:52,458 -I don't have any swastikas on these chunks. 609 00:37:52,542 --> 00:37:56,000 -You know, the difference between what you found -- 610 00:37:56,083 --> 00:37:57,458 It's got a different type of eagle. 611 00:37:57,542 --> 00:37:59,917 -Different. -So our eagle's 612 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,500 a little different, but this is familiar to you? 613 00:38:03,625 --> 00:38:06,833 -Yeah, I think it's a really great find, but that's typical 614 00:38:06,875 --> 00:38:10,167 of what the Luftwaffe used as their emblem 615 00:38:10,250 --> 00:38:11,917 and not the Kriegsmarine. 616 00:38:14,583 --> 00:38:17,708 -Bill believes that the style of the German eagle seen in 617 00:38:17,792 --> 00:38:21,208 the porcelain pieces found by the team is one used by 618 00:38:21,292 --> 00:38:24,000 Luftwaffe, or German air force. 619 00:38:24,042 --> 00:38:27,875 This means they were probably dropped, not by a German sailor, 620 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:29,750 but rather an airman. 621 00:38:29,833 --> 00:38:33,250 -This plate is obviously a sign of Nazi presence at the pier, 622 00:38:33,333 --> 00:38:36,833 but it's raising now more questions than answers. 623 00:38:36,875 --> 00:38:41,792 What's a German air force plate doing at this pier? 624 00:38:41,875 --> 00:38:44,292 -Well, that's the thing. We found it in the waters 625 00:38:44,375 --> 00:38:46,000 off of the Dominican Republic. 626 00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:50,792 So the fact that it came from the Nazi military 627 00:38:50,875 --> 00:38:53,917 and it's in the water off of Montecristi -- 628 00:38:54,042 --> 00:38:57,708 Now, I mean, that at least is suspicious, right? 629 00:38:57,792 --> 00:38:59,417 I mean, I think that's suspicious. 630 00:38:59,500 --> 00:39:00,625 -Oh, abso-- -I do. 631 00:39:00,708 --> 00:39:02,167 -Certainly. 632 00:39:02,292 --> 00:39:04,500 These plates were manufactured in Nazi Germany. 633 00:39:04,625 --> 00:39:06,833 So if you found those plates in your area, 634 00:39:06,875 --> 00:39:12,000 that shows that there was a presence of Nazis at that time. 635 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:15,292 -We've now got this pier in this remote area that we know 636 00:39:15,375 --> 00:39:16,792 the Nazis were using. 637 00:39:16,875 --> 00:39:19,833 This is starting to look a lot less to me like your 638 00:39:19,875 --> 00:39:22,292 casual port of resupply. 639 00:39:22,375 --> 00:39:26,000 Are we talking about a secret Nazi base? 640 00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:29,583 -Could Darrell's theory be correct? 641 00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:32,667 Is it possible the Nazis were operating a secret outpost 642 00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:36,167 in Montecristi, something the Luftwaffe-marked porcelain 643 00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:37,458 might indicate? 644 00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:39,625 And if so, why? 645 00:39:39,708 --> 00:39:41,500 -You made us excited again, Bill. 646 00:39:41,583 --> 00:39:43,250 You have us excited down here. 647 00:39:43,333 --> 00:39:44,208 -Appreciate it. -Thank you so much. 648 00:39:44,333 --> 00:39:45,833 -Thank you, sir. 649 00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:48,292 -You know, you guys are on to something. Keep looking. 650 00:39:48,375 --> 00:39:49,333 If you don't look, you're not gonna find. 651 00:39:49,458 --> 00:39:51,083 So God bless you. 652 00:39:51,167 --> 00:39:54,833 -I initially came here searching for U-boats and treasure. 653 00:39:54,875 --> 00:39:58,208 But we're uncovering a much bigger mystery here. 654 00:39:58,292 --> 00:40:02,250 All signs are pointing to Montecristi becoming a lot more 655 00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:05,708 important to the Germans than we've previously suspected. 656 00:40:05,792 --> 00:40:07,833 -This is Third Reich. -Yep. 657 00:40:07,917 --> 00:40:10,792 -If you're gonna try and make nine U-boats filled with 658 00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:14,708 treasure disappear, a secret base in the Caribbean 659 00:40:14,833 --> 00:40:18,042 sounds like a pretty damn good place to make that happen. 660 00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:19,958 -We're on it, bro. 661 00:40:20,042 --> 00:40:22,958 -I'm more convinced now -- more than ever -- 662 00:40:23,042 --> 00:40:24,667 that these subs are here. 663 00:40:24,750 --> 00:40:27,458 And we're not stopping until we find them. 664 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,333 -On the next "Lost U-Boats of World War II"... 665 00:40:36,625 --> 00:40:39,083 -What the hell is that? 666 00:40:39,167 --> 00:40:42,667 -It looks like it's some sort of towing connector. 667 00:40:42,792 --> 00:40:45,875 -That is towing something enormous. 668 00:40:45,958 --> 00:40:49,667 -It's also rumored that the Germans used trailers 669 00:40:49,750 --> 00:40:52,167 attached to submarines with coupling devices 670 00:40:52,208 --> 00:40:55,917 that look like this to smuggle loot out of Germany 671 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,750 at the end of the war. 672 00:40:57,833 --> 00:41:01,000 -I want to clean this here and find out 673 00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:03,333 what this may have been. 674 00:41:03,375 --> 00:41:05,083 -What is it? Your hands are shaking. 675 00:41:05,208 --> 00:41:06,458 -I know. 676 00:41:06,542 --> 00:41:07,792 -Oh, get the hell out of here. 677 00:41:07,875 --> 00:41:09,417 -[ Laughing ] 678 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,583 That's a game-changer, guys. 679 00:41:11,667 --> 00:41:14,083 That's a freaking game-changer.