1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:03,003 Did you hear that? 2 00:00:07,215 --> 00:00:09,425 Whoa! 3 00:00:09,426 --> 00:00:10,885 That curtain just moved. 4 00:00:12,929 --> 00:00:15,682 On this episode of "Expedition X..." 5 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:17,891 Wow, that thing is massive! 6 00:00:17,892 --> 00:00:20,269 ...my team boards the USS Hornet, 7 00:00:20,270 --> 00:00:22,897 one of America's most decorated warships 8 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:26,192 that's also said to be one of its most haunted. 9 00:00:26,317 --> 00:00:29,529 Oh-- what was that? 10 00:00:31,364 --> 00:00:33,949 Eyewitnesses claim a paranormal battle 11 00:00:33,950 --> 00:00:35,243 is taking place. 12 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:38,746 Here's all this spiritual traffic that make this ship 13 00:00:38,747 --> 00:00:40,122 more of a beacon. 14 00:00:40,123 --> 00:00:41,541 Things that don't belong here. 15 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:45,545 Are the spirits of its fallen sailors still protecting 16 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:47,589 this ship, even in death? 17 00:00:49,090 --> 00:00:51,884 She's in need of medical attention on her right arm. 18 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:53,553 Right arm! 19 00:00:56,431 --> 00:00:58,224 Phil and Heather will go to war... 20 00:00:58,349 --> 00:00:59,434 Oh, boy. 21 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:01,561 ...with the horrors of the Hornet. 22 00:01:01,686 --> 00:01:03,688 What the? 23 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:17,493 All right, guys, how do we feel about boats? 24 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:19,995 I feel great about boats, as long as they float. 25 00:01:19,996 --> 00:01:22,123 Am I gonna need Dramamine? What are we talking about here? 26 00:01:22,248 --> 00:01:25,418 No Dramamine, but we need to pack all our paranormal gear. 27 00:01:25,543 --> 00:01:28,253 I have a lead on an amazing paranormal hotspot that has 28 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:31,465 slithering shadow figures, disembodied voices, people even 29 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:34,426 report being choked there, and a whole heck of a lot more. 30 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:36,345 So, ghosts on a boat? 31 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:39,766 Well, a ship, and that ship is the USS Hornet. 32 00:01:39,891 --> 00:01:41,810 It's a decommissioned aircraft carrier that's moored 33 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:42,936 in San Francisco Bay, 34 00:01:43,061 --> 00:01:45,687 and it saw a ton of action during World War II. 35 00:01:45,688 --> 00:01:49,317 And the people that maintain it today say that it's still fully 36 00:01:49,442 --> 00:01:51,945 crewed with spirits. - Ooh. 37 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:54,154 First of all, excellent naval knowledge, Heather. 38 00:01:54,155 --> 00:01:56,449 And the USS Hornet is a ship indeed. 39 00:01:56,574 --> 00:02:00,453 It has one of the most famous lineages of the whole US fleet. 40 00:02:00,578 --> 00:02:02,788 And considering all of the action that it saw 41 00:02:02,789 --> 00:02:06,041 and all of the blood spilled, I can certainly see 42 00:02:06,042 --> 00:02:09,546 how the USS Hornet may have gone from glory to ghost story. 43 00:02:15,426 --> 00:02:17,511 March 15, 1944. 44 00:02:17,512 --> 00:02:19,555 At the height of World War II, 45 00:02:19,556 --> 00:02:23,685 the newly-commissioned aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 46 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:26,979 set sail from Pearl Harbor to join the conflict 47 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:29,231 now raging in the Pacific Ocean. 48 00:02:29,232 --> 00:02:30,984 Nearly 900 feet long, 49 00:02:31,109 --> 00:02:34,988 this cutting-edge Essex-class carrier has 18 decks, 50 00:02:35,113 --> 00:02:38,199 1,000 rooms, seven galleys, 51 00:02:38,324 --> 00:02:41,827 a hospital, a barbershop, even a jail. 52 00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:43,662 It isn't just a warship. 53 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:48,001 It's a floating city of steel, home to 4,000 crewmen, 54 00:02:48,126 --> 00:02:50,920 along with 100 fighter planes and dive bombers. 55 00:02:54,591 --> 00:02:58,760 During the following 16 months of continuous, furious combat, 56 00:02:58,761 --> 00:03:02,348 the Hornet plays a pivotal role in the battles of Leyte Gulf, 57 00:03:03,766 --> 00:03:06,060 Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. 58 00:03:07,228 --> 00:03:09,897 Its air group shreds Japanese fighter planes, 59 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:14,027 knocking 668 enemy aircraft out of the sky. 60 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:19,616 And blowing up another 742 on the ground. 61 00:03:21,451 --> 00:03:24,077 Meanwhile, her Avenger torpedo bombers 62 00:03:24,078 --> 00:03:26,831 send 73 ships to watery graves. 63 00:03:31,502 --> 00:03:33,213 The Hornet dodges torpedoes 64 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:37,217 and endures constant strafing runs, plus kamikaze attacks. 65 00:03:40,136 --> 00:03:43,639 Many of her brave crew will die, pilots launching 66 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,975 fearlessly into battle, never to return. 67 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:51,564 While on deck, crewmen succumb to shrapnel and bullet wounds. 68 00:03:55,985 --> 00:03:59,447 All told, more than 300 crew die on the ship, 69 00:03:59,572 --> 00:04:01,908 with another 50 airmen killed in action. 70 00:04:03,868 --> 00:04:06,411 After bringing home hundreds of wounded soldiers 71 00:04:06,412 --> 00:04:09,414 at the conflict's end, the warship is eventually 72 00:04:09,415 --> 00:04:11,084 decommissioned in 1970. 73 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:15,922 In the late 1990s, the Hornet is saved 74 00:04:16,047 --> 00:04:18,173 from the scrapyard and transformed 75 00:04:18,174 --> 00:04:21,511 into a floating museum moored in Alameda, California. 76 00:04:22,887 --> 00:04:26,098 Almost immediately, restoration workers and guides 77 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:29,102 begin to report terrifying paranormal encounters. 78 00:04:30,353 --> 00:04:33,606 Ghostly sailors are regularly seen on the hangar deck 79 00:04:33,731 --> 00:04:37,610 and charging through the ship's claustrophobic corridors. 80 00:04:37,735 --> 00:04:41,196 The activity only seems to be increasing, with many guides 81 00:04:41,197 --> 00:04:42,490 convinced there are more than 82 00:04:42,615 --> 00:04:44,867 just the spirits of former sailors on board. 83 00:04:46,452 --> 00:04:50,038 There are repeated sightings of a terrifying crawling figure 84 00:04:50,039 --> 00:04:51,331 near the admiral's quarters. 85 00:04:52,583 --> 00:04:55,877 And claims of an entity that chokes visitors in an area 86 00:04:55,878 --> 00:04:57,713 known as the fo'c'sle. 87 00:04:57,714 --> 00:05:00,300 Has the Hornet's crew really returned to duty 88 00:05:00,425 --> 00:05:02,050 for one last war? 89 00:05:02,051 --> 00:05:03,928 And are the living the enemy? 90 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:12,019 OK, so what do you think? 91 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:13,687 So my grandfather served in the Pacific 92 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:15,063 on the USS Montrose. 93 00:05:15,064 --> 00:05:17,566 His stories really stayed with me. 94 00:05:17,567 --> 00:05:19,568 It's not a stretch at all to think that the energies 95 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,987 of those that served and died on the Hornet 96 00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:23,864 are still imprinted on it somehow today. 97 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:25,532 And you know, it's the imprint 98 00:05:25,533 --> 00:05:26,492 that I'm interested in too, 99 00:05:26,617 --> 00:05:28,161 but in a different sense of the word. 100 00:05:28,286 --> 00:05:31,496 Because think about it, this is a vast metal construction 101 00:05:31,497 --> 00:05:35,834 that has been imprinted or degraded by age and war. 102 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:39,213 So it seems like people who visit there could easily be 103 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:42,758 overwhelmed by this unusual, claustrophobic space 104 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,510 and its history. 105 00:05:44,635 --> 00:05:46,595 So maybe it's not ghosts they're experiencing, 106 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:48,222 but the atmosphere. 107 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:51,351 OK, so a not-so-ship-shape ship, Phil. 108 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:52,559 Yeah. 109 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,936 All right, so look, whether it's the environment 110 00:05:54,937 --> 00:05:56,563 or what happened in that environment, 111 00:05:56,564 --> 00:05:58,357 that's what you have to find out. 112 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:01,610 So calibrate your latitude and longitude and plot a course 113 00:06:01,611 --> 00:06:03,945 for the USS Hornet to discover 114 00:06:03,946 --> 00:06:06,532 if she has truly been boarded by spirits. 115 00:06:07,825 --> 00:06:09,660 - Aye, Captain. - Dismissed. 116 00:06:12,497 --> 00:06:15,583 After a six-hour flight from New York to San Francisco, 117 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:18,752 Phil and Heather take to the water, charting a course 118 00:06:18,753 --> 00:06:20,755 for the USS Hornet. 119 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:27,887 - Is that it? - That's it. 120 00:06:28,012 --> 00:06:29,639 Wow, that thing is massive. 121 00:06:36,020 --> 00:06:38,397 We've arranged to meet with the ship's docents, 122 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:39,607 Tracy Newby, 123 00:06:39,732 --> 00:06:40,900 Faye Navarro, 124 00:06:41,025 --> 00:06:42,275 Heidi Schave, 125 00:06:42,276 --> 00:06:43,568 and Kris Schave. 126 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:46,988 Between the four of them, they've spent over 50 years 127 00:06:46,989 --> 00:06:48,574 working on the USS Hornet. 128 00:06:48,699 --> 00:06:49,784 Lovely to meet y'all. 129 00:06:49,909 --> 00:06:52,244 Well, this is incredible. So this is the hangar? 130 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:53,413 Yes. 131 00:06:53,538 --> 00:06:55,747 We did our best researching this ship before we got here. 132 00:06:55,748 --> 00:06:57,958 It has a long, decorated history, 133 00:06:57,959 --> 00:06:59,835 so I just want to get right to it. 134 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:02,964 Do you think the USS Hornet is haunted? 135 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:04,632 - Yes. - Why? 136 00:07:04,757 --> 00:07:08,009 Some of us have been touched in ways we can't explain. 137 00:07:08,010 --> 00:07:10,762 I was working in security at the time, and we had reports 138 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:14,015 of some teenagers messing around in the fo'c'sle, 139 00:07:14,016 --> 00:07:15,350 where the anchor chains are, 140 00:07:15,351 --> 00:07:17,812 and I would go up and check it out. 141 00:07:17,937 --> 00:07:19,772 And as I was climbing up the ladder, 142 00:07:19,897 --> 00:07:22,023 I felt a constriction around my throat. 143 00:07:22,024 --> 00:07:24,526 When you say "constriction," do you mean it just felt kind 144 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:26,154 of tight in your throat? 145 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:28,613 No, I felt like someone or something was choking me. 146 00:07:28,614 --> 00:07:29,823 Like there was a rope around my neck. 147 00:07:29,824 --> 00:07:30,949 Oof! 148 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:32,534 I experienced something kind of creepy. 149 00:07:32,535 --> 00:07:34,954 We were up in the admiral's quarters, and I was looking 150 00:07:35,079 --> 00:07:37,998 down the passageway, and I kept seeing someone peering out 151 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:39,500 out of this one opening. 152 00:07:39,625 --> 00:07:43,337 And then I saw like a hand, another hand, a head peer out, 153 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,464 and I'm just staring at this thing. 154 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,175 It just looked like it was like a person in the dark, 155 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:50,511 just a shadow crawling across the floor and then vanished. 156 00:07:51,512 --> 00:07:53,346 - That's creepy. - Wow. 157 00:07:53,347 --> 00:07:56,641 We have so many people that experience the crawling spirit, 158 00:07:56,642 --> 00:07:57,894 so that's why we call it the "Crawler." 159 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,898 So the USS Hornet is a huge ship. 160 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:05,692 - Where else should we look into? - Sick bay. 161 00:08:05,693 --> 00:08:08,069 I've seen actual poltergeist activity down there. 162 00:08:08,070 --> 00:08:11,031 The pharmacy closet door was opening and shutting... 163 00:08:14,452 --> 00:08:16,161 ...violently by itself. 164 00:08:16,162 --> 00:08:18,497 And I just stood there in shock. 165 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:19,499 That was crazy. 166 00:08:21,209 --> 00:08:22,376 So, also in sick bay, 167 00:08:23,544 --> 00:08:26,214 sometimes people will lay on the operating table. 168 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,882 And I had someone actually do it and ask for help. 169 00:08:28,883 --> 00:08:31,051 Like, "Hey, I need help. Grab my leg." 170 00:08:31,052 --> 00:08:33,345 And you can actually see an imprint of a hand 171 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:34,596 on the sweats. 172 00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:37,225 You think that's a ghost medic going to help that person? 173 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:39,601 - I say so, yeah. - Wow. 174 00:08:39,602 --> 00:08:42,021 Anybody else had encounters that they can't explain it? 175 00:08:42,146 --> 00:08:45,857 I've seen full-bodied apparitions of men in uniforms 176 00:08:45,858 --> 00:08:47,442 walk into walls. 177 00:08:47,443 --> 00:08:49,778 Many years ago, when I first started working here, 178 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:51,863 I took a picture of the admiral's bridge. 179 00:08:51,864 --> 00:08:54,241 I've actually caught a ghost in a photograph. 180 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:55,576 - Do you have the photo? - It's right here. 181 00:08:57,286 --> 00:08:58,287 Wow. 182 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:00,915 You're telling me there was no one there? 183 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,041 Not when I took that, no. 184 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:04,877 It looks a lot like Admiral Joseph "Jocko" Clark, 185 00:09:05,002 --> 00:09:08,422 who was here in 1944. - Admiral Jocko Clark? 186 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:10,131 Yes, that is who I think it is. 187 00:09:10,132 --> 00:09:12,634 And he was actually really beloved among the crew. 188 00:09:12,635 --> 00:09:14,928 When he got here, one of our captains was 189 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:15,930 Captain Browning. 190 00:09:16,055 --> 00:09:17,890 Two guys fell overboard, and he didn't turn around 191 00:09:18,015 --> 00:09:20,893 the ship to get them, and Clark was actually the one 192 00:09:21,018 --> 00:09:22,937 that reprimanded him and got him removed. 193 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:25,772 That's why the men really followed him well. 194 00:09:25,773 --> 00:09:27,942 Admiral Jocko Clark is one of the legendary spirits 195 00:09:28,067 --> 00:09:30,902 of this ship, and we believe he's still here with us. 196 00:09:30,903 --> 00:09:32,320 I think he's still in command. 197 00:09:32,321 --> 00:09:33,905 It's a remarkable photo. 198 00:09:33,906 --> 00:09:36,575 Well, thank you all so much. We got a lot to do. 199 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:38,159 - First stop, flight deck? - Heck yeah. 200 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,244 - OK. - Thanks. 201 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:40,413 - Bye. - Good luck. 202 00:09:41,747 --> 00:09:44,250 Heather wants to check out reports of the sinister entity 203 00:09:44,375 --> 00:09:46,960 known as the "Crawler" near the admiral's quarters 204 00:09:46,961 --> 00:09:48,670 on the 02 deck. 205 00:09:48,671 --> 00:09:51,423 I'm planning to head to the fo'c'sle on the 01 deck 206 00:09:51,424 --> 00:09:54,635 to investigate Tracy's claim of being choked. 207 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,429 But first, we both ascend to the flight deck to try 208 00:09:57,430 --> 00:10:00,474 and replicate the ghostly photo Heidi took of the bridge. 209 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,685 - Wow. - Wow. 210 00:10:03,686 --> 00:10:07,188 - Look at this place. - Oh, my gosh. 211 00:10:07,189 --> 00:10:08,608 Incredible. 212 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:11,151 I mean, can you imagine the action? 213 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:13,279 Enemy flying overhead, planes zipping off 214 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:14,447 the runway here. 215 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:16,489 See that up there? 216 00:10:16,490 --> 00:10:17,783 - That look familiar? - Oh, yeah. 217 00:10:17,908 --> 00:10:19,200 That's where the picture was taken. 218 00:10:19,201 --> 00:10:20,328 Exactly. 219 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,704 Can you set up a camera to match the angle of her image? 220 00:10:22,705 --> 00:10:25,498 I want to head up there and see if I can recreate that figure 221 00:10:25,499 --> 00:10:26,876 here on the Hornet. - OK, copy that. 222 00:10:33,507 --> 00:10:34,800 All right, Phil, I am set. 223 00:10:34,925 --> 00:10:37,177 I've got the camera looking at those windows. 224 00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:39,305 Copy-- can you see me up here right now? 225 00:10:39,430 --> 00:10:40,514 Yeah, for sure. 226 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,017 OK, does it look like I'm in a similar position? 227 00:10:43,142 --> 00:10:44,185 Well, you look shorter. 228 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:46,519 I mean, the top of the head is on almost at the top 229 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:47,729 of the window frame. 230 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,190 I'm standing up on this. 231 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:51,066 - Does that look better? - That looks better. 232 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:55,403 The right arm is extended past the window pane to your right. 233 00:10:55,404 --> 00:10:56,529 Like so? 234 00:10:56,530 --> 00:10:57,740 Yeah, that's much better. 235 00:10:59,283 --> 00:11:00,408 Keep it running, 236 00:11:00,409 --> 00:11:02,410 taking photos every 10, 15 seconds, 237 00:11:02,411 --> 00:11:03,578 and I'm gonna play with the light, 238 00:11:03,579 --> 00:11:05,498 see what I can come up with. - Copy that. 239 00:11:05,623 --> 00:11:06,665 I'm gonna leave the camera running, 240 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,958 and I'm gonna start investigating. 241 00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:10,711 So, it's hard to tell right now, 242 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:13,546 but out there is the sunset. 243 00:11:13,547 --> 00:11:16,217 Now, this ship has a lot of reflective surfaces. 244 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:18,678 So what I'm wondering is maybe what she saw 245 00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:21,429 isn't a ghost, but a glare. 246 00:11:21,430 --> 00:11:23,516 So let's start shining this thing, 247 00:11:23,641 --> 00:11:25,558 see what we can come up with. 248 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,269 That camera should be taking photos about every five seconds, 249 00:11:28,270 --> 00:11:30,523 so I'm just gonna hold this here for five. 250 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,527 You can see right here, 251 00:11:34,652 --> 00:11:36,362 this light is bouncing off this. 252 00:11:39,281 --> 00:11:40,324 Bouncing off this surface. 253 00:11:43,285 --> 00:11:45,203 I think I've bounced light around here enough. 254 00:11:45,204 --> 00:11:46,372 Gonna keep that camera running, 255 00:11:46,497 --> 00:11:48,499 see what else shows up here tonight. 256 00:11:59,343 --> 00:12:00,469 Oh, wow. Look at this. 257 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,890 I got XLS. 258 00:12:05,891 --> 00:12:07,643 It'll detect any unusual entities. 259 00:12:11,981 --> 00:12:12,982 I'm also gonna do... 260 00:12:14,817 --> 00:12:15,818 an EVP session. 261 00:12:17,153 --> 00:12:18,154 My name is Heather. 262 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,241 And I just want to understand what's going on. 263 00:12:24,785 --> 00:12:26,953 If you get close to this EMF meter, if you make it go off, 264 00:12:26,954 --> 00:12:28,038 I'll consider that a yes. 265 00:12:29,623 --> 00:12:30,790 Is there anyone here with me? 266 00:12:30,791 --> 00:12:32,293 Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep. 267 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:33,878 OK, all right. All right. 268 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:36,839 Admiral Jocko, 269 00:12:38,048 --> 00:12:39,467 is that who's sitting at the head of this table? 270 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,680 Right now, 271 00:12:45,681 --> 00:12:48,683 it feels as though you are right here with us. 272 00:12:48,684 --> 00:12:50,101 Yes. Yes. 273 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:52,145 Yes. Big yes. 274 00:12:52,146 --> 00:12:54,106 OK. I don't have you on the XLS. 275 00:12:54,231 --> 00:12:56,649 If you could show up on the XLS, that would be... 276 00:12:56,650 --> 00:12:57,651 awesome. 277 00:12:58,944 --> 00:13:00,988 Oh, oh, oh. Oh, boy. 278 00:13:01,113 --> 00:13:02,114 OK. 279 00:13:11,373 --> 00:13:12,457 There you are. There you are. 280 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:14,209 I see you. OK. 281 00:13:14,210 --> 00:13:15,920 You are tall. 282 00:13:18,881 --> 00:13:21,425 Oh, gone. OK, all right. 283 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:26,805 OK. 284 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:29,225 Is there something evil attracted to the USS Hornet? 285 00:13:31,727 --> 00:13:32,728 Yes. 286 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:35,523 Is the Crawler one of the evil spirits? 287 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:39,151 Yes! 288 00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:44,447 Right here was where Faye was sitting 289 00:13:44,448 --> 00:13:47,868 when she saw the Crawler through this doorway. 290 00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:53,207 Is the Crawler here with me right now? 291 00:13:56,085 --> 00:13:58,754 Yes! Big yes! 292 00:13:58,879 --> 00:14:00,672 Big yes! 293 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:01,966 Where is the Crawler? 294 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:06,053 Whoa. What is that? 295 00:14:08,138 --> 00:14:09,265 Is that the Crawler? 296 00:14:10,599 --> 00:14:11,600 Yes. 297 00:14:15,729 --> 00:14:17,857 Gone. Never seen that before. 298 00:14:32,955 --> 00:14:35,832 Oh my gosh, this is it. 299 00:14:35,833 --> 00:14:37,126 Look at that anchor chain. 300 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:40,629 This is the fo'c'sle. 301 00:14:42,006 --> 00:14:45,550 Absolutely amazing. 302 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:47,510 This must be the ladder. 303 00:14:47,511 --> 00:14:50,389 So it was about halfway up this ladder 304 00:14:51,515 --> 00:14:53,182 that Tracy said he started feeling 305 00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:54,810 like he was being choked. 306 00:14:54,935 --> 00:14:56,895 And up I go. 307 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,647 Test out this feeling on the way up. 308 00:15:06,113 --> 00:15:07,489 Didn't feel like I was being choked. 309 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:12,453 Whoa! 310 00:15:14,038 --> 00:15:15,413 Did you hear that? 311 00:15:15,414 --> 00:15:17,291 That was a scream. 312 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:20,669 Whoa! 313 00:15:22,171 --> 00:15:23,213 Heather, you good? You good? 314 00:15:25,090 --> 00:15:26,717 Come on. 315 00:15:26,842 --> 00:15:28,844 Heather, do you copy? Are you OK? 316 00:15:30,971 --> 00:15:32,681 I'm not getting her on walkie. 317 00:15:32,806 --> 00:15:34,182 I think it just can't reach through the ship. 318 00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:36,267 All right. 319 00:15:36,268 --> 00:15:38,354 Let's see if we can figure out what that was. 320 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:39,688 Make sure she's all right. 321 00:15:58,707 --> 00:16:01,042 I search the passageways all around the fo'c'sle 322 00:16:01,043 --> 00:16:03,879 for the source of the scream, but find nothing. 323 00:16:04,004 --> 00:16:07,383 Eventually, I end up back in Heather's walkie range. 324 00:16:07,508 --> 00:16:09,718 - Heather, do you copy? - Yeah, I copy. 325 00:16:09,843 --> 00:16:10,928 - What's up? - Finally. 326 00:16:11,053 --> 00:16:12,429 Are you guys OK? 327 00:16:12,554 --> 00:16:13,889 We've gotten a lot of activity up here. 328 00:16:14,014 --> 00:16:15,598 But yeah, we're all OK. 329 00:16:15,599 --> 00:16:19,143 I heard someone yell like they just got injured. 330 00:16:19,144 --> 00:16:21,771 That's wild. We need to regroup. 331 00:16:21,772 --> 00:16:24,024 - Let's meet in the sick bay. - OK, I'll see you there. 332 00:16:29,071 --> 00:16:30,738 Phil. 333 00:16:30,739 --> 00:16:32,408 So, you're telling me you didn't hear that? 334 00:16:32,533 --> 00:16:34,742 - Everyone's good? - No, everyone is good. 335 00:16:34,743 --> 00:16:36,995 You said you heard someone screaming in pain? 336 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:38,287 Yeah, that's what it sounded like. 337 00:16:38,288 --> 00:16:39,790 And when the USS Hornet was in action... 338 00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:42,292 There would probably be a lot of injured 339 00:16:42,418 --> 00:16:44,253 screaming for help in sick bay. 340 00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:45,462 Right. 341 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:51,301 Whoa. 342 00:16:52,928 --> 00:16:53,971 Wow, X-rays. 343 00:16:56,473 --> 00:16:58,434 Oh, wow. Look at this. 344 00:16:58,559 --> 00:16:59,767 Remember that story about the pharmacy? 345 00:16:59,768 --> 00:17:01,185 - Is that it? - This is it. 346 00:17:01,186 --> 00:17:02,938 The pharmacy closet door 347 00:17:03,063 --> 00:17:05,691 was opening and shutting violently by itself. 348 00:17:08,193 --> 00:17:09,445 Back here. 349 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:12,156 This must be the closet door she said opened and closed. 350 00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:13,531 Oh, yeah. 351 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:14,616 Let's see if we can get some activity. 352 00:17:14,742 --> 00:17:15,743 OK. 353 00:17:18,203 --> 00:17:19,621 OK. 354 00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:22,498 We heard that that door can open and shut. 355 00:17:22,499 --> 00:17:23,667 Can you close that door? 356 00:17:25,919 --> 00:17:27,629 Are you trying to get some medicine in there? 357 00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:30,424 Yes, OK. 358 00:17:32,968 --> 00:17:35,511 Look at that. Door's moving. 359 00:17:35,512 --> 00:17:36,513 Oh, it is. 360 00:17:37,639 --> 00:17:40,058 - Door's moving. - Door is moving. 361 00:17:42,269 --> 00:17:43,437 Were you trying to shut us out? 362 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:46,732 That was crazy. 363 00:17:52,821 --> 00:17:53,822 Are you hiding behind the door? 364 00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:58,744 There's nothing there that should be making it go off. 365 00:18:03,165 --> 00:18:04,999 I'm hearing a lot of movement out there. 366 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,085 Yeah. 367 00:18:10,839 --> 00:18:12,508 Oh. 368 00:18:12,633 --> 00:18:14,551 I thought I just saw something on the ground over here. 369 00:18:16,011 --> 00:18:18,055 I swear, out of the corner of my eye, it looked like 370 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:20,057 there was someone right there, crawling. 371 00:18:21,975 --> 00:18:24,852 I don't know, it might have been a reflection of the light, 372 00:18:24,853 --> 00:18:27,022 and just my eye playing a trick on me, but it looked like 373 00:18:27,147 --> 00:18:28,356 there was someone down there. 374 00:18:28,357 --> 00:18:29,733 What? 375 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:33,236 I-- I-- I just saw a shadow 376 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:35,531 just dart in the hallway over here. - Where, down here? 377 00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:37,783 It went in here. 378 00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:41,078 Heather. 379 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:44,705 - This is the surgical suite. - Oh, my God. 380 00:18:44,706 --> 00:18:46,624 I'm telling you, whatever I just saw 381 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,626 darted into this room. 382 00:18:48,627 --> 00:18:51,421 Wow, this is an original operating room. 383 00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:53,131 Remember what Faye said. 384 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,217 She's brought guests in here that have laid on this gurney 385 00:18:55,342 --> 00:18:57,261 and felt a medic's hands on them. 386 00:18:57,386 --> 00:18:59,137 She even saw the imprint of a hand. 387 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:01,430 Well, supposedly, sure. 388 00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:03,225 I want to test it out, but I want to borrow 389 00:19:03,350 --> 00:19:05,143 from the Estes method. - OK. 390 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:06,269 Here's what I'm thinking. 391 00:19:06,270 --> 00:19:08,729 You communicate with the medic, and I'm the patient. 392 00:19:08,730 --> 00:19:12,066 I'll lay down on this gurney with noise-canceling headphones, 393 00:19:12,067 --> 00:19:15,279 blindfold on, and let's see if I feel anything. 394 00:19:15,404 --> 00:19:18,073 OK, so you want me to tell the medic what's wrong 395 00:19:18,198 --> 00:19:19,615 with you? It's gonna be a long list. 396 00:19:19,616 --> 00:19:22,077 - OK, rude. - OK, let's give it a shot. 397 00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:27,999 All right, here are the headphones. 398 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,751 Once you put them on, I'll tap you once. 399 00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:32,921 That says we've started. 400 00:19:33,046 --> 00:19:35,090 Once we're done, I'll tap you twice on the shoulder. 401 00:19:35,215 --> 00:19:36,592 OK. 402 00:19:36,717 --> 00:19:38,093 All right, can you hear me? 403 00:19:38,218 --> 00:19:39,761 Heather, there's a spider on your shoulder. 404 00:19:41,513 --> 00:19:43,056 That didn't-- Heather, spider! 405 00:19:44,766 --> 00:19:46,602 All right, that didn't get her. I think it's working. 406 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:56,611 If there is a medic in here, this is Heather. 407 00:19:56,612 --> 00:19:58,614 She has a fractured foot. Can you assist? 408 00:20:03,952 --> 00:20:05,370 Nothing. OK. 409 00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:09,499 If there is a medic in here, she's in need of medical 410 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,919 attention on her right arm. 411 00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:17,966 Ooh, right arm! 412 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:29,895 What? 413 00:20:31,396 --> 00:20:32,439 - Bro. - What? 414 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:34,607 Bro, it felt like two fingertips going down my arm. 415 00:20:34,608 --> 00:20:36,108 - No. - Like a feather. 416 00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:38,403 - Are you messing with me? - No. 417 00:20:38,528 --> 00:20:40,572 I said, "fracture on her right arm." 418 00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:42,156 Did it feel aggressive? 419 00:20:42,157 --> 00:20:44,075 No, it was a gentle touch. 420 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,284 What do you do with that information? 421 00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:47,912 - What's our next step? - I think the next step is 422 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:48,956 spending the night on the ship 423 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:51,083 and putting ourselves in that vulnerable position. 424 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:54,252 I saw some bunks down the hall within the sick bay, 425 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,463 so I'll take down here. You take the stateroom. 426 00:20:57,464 --> 00:20:59,466 - We'll see how long we last. - OK. 427 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:04,512 With Phil hunkering down in one of the sick bay bunks, 428 00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:06,431 I head up to a stateroom on the 02 level 429 00:21:06,556 --> 00:21:08,516 where shadow figures have been reported. 430 00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:11,978 We both set up REM pods, handy cams, and recorders 431 00:21:11,979 --> 00:21:13,981 to catch any unusual activity. 432 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:15,815 Just put it here. 433 00:21:19,236 --> 00:21:20,237 All right. 434 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:25,534 Time to get some sleep. 435 00:21:39,589 --> 00:21:41,549 Whoa! 436 00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:43,635 What was that? 437 00:21:46,513 --> 00:21:48,807 REM pod's going off like crazy. 438 00:21:48,932 --> 00:21:50,891 Heather, wake up, wake up. 439 00:21:50,892 --> 00:21:52,519 Phil, what's going on? 440 00:21:52,644 --> 00:21:54,146 There's something about this sick bay, Heather. 441 00:21:54,271 --> 00:21:55,313 You need to get over here. 442 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:56,940 Copy that, I'm on my way. 443 00:22:01,695 --> 00:22:03,155 - Hey. - Hi. 444 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:04,322 What happened? 445 00:22:04,323 --> 00:22:06,825 I don't know. I was sleeping. 446 00:22:06,950 --> 00:22:08,327 - Really? - Right down here, whoa. 447 00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:13,040 Is that from our movement? 448 00:22:15,959 --> 00:22:17,336 No, it's not. 449 00:22:19,796 --> 00:22:20,839 Did you hear that? 450 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:25,635 - What'd you hear? - It was like a knock. 451 00:22:27,888 --> 00:22:29,014 Behind me? 452 00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:33,560 Back here? 453 00:22:33,685 --> 00:22:35,103 Yeah. 454 00:22:44,780 --> 00:22:46,490 Whoa! 455 00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:48,784 No! 456 00:22:51,161 --> 00:22:52,704 That curtain just moved. 457 00:22:54,998 --> 00:22:57,876 Heather, there's no one there. I saw it. 458 00:22:59,169 --> 00:23:01,129 Just had 10 years go off of my life. 459 00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:07,968 I have goosebumps right now. 460 00:23:07,969 --> 00:23:09,805 - That was crazy. - Phil... 461 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:13,265 It was right here. You saw it, right? 462 00:23:13,266 --> 00:23:14,226 Yeah. 463 00:23:14,351 --> 00:23:16,977 It was like the curtain just did... that. 464 00:23:16,978 --> 00:23:19,064 Yes, like someone was getting out of bed. 465 00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:21,774 How did that happen, Heather? 466 00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:23,110 I'll give you one reason. 467 00:23:24,486 --> 00:23:27,280 That was really, really spooky. 468 00:23:28,573 --> 00:23:29,574 OK. 469 00:23:33,036 --> 00:23:34,037 I don't see anything. 470 00:23:35,956 --> 00:23:37,790 Nothing. 471 00:23:37,791 --> 00:23:40,251 All right. Nothing back here. 472 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,796 I have no explanation for how that happened. 473 00:23:50,971 --> 00:23:54,473 After a night I'm not eager to repeat, I want to learn more 474 00:23:54,474 --> 00:23:56,643 about the history of the Hornet. 475 00:23:56,768 --> 00:23:59,312 Bruce Douglas knows this ship better than anyone 476 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:02,065 because he served on board in the 1960s. 477 00:24:05,652 --> 00:24:09,281 This room is incredible. Where are we right now? 478 00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:12,366 This is Combat Information Center, CIC for short. 479 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:13,993 It's like the nerve center of the ship. 480 00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:15,787 Here they keep track of everything that's going on 481 00:24:15,912 --> 00:24:19,123 around the ship, underwater, on the surface, and in the air. 482 00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:21,625 Unbelievable. And you actually served 483 00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:23,961 on this ship during the Vietnam War? 484 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:25,964 Yes, I was on board from late 1968 485 00:24:26,089 --> 00:24:27,465 through decommissioning in 1970. 486 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:29,216 Well, thank you for your service. 487 00:24:29,217 --> 00:24:31,677 And I got to know, the USS Hornet has gained 488 00:24:31,678 --> 00:24:35,681 a reputation as being a very haunted ship. 489 00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:37,183 Yes. 490 00:24:37,184 --> 00:24:39,977 Do you think what most people hear and assume are ghosts 491 00:24:39,978 --> 00:24:41,813 is really just an old ship 492 00:24:41,938 --> 00:24:43,898 creaking and moaning a little bit? 493 00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:45,150 That would be plausible. 494 00:24:45,275 --> 00:24:47,819 But as far as actual voices and footsteps, 495 00:24:47,944 --> 00:24:49,279 I can't explain those. 496 00:24:50,989 --> 00:24:54,074 Are there any stories that stand out to you that you say, 497 00:24:54,075 --> 00:24:56,202 "Well, that one I can't explain"? 498 00:24:56,203 --> 00:24:58,245 One story in particular, one of the ladies that works 499 00:24:58,246 --> 00:24:59,414 on the ship that I know, 500 00:25:00,790 --> 00:25:03,000 she was down in aft auxiliary. 501 00:25:03,001 --> 00:25:05,337 It's very near the bottom of the ship, below the waterline, 502 00:25:05,462 --> 00:25:07,005 an area that's not open to the public. 503 00:25:10,425 --> 00:25:12,218 And she heard a growling noise down there. 504 00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:16,181 A growling noise? 505 00:25:16,306 --> 00:25:17,557 That's how she described it, yes. 506 00:25:17,682 --> 00:25:18,725 It really affected her. 507 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:20,184 It really made an impression on her. 508 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:21,186 So it scared her? 509 00:25:21,311 --> 00:25:22,686 It did stick with her, yes. 510 00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:24,564 But there's nothing in there that functions anymore that 511 00:25:24,689 --> 00:25:27,441 would even move at all that might cause a growling noise. 512 00:25:27,442 --> 00:25:29,401 If I wanted to look into this growling noise 513 00:25:29,402 --> 00:25:32,238 in the aft auxiliary, how would I get down there? 514 00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:34,532 It's probably pretty close to the bottom of the ship. 515 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:36,368 You'd have to go down an elevator shaft. 516 00:25:36,493 --> 00:25:37,577 The elevator no longer works. 517 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:39,913 You'd have to have a rope and rappel down. 518 00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:42,206 - OK. - But don't look down. 519 00:25:42,207 --> 00:25:43,333 Noted. 520 00:25:46,878 --> 00:25:49,380 I've arranged to meet with docent Stacy Meyn. 521 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:51,423 Well, I can't wait to chat. 522 00:25:51,424 --> 00:25:53,259 She leads night tours of the ship and believes 523 00:25:53,260 --> 00:25:55,637 she's encountered terrifying paranormal activity. 524 00:25:56,805 --> 00:25:58,097 Tell me about the most intense 525 00:25:58,098 --> 00:25:59,890 experience you've ever had on the ship? 526 00:25:59,891 --> 00:26:01,768 So, this was the 02 ready room. 527 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:04,729 The pilots would get their briefings, 528 00:26:04,854 --> 00:26:07,147 and one of the guests called out, 529 00:26:07,148 --> 00:26:09,150 "I see a shadow figure in the passageway." 530 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:14,113 So, I went out into the passageway. 531 00:26:14,114 --> 00:26:16,824 I looked towards the back of the ship, and in my face was 532 00:26:16,825 --> 00:26:17,951 a shadow figure approaching. 533 00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:23,080 Got out of the way just in time, whoosh, 534 00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:25,249 and then disappeared down the hall. 535 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:28,460 Male, slender, moving with a purpose. 536 00:26:28,461 --> 00:26:30,588 - Were you scared? - I was startled. 537 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:33,173 - That was a first for me. - That's incredible. 538 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:35,426 As we continue to investigate, 539 00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:36,970 where would you recommend we go? 540 00:26:37,095 --> 00:26:39,471 The 02 ready room and radio central. 541 00:26:39,472 --> 00:26:40,599 OK. 542 00:26:40,724 --> 00:26:42,141 So, what was radio central used for? 543 00:26:42,142 --> 00:26:45,312 So, that was the communication nexus for the ship. 544 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:47,938 And if you're fighting a war, that had to be the most 545 00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:50,275 protected place on the entire ship. - One of them. 546 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,653 - Absolutely. - Why is this ship so active? 547 00:26:53,778 --> 00:26:58,324 There is a constellation of things that make this ship-- 548 00:26:58,325 --> 00:27:00,951 We say it's a portal. I think it's more of a beacon. 549 00:27:00,952 --> 00:27:03,455 We're in salt water. We're in a fault line. 550 00:27:04,998 --> 00:27:07,500 And there's the antennas up above. 551 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:10,003 - The antennas still work? - Some of them still do. 552 00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:11,504 - OK. - They're still connected. 553 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:15,674 So, here's all this spiritual traffic coming in, 554 00:27:15,675 --> 00:27:17,551 you know, good, bad, indifferent. 555 00:27:17,552 --> 00:27:21,181 Things that don't belong here find the beacon and come in. 556 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,641 But the sailors, they will always protect. 557 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,476 They will always guard the ship. 558 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:28,688 So, the spirits of sailors on this ship kick off any entities 559 00:27:28,813 --> 00:27:31,315 that don't belong. They're fighting a war. 560 00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:33,652 Ultimately, yes. They're guardians. 561 00:27:33,777 --> 00:27:36,738 And the job is never done protecting the ship. 562 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,159 The idea that the spirits of the sailors 563 00:27:41,284 --> 00:27:43,911 are protecting the ship from something far darker 564 00:27:43,912 --> 00:27:45,496 really resonates with me. 565 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:48,500 With that in mind, Phil and I split up to try and prove 566 00:27:48,625 --> 00:27:50,710 what's happening on the Hornet. 567 00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:53,713 I head up to the ready room on the 02 deck, where Stacy had 568 00:27:53,838 --> 00:27:56,173 her disturbing shadow figure encounter. 569 00:27:56,174 --> 00:27:59,552 Meanwhile, Phil gets ready to rappel down the elevator shaft 570 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:02,889 leading to the aft auxiliary deck, investigating the strange 571 00:28:03,014 --> 00:28:05,350 growls heard deep within the ship. 572 00:28:05,475 --> 00:28:06,476 Bombs away. 573 00:28:10,438 --> 00:28:12,856 We'll aim to meet back up at the radio room at midnight, 574 00:28:12,857 --> 00:28:15,068 where I want to harness the power of the ship's antenna 575 00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:16,860 as a paranormal beacon. 576 00:28:16,861 --> 00:28:18,738 OK. 577 00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:20,407 Just another day on the job, huh? 578 00:28:22,742 --> 00:28:24,202 So it's about 70 feet down. 579 00:28:26,287 --> 00:28:27,580 That's a heck of a drop down there. 580 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:31,626 Ah! 581 00:28:39,175 --> 00:28:40,218 Ah! 582 00:28:43,471 --> 00:28:44,472 Oof! 583 00:28:46,307 --> 00:28:49,310 OK, that was a little scary. 584 00:28:53,815 --> 00:28:55,691 I'm about to enter an area of this ship 585 00:28:55,692 --> 00:28:57,861 that has been closed off for quite a while, 586 00:28:57,986 --> 00:29:00,655 so I have no idea what I'm up against. 587 00:29:02,615 --> 00:29:06,161 But it is now time to enter the belly of the beast. 588 00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:13,877 Here we go. 589 00:29:30,518 --> 00:29:32,687 So, this is aft auxiliary. 590 00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:37,734 This is where, according to Bruce, someone down in here 591 00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:40,028 heard what sounded like a growl. 592 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,241 I'm gonna get out the FLIR. 593 00:29:49,537 --> 00:29:52,873 So, most of this room looks pretty cool. 594 00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:53,875 What is that? 595 00:29:54,876 --> 00:29:56,878 Getting some heat signature 596 00:29:58,296 --> 00:29:59,589 off these pipes here. 597 00:30:01,341 --> 00:30:04,092 Yeah, starting to feel a little bit out of breath. 598 00:30:04,093 --> 00:30:05,178 Got to check the air quality. 599 00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:09,933 Oxygen levels are good. 600 00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:13,561 Carbon monoxide levels could be better. 601 00:30:13,686 --> 00:30:17,064 The way it can affect you at those low doses is making 602 00:30:17,065 --> 00:30:20,443 you dizzy, confused, possibly see things, 603 00:30:20,568 --> 00:30:23,612 and maybe even hear things. Numbers are going up. 604 00:30:23,613 --> 00:30:25,781 I don't want to spend too much time down here. 605 00:30:25,782 --> 00:30:28,576 So, yeah, got to make this quick. 606 00:30:40,129 --> 00:30:42,422 Stacy was in the ready room 607 00:30:42,423 --> 00:30:45,260 when one of her guests saw a shadow figure cross by. 608 00:30:46,928 --> 00:30:48,429 This is where the pilots would have gotten 609 00:30:48,555 --> 00:30:51,266 their mission briefings before taking off into action. 610 00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:54,269 A lot of those pilots never returned from those missions. 611 00:30:57,438 --> 00:31:00,023 But they would have had to wait sometimes for hours 612 00:31:00,024 --> 00:31:01,818 in this spot. 613 00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:03,986 So I brought some trigger objects to see if I can 614 00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:05,612 spark any activity. 615 00:31:05,613 --> 00:31:07,323 We've got 1940s playing cards 616 00:31:07,448 --> 00:31:09,158 issued by the US Navy. 617 00:31:09,284 --> 00:31:10,492 1940s dominoes, 618 00:31:10,493 --> 00:31:12,787 because they needed activities to pass their time. 619 00:31:15,748 --> 00:31:18,375 This is a motion-activated record player. 620 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:20,002 Anything gets anywhere near to it, 621 00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:21,628 it's gonna start playing a record. 622 00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:29,344 One more tool. 623 00:31:29,345 --> 00:31:31,639 Got all of these tools for you to interact with, 624 00:31:31,764 --> 00:31:33,141 so I know you're here. 625 00:31:34,309 --> 00:31:35,310 Is there anyone here with me? 626 00:31:39,105 --> 00:31:40,106 Can you tell me your name? 627 00:31:44,527 --> 00:31:45,737 What is down here? 628 00:31:47,322 --> 00:31:48,405 Just listen. 629 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,164 Something's making noise, I heard. 630 00:31:56,289 --> 00:31:57,498 It sounds like water being pumped. 631 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:01,920 Up here. 632 00:32:09,552 --> 00:32:11,054 The sound is coming from in here. 633 00:32:16,809 --> 00:32:18,895 So when I'm outside of this thing, my voice sounds 634 00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:20,063 fairly normal. 635 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:23,732 But the second I talk inside of it, listen to that. 636 00:32:23,733 --> 00:32:24,984 Hello? 637 00:32:26,653 --> 00:32:27,737 Whoa. 638 00:32:27,862 --> 00:32:31,073 It's picking up a lot of the lower tones and making 639 00:32:31,074 --> 00:32:33,409 those vibrate more than the higher tones. 640 00:32:33,534 --> 00:32:36,204 So let's say some water flushes through this. 641 00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:40,959 Maybe the lower tones of that water flushing through 642 00:32:42,001 --> 00:32:45,421 are getting amplified and resonating through this, 643 00:32:45,546 --> 00:32:47,548 shooting out into aft auxiliary, 644 00:32:47,674 --> 00:32:50,884 and the effects of carbon monoxide adds a whole new 645 00:32:50,885 --> 00:32:52,720 element in sounding like a growl. 646 00:32:57,266 --> 00:33:00,769 Stacy said that the most intense experience she ever had 647 00:33:00,770 --> 00:33:03,189 was that shadow figure barreling down the hallway. 648 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:06,943 Was that you? Were you that shadow figure? 649 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,948 In your prime while you were-- wah! 650 00:33:14,409 --> 00:33:17,285 OK, so you were in your prime when you were on this ship. 651 00:33:17,286 --> 00:33:18,454 How many spirits are here with me? 652 00:33:22,291 --> 00:33:24,001 There's a bunch of you here? 653 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:26,003 Are you on this ship still protecting it 654 00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:27,422 from entities that don't belong? 655 00:33:29,757 --> 00:33:32,301 Are you keeping her safe? 656 00:33:32,427 --> 00:33:34,302 Ooh, yes. Yes, OK. 657 00:33:36,222 --> 00:33:38,641 Yeah, so you're still saving her from enemies. 658 00:33:38,766 --> 00:33:40,684 I think there's a ton of sailors on this ship that are 659 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:44,521 still protecting her. I think this ship is a beacon. 660 00:33:44,522 --> 00:33:47,274 It's like a supercharged battery 661 00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:49,110 for spirits to constantly use. 662 00:33:51,904 --> 00:33:54,364 Yep, I think I'm finally understanding the activity 663 00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:55,658 on this ship. 664 00:34:02,248 --> 00:34:05,126 Just before midnight, I climb back up to the flight deck 665 00:34:05,251 --> 00:34:06,793 and head to radio central 666 00:34:06,794 --> 00:34:08,463 to regroup with Heather like planned. 667 00:34:10,173 --> 00:34:11,174 Phil! 668 00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:17,012 Wow, look at this equipment! 669 00:34:17,013 --> 00:34:19,474 This is crazy. 670 00:34:22,310 --> 00:34:24,771 Oh my gosh. 671 00:34:30,777 --> 00:34:32,570 Oh, this must have been cryptography in here. 672 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,491 - Top secret, look at that. - Wow. 673 00:34:39,577 --> 00:34:40,745 If these walls could talk... 674 00:34:42,497 --> 00:34:44,248 They could-- whoa! 675 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:46,501 What the? 676 00:34:51,214 --> 00:34:54,007 Over its years of service, the USS Hornet welcomed 677 00:34:54,008 --> 00:34:57,636 many legendary guests, from presidents to astronauts. 678 00:34:57,637 --> 00:35:01,181 But arguably the most remarkable visitor was a gaunt, 679 00:35:01,182 --> 00:35:03,850 wild-eyed man named George Tweed, 680 00:35:03,851 --> 00:35:05,895 also known as the Ghost of Guam. 681 00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:09,815 When Japan invaded the US territory of Guam 682 00:35:09,816 --> 00:35:13,819 in 1941, Navy sailor Tweed fled into the jungle. 683 00:35:13,820 --> 00:35:17,948 He then spent a harrowing 31 months evading the Japanese, 684 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:20,158 who were desperate to capture him. 685 00:35:20,159 --> 00:35:22,995 After three years of remaining invisible to the enemy, 686 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,163 he was finally rescued by US troops 687 00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:27,707 and brought aboard the USS Hornet. 688 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:30,503 Dumbstruck sailors described him as "deathly thin, 689 00:35:30,628 --> 00:35:34,297 "pale as a ghost, carrying only a bloodstained machete 690 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:36,174 "and a bundle of handwritten notes 691 00:35:36,175 --> 00:35:38,635 detailing enemy positions." 692 00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:42,305 American forces used that very intel to retake Guam, 693 00:35:42,306 --> 00:35:45,143 and Tweed was awarded the Legion of Merit. 694 00:35:45,268 --> 00:35:47,436 Not bad for a so-called ghost. 695 00:35:55,862 --> 00:35:58,321 How is this on? Did you press something? 696 00:35:58,322 --> 00:35:59,407 I didn't press anything. 697 00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:01,909 Maybe they have this thing on a timer for visitors, 698 00:36:02,034 --> 00:36:02,910 and it just goes off 699 00:36:03,035 --> 00:36:04,579 every once in a while. - Pretty good timing. 700 00:36:06,205 --> 00:36:10,126 "Turkey trots to water four RR the World Wonders." 701 00:36:10,251 --> 00:36:12,837 That's got to be code. Let me get a photo of it. 702 00:36:15,339 --> 00:36:16,965 I want to try and connect my spirit box 703 00:36:16,966 --> 00:36:19,051 to the ship's still functioning antenna. 704 00:36:20,928 --> 00:36:22,679 OK. 705 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,347 - Here we go. - What? 706 00:36:24,348 --> 00:36:26,141 - Antenna input. - Antenna input. 707 00:36:26,142 --> 00:36:28,102 - OK, I'll grab the spirit box. - OK. 708 00:36:29,312 --> 00:36:31,855 Connecting my device directly to the system should 709 00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:34,442 supercharge its range, turning the whole ship 710 00:36:34,567 --> 00:36:37,027 into a paranormal communication device. 711 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:39,446 If this works, this will be the most powerful 712 00:36:39,447 --> 00:36:41,823 call-and-response session we've ever attempted. 713 00:36:41,824 --> 00:36:44,118 - You ready? - Mm-hmm. 714 00:36:44,243 --> 00:36:46,036 Recording is going. This is Phil and Heather. 715 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:47,329 We are in radio central. 716 00:36:47,330 --> 00:36:48,998 We are plugged into the antenna. 717 00:36:49,123 --> 00:36:51,334 Give it a rip. 718 00:37:00,259 --> 00:37:02,303 You sailors are heroes. 719 00:37:03,346 --> 00:37:05,014 Is there anyone with us? 720 00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:12,562 "Trapped"? Why are you trapped? 721 00:37:12,563 --> 00:37:13,981 Are you still protecting this ship? 722 00:37:15,483 --> 00:37:16,483 "Yes." 723 00:37:16,484 --> 00:37:17,734 What are you protecting it from? 724 00:37:17,735 --> 00:37:18,736 What is here? 725 00:37:20,988 --> 00:37:21,989 "Good and bad." 726 00:37:23,491 --> 00:37:24,492 Is the Choker here? 727 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,995 - "Death." - That's a scary noise. 728 00:37:28,996 --> 00:37:29,997 Death. 729 00:37:31,624 --> 00:37:32,708 "Kill"? 730 00:37:32,833 --> 00:37:33,834 Are you the Crawler? 731 00:37:36,212 --> 00:37:37,213 "Be gone"? 732 00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:41,926 Did you just say "sailor"? 733 00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:45,011 "Yes." OK. 734 00:37:45,012 --> 00:37:47,014 If you were sailing on the ship, what was your job? 735 00:37:47,139 --> 00:37:48,140 What was your rank? 736 00:37:52,979 --> 00:37:55,314 General? Admiral Jocko, are you here? 737 00:37:59,402 --> 00:38:00,777 There's so much activity 738 00:38:00,778 --> 00:38:02,696 and so many different types of activity. 739 00:38:02,697 --> 00:38:06,741 And it does seem like they are still protecting the ship. 740 00:38:06,742 --> 00:38:09,078 And possibly the strength of that duty running through 741 00:38:09,203 --> 00:38:10,412 the blood of these sailors. 742 00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:13,623 This is a bond that these sailors created together 743 00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:16,085 that would last well past a lifetime. 744 00:38:16,210 --> 00:38:18,129 If there's anything you want to say, now's the time. 745 00:38:20,172 --> 00:38:21,716 "Peace"? You want peace? 746 00:38:25,553 --> 00:38:27,721 What haunts the USS Hornet? 747 00:38:27,722 --> 00:38:29,889 Heather and Phil asked questions using 748 00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:33,935 their super-powered spirit box for another hour and continued 749 00:38:33,936 --> 00:38:35,896 to get deeply disturbing answers. 750 00:38:36,022 --> 00:38:38,606 But none were more unsettling than this-- 751 00:38:38,607 --> 00:38:39,734 What are you protecting it from? 752 00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:40,860 What is here? 753 00:38:42,236 --> 00:38:43,237 "Good and bad." 754 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:45,989 "Good and bad." 755 00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:48,617 This was the frightening theme for the evidence the team 756 00:38:48,743 --> 00:38:51,453 collected during their time on this 80-year-old 757 00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:53,079 aircraft carrier. 758 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,416 First, to the good, was there any evidence of positive 759 00:38:56,417 --> 00:38:58,252 paranormal forces on the Hornet? 760 00:38:59,253 --> 00:39:02,923 We reviewed the series of photos Phil took on the bridge. 761 00:39:03,049 --> 00:39:06,134 None of his reflected light experiments came close to 762 00:39:06,135 --> 00:39:09,472 replicating the clearly-defined shape our witness captured. 763 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,768 Does this mean her photo really was a manifestation 764 00:39:14,769 --> 00:39:18,147 of the ship's admiral, Joseph "Jocko" Clark? 765 00:39:18,272 --> 00:39:19,439 It may be that he's still 766 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,734 protecting the ship he loved so dearly. 767 00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:27,948 But there was also evidence of the bad. 768 00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,116 Whoa, what is that? 769 00:39:30,117 --> 00:39:32,118 Heather believes the sinister black line 770 00:39:32,119 --> 00:39:34,330 in the corridor outside the conference room 771 00:39:34,455 --> 00:39:38,167 is proof of an aggressive paranormal presence. 772 00:39:38,292 --> 00:39:41,337 Given that this is right where the hostile Crawler spirit 773 00:39:41,462 --> 00:39:44,131 is often reported, she's only more certain 774 00:39:44,256 --> 00:39:46,133 that something menacing was close. 775 00:39:48,511 --> 00:39:50,887 Which makes what she captured on the audio recorded 776 00:39:50,888 --> 00:39:54,140 in the room itself all the more shocking. 777 00:39:54,141 --> 00:39:57,060 She noticed the appearance of the lines coincided 778 00:39:57,061 --> 00:39:58,561 with this noise. 779 00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:00,188 Is that the Crawler? 780 00:40:03,526 --> 00:40:05,819 It's very faint, but she believes you can 781 00:40:05,820 --> 00:40:07,363 distinctly hear the repetitive 782 00:40:07,488 --> 00:40:09,532 sound of a general quarters alarm. 783 00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:15,245 No quarter, no quarter. 784 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:17,247 All hands man your battle stations. 785 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:20,500 Could this be the residual energy of sailors scrambling 786 00:40:20,501 --> 00:40:22,378 to their battle stations? 787 00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:23,920 Or is this a warning 788 00:40:23,921 --> 00:40:25,840 because the Crawler was about to attack? 789 00:40:27,007 --> 00:40:29,844 The identity of this disturbing crawling entity 790 00:40:29,969 --> 00:40:31,095 remains a mystery. 791 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:37,100 Is the USS Hornet at war between the good and the bad? 792 00:40:37,101 --> 00:40:40,062 Are the spirits of the brave sailors really battling 793 00:40:40,187 --> 00:40:42,939 a strange, evil, paranormal force? 794 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:45,067 Whoa! 795 00:40:45,192 --> 00:40:48,236 Heather thinks the evidence points to a simple answer... 796 00:40:48,237 --> 00:40:49,737 Yes. 797 00:40:49,738 --> 00:40:53,700 If the USS Hornet truly is fighting on in the afterlife, 798 00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:56,703 Heather had a final idea to bring what this warship 799 00:40:56,704 --> 00:40:59,415 and its former sailors would want most of all... 800 00:41:00,416 --> 00:41:01,375 Peace. 801 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:02,751 OK, so they used to play this 802 00:41:02,877 --> 00:41:04,544 every single night before lights out. 803 00:41:04,545 --> 00:41:06,296 Let's see if we can help these sailors get rest. 804 00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:07,298 OK. 805 00:41:08,883 --> 00:41:09,884 - Ready? - Mm-hmm.