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narrator: Tonight
on "The Bermuda Triangle:
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Into Cursed Waters"...
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- We're on the ragged edge of
what is considered a sane dive.
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narrator: The team tackles
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one of its most dangerous
dives ever.
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- Nobody's going
this far offshore
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to do a dive
on a wreck like this.
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This is unknown territory.
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narrator: Do these remote
and dangerous waters
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hold a legendary
Bermuda Triangle mystery?
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- This is something
significant.
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narrator:
How did the Triangle
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swallow this massive ship?
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- He would point to the ocean,
and he said,
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she's so beautiful,
but she's a killer.
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narrator:
The team pushes themselves
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to the limit to find out.
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- If something goes wrong,
it's not worth your life.
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- It was a death trap,
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period.
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- We gotta go.
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[dramatic music]
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narrator:
There is a place
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that evokes fear
and fascination.
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♪ ♪
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Bounded by Florida,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico,
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the Bermuda Triangle
has swallowed countless ships,
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planes, and people.
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♪ ♪
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Now an elite team
is on the hunt...
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- Dive, dive, dive.
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narrator:
And making big finds.
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- We've discovered
"Challenger."
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
Their secret weapon:
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a wreck map
decades in the making.
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♪ ♪
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- These are dangerous dives.
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- Oh!
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- Any sane person
would not be doing this.
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narrator:
Their mission:
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solve the mystery
of the Bermuda Triangle
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one wreck at a time.
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- Dude, are you seeing this?
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- Mother Nature is gonna
take these wrecks away.
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The clock is ticking.
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♪ ♪
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- We've done
a lot of deep dives.
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We've done a lot of dives
that are far offshore.
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This is the combination
of both of them.
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It is basically
a pretty crazy dive
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to be trying to accomplish.
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narrator: Wreck hunters
Mike Barnette
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and Jimmy Gadomski
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are preparing for one
of the most difficult
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and remote dives
they've ever attempted.
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- This is a no-joke dive.
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If something goes wrong,
we're nowhere near shore.
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narrator: Today's target:
a wreck on the outskirts
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of a busy shipping route
that feeds
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into the Bermuda Triangle.
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It's nicknamed
the Phosphate Carrier,
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suggesting it holds
some kind of chemical cargo.
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- We got intel from fishermen
that we have massive structure
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on the bottom,
lots of fish, lots of life.
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And it's not a small boat.
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This is something significant.
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narrator: At over 400 feet,
it's dangerously deep.
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But even worse
is its location...
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at the edge
of the Florida straits,
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150 miles from civilization.
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It's an area known
for nasty storms
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that appear out of nowhere.
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A typical dive boat would need
24 hours to get to the site.
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Mike and Jimmy
will use speedboats
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to do it in seven,
to hit it and get out
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before bad weather starts.
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- That's a lot of horses
hanging off there.
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- I know.
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- All right, guys,
you got a few seconds.
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narrator: For such
a complicated dive,
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they'll need extra personnel,
including safety divers
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and additional equipment.
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- We have a lot
of moving parts on this one.
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This is a deep dive.
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We're taking all the safety
precautions that we could do.
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We need to bring
two boats with us.
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If something happens
to one vessel,
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now the other vessel
can come and get us.
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narrator:
But to Mike and Jimmy,
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the extra risk is worth
the potential reward,
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because they have
a strong hunch that this wreck
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may actually be
one of the most enduring
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unsolved Bermuda Triangle area
mysteries ever:
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the disappearance
of the "Marine Sulphur Queen."
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- The "Marine Sulphur Queen"
was a 500-foot T2 oil tanker
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that was converted
after naval service
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to carry molten sulphur.
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It was on a routine trip
between Texas and Virginia
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when it suddenly disappeared,
never to be seen again.
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- And it had
a highly experienced crew
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and an experienced captain.
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So why it went missing
without a trace
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is still one
of the biggest mysteries
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in the entire Bermuda Triangle.
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narrator:
February 2, 1963,
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the "Marine Sulphur Queen,"
nicknamed the "MSQ,"
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sets out with more than
15,000 tons of molten sulphur,
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a critical raw material
for everything
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from farming
to pharmaceuticals.
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- It essentially
had a football field
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of molten sulphur put into it.
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That was potentially volatile.
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narrator: 24 hours
into her trip,
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she hits a winter storm
with 16-foot swells.
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But that's nothing new
for the "MSQ."
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She's successfully sailed this
route dozens of times before.
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As she approaches the waters
around the Bermuda Triangle,
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she transmits one final call
reporting nothing is amiss
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and is never seen again.
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The only traces ever found
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are small pieces
of wreckage.
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- Pieces of equipment,
such as life jackets,
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and other things
that had the ship's name
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actually washed up
near the Florida Keys.
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- The coast guard
launched a massive
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air and sea rescue operation.
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But unfortunately,
it turned up nothing.
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narrator:
Authorities determine
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the "Marine Sulphur Queen"
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and all 39 souls on board
were lost.
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But the wreck
is never located.
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- The question is,
how does a 500-foot vessel
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just go missing,
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vanishes
with no distress call?
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For us, the disappearance
of the "Marine Sulphur Queen"
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is a Bermuda Triangle mystery
that our team
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truly wants to solve.
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narrator: Having prepped
their boats in daylight,
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the dive team
regroups at midnight.
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By 2:00 a.m.,
they are underway,
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and the clock is ticking.
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No one has ever looked for
the "MSQ" where they're going.
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60 years ago, the coast guard
focused where the debris
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washed up in the Florida Keys.
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- Debris started washing up,
so they started looking
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for the "Marine Sulphur Queen"
directly off of Key West.
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narrator:
But Barnette believes
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they didn't extend
the search for the wreck
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far enough back towards
the last known position
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of the "MSQ."
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- Knowing how fast
the current is moving there
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and how fast you can drift
in, say, a day,
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which we've gotten
much better at now
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with computer modeling
and satellite technology,
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they're definitely looking
100 miles too far east.
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narrator: After seven hours
of high-speed travel,
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the team reaches their target
just as dawn breaks.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- I don't know much
about much,
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but I think
that's probably our girl.
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I don't know what else
could be that big, that tall.
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narrator: The sonar
is showing something
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the size of a skyscraper lying
horizontally on the sand.
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- You don't get to see a
structure like that very often.
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- No.
[laughter]
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- You know what I mean?
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God only knows what else
is down there, you know.
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- Water's clear.
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narrator: The team drops
their shot line.
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- All right, good boy.
Good boy.
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- Throwing.
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narrator: It will guide
the divers down to the vessel
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more than 400 feet below.
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- That is 345 right there.
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Done.
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narrator:
The hook is set.
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It's go time.
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- Captain Steve, it looks
like that the spot is holding.
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We are going to initiate
procedures for dive.
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- Copy that.
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narrator: This wreck
is almost twice as tall
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as the Statue of Liberty.
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- Dive, dive, dive.
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[water splashing]
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- OK, Mike's in the water.
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narrator:
Yet the extreme depth
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means they have
only 15 minutes
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to map it out
before they have to begin
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making their long, slow ascent
back to the surface.
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Meanwhile the surface team
keeps an eye out
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for nasty weather.
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- We're monitoring
precipitation,
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which happens here in Florida
every day,
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you know, 2:30, 3:00
in the afternoon.
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narrator:
As the divers reach 400 feet,
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the darkness enfolds them.
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They strain
to see their target.
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[laughs]
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narrator:
And then...
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[laughter]
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- Whoo-hoo!
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narrator: The team has come
face-to-face
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with a leviathan.
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[dramatic music]
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narrator:
Wreck hunters Mike Barnette
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and Jimmy Gadomski
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are more than 400 feet
below the surface
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in search of a massive
Bermuda Triangle mystery...
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The "Marine Sulphur Queen,"
lost in 1963.
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With a wreck this large,
their first goal
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is to roughly map it out.
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- On this dive,
we want to see
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what kind of wreck
we're dealing with.
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We try to find clues...
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the size, the layout,
the type of machinery,
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anything we can find
to help narrow down
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the list of suspects
that the vessel could be.
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narrator:
Jimmy stays below
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to survey the debris
on the seafloor
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while Mike heads
toward the bow.
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narrator: Jimmy spies rusted
metal and wooden pieces,
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likely from the ship's deck...
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But nothing
with the ship's name on it.
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And to the fish
that make their home here,
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Jimmy is an unwelcome
intruder.
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- The fish that are this deep,
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they've probably never
seen a person before.
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They're not used to people.
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narrator:
Up on top of the wreck,
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Barnett keeps an eye
as the clock winds down.
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They have no time
to head into the holds.
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They will definitely
need another dive.
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The challenge now
is to get Jimmy's attention.
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With so much more of the
mammoth wreck to discover,
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he has headed
toward the stern.
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- Whoo-hoo!
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- I'm always thinking,
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can I see a little bit more
of this wreck?
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Because we could look
around the next corner
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and make a huge discovery.
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narrator: Mike knows
they need to go now.
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Staying even an extra minute
can upend their deco time
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necessary to avoid the bends,
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a condition which could
turn their blood to foam.
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- I've been doing this
a long time.
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And I have been basically
lured into the trap
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of just a little bit longer,
a little bit longer.
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You can't get sucked into
those traps, those pitfalls,
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'cause if something
goes wrong,
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it's not worth your life
or your health.
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narrator: On the surface,
the crew is keenly aware
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of the elapsed time
and their distance from help.
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- Each of the boats
are equipped with devices
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that allow us to communicate
with special rescue
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and emergency services
personnel.
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If something
did happen bad out here,
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they're gonna probably
have to come get us.
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We certainly hope nothing
like that would occur, but...
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
Out here, a bag or buoy
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is a smoke signal of sorts.
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It can often serve
as a warning
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to those on the surface
that someone below
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needs their
immediate attention.
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- John, you ready?
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narrator:
Safety diver John Bumpus
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quickly jumps in
to see what the dive team
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is trying to communicate.
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♪ ♪
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- There's bubbles here.
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- Yeah.
- There are bubbles. See them?
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♪ ♪
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narrator: Thankfully,
it's just the grappling hook
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that the team sent up.
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- That means everything
is good.
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They were on the wreck.
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They did their time
on the bottom.
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They have sent
the grapple up,
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so now they are
deco-ing on that bag.
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
Mike's rounded up Jimmy,
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and they're slowly
making their ascent,
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adjusting
to the changing pressure.
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- Did we have that come up?
- Yeah, one.
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♪ ♪
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Here comes another one.
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♪ ♪
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- [groans]
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Whew!
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- We came down
on a massive wreck...
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50 to 60 feet...
rising off the seabed,
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resting on its side.
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- We landed about midship
when we jumped in,
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and then we made our way
toward the bow.
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- Again, we only saw
about half the ship.
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- Yeah.
- It's so large.
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Bottom time is so limited,
so we don't know
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if it's still in one piece.
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♪ ♪
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And then all too soon,
it was time
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to turn and head
for the surface
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and had to rodeo off Jimmy.
328
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He was headed for the stern,
and I'm like,
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dude, it's time to go.
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You're going the wrong way.
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- I was going
the right way in my mind.
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- Yeah. Yeah.
[laughter]
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♪ ♪
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narrator: The dive team
heads for home
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just as a nasty storm
moves in over the wreck site.
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♪ ♪
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Back onshore, the land team
is eager to hear
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what Mike and Jimmy
have found.
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- You can see just
this massive hull
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stretching off into the gloom.
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It was phenomenal.
- Wow.
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This looks like
there might be valves.
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- Exactly, it's a fingerprint
of what kind of vessel it is
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and what its purpose is.
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It's not a cargo freighter.
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- Is there any
distinguishing features
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that would tell us that this
is the "Marine Sulphur Queen"?
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♪ ♪
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- When you see
those valves,
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that is a signature
for a tanker.
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
The wreck appears to be
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a type T2 oil tanker,
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just like the "MSQ."
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♪ ♪
356
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The T2s were part
of the crucial
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Allied fuel pipeline
during World War II.
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♪ ♪
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The U.S. churned out
nearly 500 of the ships
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to ferry oil and gas supplies
for the Allied war effort,
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which meant every T2
had a target on its back.
362
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- Wars are won and lost
on the backbone of logistics.
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Without oil, the ships that
were actually fighting the war
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would not be able
to carry on their missions.
365
00:16:28,571 --> 00:16:31,116
narrator: After the war,
the "MSQ" was sold
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and retrofitted
to carry molten sulphur.
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One coast guard theory
was that the sulphur
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caused a fire and explosion
that took down the ship.
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- When I look at the report,
it begins
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to raise a little bit
of concern
371
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about what could have
happened.
372
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narrator:
In addition to concerns
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about the 15,000 tons
of molten sulphur
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in its hold,
the report also questions
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the "MSQ's"
hasty construction.
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- It took only 70 days
to build one of these ships.
377
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- So the question is,
were there problems
378
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either with the cargo
or the construction?
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00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:09,529
- That's the big question, and
that's the mystery of this.
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♪ ♪
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narrator:
While the dive team preps
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for another run
at the wreck,
383
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the land team splits up
to explore
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the coast guard's
leading theories.
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♪ ♪
386
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David meets up with historical
investigator Wayne Abbott.
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♪ ♪
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[knocking]
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00:17:31,926 --> 00:17:33,803
- Welcome.
- Hi. Hi, I'm David.
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- Hi, David.
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narrator: Wayne has found
one of the few people
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familiar with the inner
workings of the "MSQ":
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Beda Fanning, the daughter
of the "MSQ's" captain,
394
00:17:45,148 --> 00:17:47,901
James Fanning.
395
00:17:47,984 --> 00:17:50,528
- So just tell us a bit
about your father.
396
00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:55,116
- He was a remarkable man,
and he was a true seafarer.
397
00:17:55,200 --> 00:18:01,164
And he worked his way up
to a captain of a T2 tanker.
398
00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:02,749
He just loved being at sea.
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00:18:02,832 --> 00:18:06,336
♪ ♪
400
00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:09,506
- Take us back
to February of 1963,
401
00:18:09,589 --> 00:18:11,716
when you first learned
about the loss
402
00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,676
of the "Marine Sulphur Queen."
403
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,262
- The ship left
on February 3rd.
404
00:18:16,346 --> 00:18:18,431
My mother and my father,
405
00:18:18,515 --> 00:18:20,183
their anniversary
was February 7th.
406
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,352
He always sent her flowers.
407
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:23,812
Well, she didn't get
any flowers.
408
00:18:23,895 --> 00:18:26,439
She got a phone call
from the coast guard
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00:18:26,523 --> 00:18:28,441
saying that
the "Marine Sulphur Queen"
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was lost.
411
00:18:31,194 --> 00:18:33,279
narrator:
Beda says her father
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had a bad feeling
before he left.
413
00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,244
- She was carrying
a tremendous amount
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00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:42,080
of molten sulphur.
415
00:18:42,163 --> 00:18:46,835
The tanks were only
3 feet below the deck.
416
00:18:46,918 --> 00:18:50,964
So there were
several fires aboard.
417
00:18:51,047 --> 00:18:52,841
♪ ♪
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He wanted her dry-docked
till January.
419
00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:58,429
narrator:
The "MSQ" was scheduled
420
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for long-overdue repairs
421
00:19:00,932 --> 00:19:05,520
but had just one more run
to make first.
422
00:19:05,603 --> 00:19:09,065
- And so he called
my mother back aboard
423
00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:12,151
to give her this for me.
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00:19:12,235 --> 00:19:15,405
If that wasn't a premonition,
I don't know what is.
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00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,323
♪ ♪
426
00:19:17,407 --> 00:19:19,325
- So really,
there's one last voyage
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00:19:19,409 --> 00:19:20,785
for the ship
and for your father.
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00:19:20,869 --> 00:19:22,328
- He accepted death.
429
00:19:22,412 --> 00:19:25,915
I'm very proud of him.
430
00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:28,084
He was a brave, brave soul.
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00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,003
♪ ♪
432
00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:34,007
He would point to the ocean,
and he said,
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00:19:34,090 --> 00:19:37,969
she's so beautiful,
but she's a killer.
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00:19:38,052 --> 00:19:39,679
♪ ♪
435
00:19:39,762 --> 00:19:41,264
narrator:
Beda has reinforced
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00:19:41,347 --> 00:19:43,266
the coast guard's worries
about fire.
437
00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:46,102
But she also thinks
they were right to question
438
00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,646
"MSQ's" construction.
439
00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:51,482
- The T2 tankers
that were built in 1944
440
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had a problem
in terms of buckling.
441
00:19:55,653 --> 00:19:58,072
They were weak.
442
00:19:58,156 --> 00:20:00,783
narrator: It turns out,
these World War II ships
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had a history
of structural failure.
444
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:07,165
- If her back broke,
that was real fast.
445
00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:09,208
It would let me know
that there was
446
00:20:09,292 --> 00:20:13,171
not a thing my father could
have done to save his ship.
447
00:20:13,254 --> 00:20:14,839
♪ ♪
448
00:20:14,923 --> 00:20:17,050
- Talking to Beda Fanning
is amazing.
449
00:20:17,175 --> 00:20:18,927
- Yeah, it's quite
obvious she's been
450
00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:21,262
really researching into this
for many, many years.
451
00:20:21,346 --> 00:20:22,597
really researching into this
for many, many years.
452
00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:23,890
The only way
we're gonna solve this
453
00:20:23,973 --> 00:20:25,892
is to actually see what
the wreck reveals to us.
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00:20:29,312 --> 00:20:31,314
narrator: It's a new day,
and the dive team
455
00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,232
hurtles back toward
the massive wreck site
456
00:20:33,316 --> 00:20:35,902
seven hours from civilization.
457
00:20:35,985 --> 00:20:37,528
[dramatic music]
458
00:20:37,612 --> 00:20:39,822
Called the Phosphate Carrier
by locals,
459
00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:43,242
they hope a second dive
will allow them to find clues
460
00:20:43,326 --> 00:20:45,787
that will help identify it
as the legendary
461
00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:48,873
"Marine Sulphur Queen,"
462
00:20:48,957 --> 00:20:51,751
if they can actually
get there.
463
00:20:51,834 --> 00:20:53,503
A storm front is rolling in.
464
00:20:58,091 --> 00:21:00,009
narrator: The team decides
to push through,
465
00:21:00,134 --> 00:21:02,679
although it will take
additional gas stores
466
00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,223
to keep the engines going
at top speed.
467
00:21:05,306 --> 00:21:07,809
♪ ♪
468
00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:10,895
Meanwhile Jason is probing
the coast guard theory
469
00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:14,065
that the "MSQ" sank
after a fire or explosion
470
00:21:14,148 --> 00:21:17,485
caused by its sulphur cargo.
471
00:21:17,568 --> 00:21:19,487
- So I started off in
the offshore sulphur mines
472
00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:21,447
when we were actually
mining sulphur
473
00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:23,658
in the U.S. back in the '90s.
- Oh, wow.
474
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narrator: Jack Cohn
is the senior vice president
475
00:21:26,911 --> 00:21:29,122
of sulphur and marine
at Savage,
476
00:21:29,205 --> 00:21:31,332
a global shipping
and materials company.
477
00:21:31,416 --> 00:21:35,044
He has worked with sulphur
for nearly 30 years
478
00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:38,256
and has studied
the mystery of the "MSQ."
479
00:21:38,339 --> 00:21:41,050
- Well, one of the theories
in that coast guard report
480
00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:43,177
was that there might
have been an explosion
481
00:21:43,261 --> 00:21:44,846
on the "Marine Sulphur Queen."
482
00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:46,723
I would love to just
get your perspective
483
00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:49,100
on what you think could have
potentially happened.
484
00:21:49,183 --> 00:21:51,853
- Sulphur has to be kept
at an elevated temperature
485
00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:54,188
during transportation.
486
00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,274
To keep the sulphur
in a molten form,
487
00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:59,027
they had to put
a steam heating system
488
00:21:59,110 --> 00:22:00,653
on that vessel,
489
00:22:00,737 --> 00:22:03,406
very similar to that we have
at this terminal.
490
00:22:03,531 --> 00:22:04,824
We like to keep it
in the range
491
00:22:04,907 --> 00:22:08,327
of 200 to 275 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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00:22:08,411 --> 00:22:10,163
♪ ♪
493
00:22:10,246 --> 00:22:12,040
narrator:
The team now knows the "MSQ"
494
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was in shoddy condition,
495
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,377
and Cohn thinks
that could have set the stage
496
00:22:16,461 --> 00:22:18,212
for a chain reaction.
497
00:22:18,296 --> 00:22:19,630
♪ ♪
498
00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:22,258
It starts with H2S,
499
00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:26,012
hydrogen sulfide,
a flammable gas.
500
00:22:26,095 --> 00:22:27,930
- Particularly
back at that time,
501
00:22:28,056 --> 00:22:30,349
a lot of sulphur
was not degassed.
502
00:22:30,433 --> 00:22:32,894
So H2S can evolve
from the sulphur
503
00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:34,520
in the vapor space
of the tank.
504
00:22:34,604 --> 00:22:36,856
♪ ♪
505
00:22:36,939 --> 00:22:39,025
narrator: Bizarrely,
the gas can be ignited
506
00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:41,069
not by molten sulphur
507
00:22:41,152 --> 00:22:44,113
but by a different material
found on the "MSQ"
508
00:22:44,197 --> 00:22:46,866
in large quantities:
509
00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:48,993
rust.
510
00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:53,122
- Sulphur particles over time
can get trapped under rust
511
00:22:53,206 --> 00:22:54,999
in the top of a sulphur tank.
512
00:22:55,083 --> 00:22:58,544
And over time, a chemical
reaction takes place.
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00:22:58,628 --> 00:23:01,255
It can ignite
and cause a fire.
514
00:23:01,339 --> 00:23:04,383
- Oh, wow.
515
00:23:04,509 --> 00:23:07,678
narrator: Beda Fanning,
the "MSQ" skipper's daughter,
516
00:23:07,762 --> 00:23:11,933
said the ship was in bad shape
and that there had been fires.
517
00:23:12,016 --> 00:23:13,768
♪ ♪
518
00:23:13,851 --> 00:23:17,021
Could the rust, sulphur,
and unvented gas
519
00:23:17,105 --> 00:23:20,566
have turned her
into a 500-foot time bomb?
520
00:23:20,650 --> 00:23:23,653
♪ ♪
521
00:23:23,736 --> 00:23:25,446
- If they had
such an explosion,
522
00:23:25,530 --> 00:23:28,991
it likely would have breached
the deck on the ship.
523
00:23:29,075 --> 00:23:31,953
narrator: If the mystery wreck
is the "MSQ,"
524
00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:35,289
the divers should see
evidence of this explosion,
525
00:23:35,373 --> 00:23:39,001
not to mention the ship's
uniquely colored cargo.
526
00:23:39,085 --> 00:23:42,004
- So, Jack, when our divers
go back down on this ship,
527
00:23:42,130 --> 00:23:44,340
if they indeed have found
the "Marine Sulphur Queen,"
528
00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:48,136
they should see some evidence
of sulphur on the ocean floor?
529
00:23:48,219 --> 00:23:50,888
- Definitely.
530
00:23:50,972 --> 00:23:53,933
When sulphur hits water,
it's going to solidify.
531
00:23:54,016 --> 00:23:58,104
The sulphur is gonna be
in its original state,
532
00:23:58,187 --> 00:24:01,149
in solid form on the seafloor.
533
00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:03,693
♪ ♪
534
00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:07,321
narrator: It's a crucial clue
for the dive team to look for.
535
00:24:07,405 --> 00:24:09,365
- One of the things
that we learned was that
536
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:11,409
the chemical reactions
that could have taken place
537
00:24:11,534 --> 00:24:13,327
with the
"Marine Sulphur Queen"
538
00:24:13,411 --> 00:24:16,706
could have created
a catastrophic explosion.
539
00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:18,583
It could have happened
so instantaneously
540
00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:20,835
that the crew would have not
had an opportunity
541
00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,045
to send out a distress call.
542
00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:25,339
narrator: That would track
with the known facts
543
00:24:25,423 --> 00:24:27,425
of the "MSQ's" disappearance.
544
00:24:27,508 --> 00:24:29,260
♪ ♪
545
00:24:29,343 --> 00:24:32,096
Mike and Jimmy
will soon find out.
546
00:24:32,180 --> 00:24:34,182
- Dive, dive, dive.
547
00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:35,558
[water splashing]
548
00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:36,642
- Gravity check.
549
00:24:36,726 --> 00:24:43,774
♪ ♪
550
00:24:43,858 --> 00:24:45,568
narrator: They'll search
for evidence
551
00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:47,361
of a sulphur explosion
552
00:24:47,445 --> 00:24:50,656
or chunks of the yellow
material itself.
553
00:24:50,740 --> 00:24:52,742
♪ ♪
554
00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:55,995
Jimmy probes for the best
place to enter the wreck.
555
00:24:56,078 --> 00:24:58,289
♪ ♪
556
00:24:58,372 --> 00:25:01,375
The hull up here
is mainly intact.
557
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,753
Then...
558
00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,963
a gaping hole.
559
00:25:06,088 --> 00:25:09,425
It looks to be fire
or explosion damage.
560
00:25:14,931 --> 00:25:16,849
narrator:
Unlike the damaged deck,
561
00:25:16,933 --> 00:25:20,603
the cargo holds
appear intact.
562
00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:23,564
And there is what looks
like a golden hue
563
00:25:23,648 --> 00:25:25,983
on much
of the metal and seafloor.
564
00:25:26,067 --> 00:25:27,526
♪ ♪
565
00:25:27,610 --> 00:25:29,695
Could it be remnants
of sulphur?
566
00:25:29,779 --> 00:25:32,448
♪ ♪
567
00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:36,994
The divers are tempted
to head further into the ship.
568
00:25:37,078 --> 00:25:39,956
But Mike has noticed
something about the wreck
569
00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:43,376
that might make that unwise.
570
00:25:43,459 --> 00:25:44,919
- It's collapsed.
571
00:25:45,002 --> 00:25:46,545
Gravity still works
underwater,
572
00:25:46,629 --> 00:25:49,215
and the vessel
is starting to compress more.
573
00:25:49,298 --> 00:25:50,967
And we're seeing the bow
had dropped down
574
00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:52,802
almost to the sand bed.
575
00:25:52,927 --> 00:25:54,470
♪ ♪
576
00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,222
narrator:
Crucial evidence may rest
577
00:25:56,305 --> 00:25:57,431
only feet away
inside the wreck.
578
00:25:57,515 --> 00:25:59,141
only feet away
inside the wreck.
579
00:25:59,225 --> 00:26:01,644
With the clock ticking down,
580
00:26:01,727 --> 00:26:04,272
Mike and Jimmy
must make a decision...
581
00:26:04,355 --> 00:26:06,274
push on or call the dive.
582
00:26:06,357 --> 00:26:07,400
♪ ♪
583
00:26:12,989 --> 00:26:14,532
[dramatic music]
584
00:26:14,615 --> 00:26:16,450
narrator:
Wreck hunters Mike Barnette
585
00:26:16,534 --> 00:26:21,455
and Jimmy Gadomski are
in the holds of a giant wreck.
586
00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:23,124
But there's a problem.
587
00:26:23,207 --> 00:26:26,460
The wreck is on the verge
of collapse.
588
00:26:26,544 --> 00:26:30,423
Do they push deeper into
the wreck in search of clues
589
00:26:30,506 --> 00:26:32,800
or call the dive?
590
00:26:32,883 --> 00:26:34,677
- The bow had broken off
and collapsed
591
00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,637
down to the seafloor.
592
00:26:36,721 --> 00:26:39,181
You can see how it's just
succumbed to its weight.
593
00:26:39,265 --> 00:26:41,142
♪ ♪
594
00:26:41,225 --> 00:26:43,728
narrator:
The divers pull back.
595
00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:47,398
It's too risky to swim deeper
into this wreck.
596
00:26:47,481 --> 00:26:49,567
♪ ♪
597
00:26:49,650 --> 00:26:51,527
They turn
their attention instead
598
00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:55,197
to the yellow residue covering
the metal they can see.
599
00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:57,241
♪ ♪
600
00:27:02,079 --> 00:27:06,709
narrator:
But all too soon, time is up.
601
00:27:06,792 --> 00:27:12,131
♪ ♪
602
00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:14,383
Back on land,
the rest of the team
603
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:18,179
investigates the theory raised
by both the coast guard report
604
00:27:18,262 --> 00:27:21,682
and Beda Fanning, the daughter
of the ship's captain,
605
00:27:21,766 --> 00:27:25,853
that the ship itself
was fatally flawed.
606
00:27:25,936 --> 00:27:28,481
- The T2s, they were
rushed into mass production
607
00:27:28,564 --> 00:27:30,566
during the Second World War.
608
00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,693
There is a possibility,
because they were
609
00:27:32,777 --> 00:27:35,613
put together so fast, that
there were some corners cut.
610
00:27:35,696 --> 00:27:37,114
- Well, if it was
a structural flaw,
611
00:27:37,198 --> 00:27:39,283
we're going to the right place.
612
00:27:39,367 --> 00:27:42,119
narrator: Colonna's Shipyard
has had long-standing
613
00:27:42,203 --> 00:27:46,457
contracts with both
the navy and the coast guard.
614
00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:49,085
They are familiar
with how past and present
615
00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:51,337
military vessels
were put together.
616
00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:53,589
♪ ♪
617
00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:57,510
Wayne and Dave meet with
welding engineer Andy Greig
618
00:27:57,593 --> 00:27:59,678
in search of clues
about the T2's
619
00:27:59,762 --> 00:28:01,847
unique construction,
which relied
620
00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:05,142
not on rivets but welding.
621
00:28:05,226 --> 00:28:08,020
- The T2 tankers
were the first
622
00:28:08,104 --> 00:28:12,066
all-welded classes of ships.
623
00:28:12,149 --> 00:28:16,153
In the '40s, submerged arc
welding was just coming about.
624
00:28:16,237 --> 00:28:20,074
It was 20 times faster than any
of the manual techniques.
625
00:28:20,157 --> 00:28:23,953
narrator: And speed
was what was called for.
626
00:28:24,036 --> 00:28:26,705
Earlier naval vessels
had riveted seams,
627
00:28:26,789 --> 00:28:29,417
often taking years to build.
628
00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:32,294
But the much faster
welding process meant
629
00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:35,214
that T2s could be
turned around in only months.
630
00:28:35,297 --> 00:28:36,632
[crowd cheering]
631
00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:40,136
The record was 33 days.
632
00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:43,055
Could mistakes have been made?
633
00:28:43,139 --> 00:28:45,975
- The question is, is whether
everybody was trained properly
634
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:47,977
for that kind of work.
635
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:50,688
narrator: But Andy explains
it wasn't an issue
636
00:28:50,771 --> 00:28:53,149
with the quickly trained
welders.
637
00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:56,485
It was something else
that doomed the T2s:
638
00:28:56,569 --> 00:28:58,571
their steel.
639
00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:00,239
- The steels that they
were using to build
640
00:29:00,322 --> 00:29:03,117
riveted ships were not
suitable to welding.
641
00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,411
They had too much
impurities in them.
642
00:29:05,494 --> 00:29:07,246
♪ ♪
643
00:29:07,329 --> 00:29:10,291
narrator: The welded seams
of this dirty steel
644
00:29:10,374 --> 00:29:13,461
were prone
to becoming brittle.
645
00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:17,173
Over a period of time,
microcracks began to appear,
646
00:29:17,256 --> 00:29:20,050
leading to structural failure.
647
00:29:20,134 --> 00:29:22,386
- One of the main failures
was a crack
648
00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:24,597
that ran right across
the deck.
649
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,098
- This is incredible
because, I mean,
650
00:29:26,182 --> 00:29:27,808
the theory we've been
working under was maybe
651
00:29:27,892 --> 00:29:30,311
that the guys who were
being rushed into this,
652
00:29:30,394 --> 00:29:32,688
maybe they didn't understand
the new craft
653
00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,482
that they were working on.
654
00:29:34,565 --> 00:29:36,442
But what you're saying now
is, right from the start,
655
00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:37,735
they really didn't have
much of a chance
656
00:29:37,818 --> 00:29:38,903
when they were
getting into this.
657
00:29:38,986 --> 00:29:40,488
- You're right,
they didn't know
658
00:29:40,571 --> 00:29:42,781
that the steel was too dirty
to be welded.
659
00:29:42,865 --> 00:29:43,866
- Wow.
660
00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:45,701
♪ ♪
661
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:49,246
- They didn't learn how
the welding affected the steel
662
00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:51,832
until you had some of those...
663
00:29:51,916 --> 00:29:53,250
- Incidents
that happened at sea?
664
00:29:53,334 --> 00:29:55,252
- Right.
665
00:29:55,336 --> 00:29:58,881
narrator: In 1943,
the T2 tanker "Schenectady"
666
00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:03,594
returns from sea trials
and splits in half.
667
00:30:03,677 --> 00:30:08,349
February 1945, another T2,
the SS "Fort Mercer,"
668
00:30:08,432 --> 00:30:12,186
splits in two off of Cape Cod.
669
00:30:12,269 --> 00:30:14,605
Hours later,
the SS "Pendleton,"
670
00:30:14,688 --> 00:30:16,440
yet another T2,
671
00:30:16,524 --> 00:30:20,569
is found nearby,
cracked in half.
672
00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:23,489
It was less than a year old.
673
00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:25,699
♪ ♪
674
00:30:25,783 --> 00:30:30,829
But Andy suspects the "MSQ"
was doubly weakened.
675
00:30:30,913 --> 00:30:35,626
- In the '50s, these ships were
modified to extend their life.
676
00:30:35,709 --> 00:30:38,754
What happened
to the "Marine Sulphur Queen,"
677
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,590
they removed all
the transverse bulkheads
678
00:30:41,674 --> 00:30:46,554
to fit in a 300-foot-long
cigar-shaped tank.
679
00:30:46,637 --> 00:30:48,889
- And so what was the effect
of taking out
680
00:30:48,973 --> 00:30:50,724
those bulkheads on the ship?
681
00:30:50,808 --> 00:30:52,601
- To remove
all the center stiffeners,
682
00:30:52,685 --> 00:30:55,354
and now it's more bendable.
683
00:30:55,437 --> 00:30:56,730
- That isn't good, is it?
684
00:30:56,814 --> 00:30:58,232
- No.
685
00:30:58,315 --> 00:31:00,025
- That's unbelievable.
686
00:31:00,109 --> 00:31:02,444
In all the years I've been
basically hunting shipwrecks,
687
00:31:02,528 --> 00:31:06,448
I've never heard of bulkheads
being removed from a ship.
688
00:31:06,532 --> 00:31:08,617
- It was so bad, they never
did another conversion
689
00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:10,160
like the
"Marine Sulphur Queen."
690
00:31:10,244 --> 00:31:13,080
♪ ♪
691
00:31:13,163 --> 00:31:14,456
- It's kind of shocking,
in a way,
692
00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:16,500
when you take
a compromised ship
693
00:31:16,584 --> 00:31:20,254
and then compromise it even
more by taking out bulkheads.
694
00:31:20,337 --> 00:31:23,382
This has to be
the most compromised vessel
695
00:31:23,632 --> 00:31:24,883
that we've ever come across.
696
00:31:24,967 --> 00:31:26,218
- It was a death trap.
697
00:31:26,302 --> 00:31:27,511
It shouldn't have been at sea,
period.
698
00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:34,768
[dramatic music]
699
00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:37,980
narrator: With the second dive
and decompression complete,
700
00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:41,567
Mike and Jimmy make their
seven-hour transit to shore.
701
00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:45,446
♪ ♪
702
00:31:45,529 --> 00:31:48,115
The land team had hoped
the divers would find
703
00:31:48,198 --> 00:31:49,992
evidence of the "MSQ":
704
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:53,621
the missing bulkheads,
the massive central tank,
705
00:31:53,704 --> 00:31:55,873
or signs of sulphur.
706
00:31:55,956 --> 00:31:57,916
- Is there any
distinguishing features
707
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,669
that would tell us that this
is the "Marine Sulphur Queen"?
708
00:32:00,753 --> 00:32:02,254
Because it was
gutted completely.
709
00:32:02,338 --> 00:32:03,672
- It would be open.
710
00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:05,299
- Yeah, they put in a chamber
711
00:32:05,382 --> 00:32:06,925
that was almost, like,
the size of a football field.
712
00:32:07,009 --> 00:32:08,594
- Yeah.
713
00:32:08,677 --> 00:32:10,971
- This is actually us going
into the holds of the ship.
714
00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:13,599
- Wow.
715
00:32:13,682 --> 00:32:14,808
- Remember,
everything's on its side.
716
00:32:14,892 --> 00:32:16,852
So walls are now ceilings.
717
00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:19,563
And everything's
90 degrees off.
718
00:32:19,647 --> 00:32:21,231
narrator:
But there's no sign
719
00:32:21,315 --> 00:32:24,860
of the massive tank
or anything else.
720
00:32:24,943 --> 00:32:26,737
- What we could see
in this hold,
721
00:32:26,820 --> 00:32:28,530
it's missing sulphur.
722
00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:30,991
♪ ♪
723
00:32:31,075 --> 00:32:33,243
narrator: Upon closer
inspection of the wreck,
724
00:32:33,327 --> 00:32:35,663
the dive team concluded
that the yellow hue
725
00:32:35,746 --> 00:32:38,624
on the ship's surfaces
was merely rust.
726
00:32:38,707 --> 00:32:40,417
♪ ♪
727
00:32:40,501 --> 00:32:43,796
Although much of the evidence
fits the "MSQ"...
728
00:32:43,879 --> 00:32:47,007
her massive size,
the fact that she is a tanker,
729
00:32:47,091 --> 00:32:50,010
and the location near
her last known coordinates...
730
00:32:50,094 --> 00:32:51,887
it's not adding up.
731
00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:55,349
♪ ♪
732
00:32:55,432 --> 00:33:00,062
Unlike the "MSQ," this wreck's
bulkheads are still intact.
733
00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:02,523
♪ ♪
734
00:33:02,606 --> 00:33:05,317
Could there be
another massive ship here
735
00:33:05,401 --> 00:33:07,820
that no one
has yet identified?
736
00:33:07,903 --> 00:33:09,405
- We still have
a huge mystery at hand
737
00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:12,116
because this is not
a little wreck.
738
00:33:12,199 --> 00:33:13,992
This is a huge wreck
that went down.
739
00:33:14,076 --> 00:33:16,537
narrator: David will need
to hit the archives
740
00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:20,332
for additional candidates that
the wreck could possibly be.
741
00:33:20,416 --> 00:33:21,959
- I think we dig into
the archival information...
742
00:33:22,042 --> 00:33:23,335
- Yup.
743
00:33:23,419 --> 00:33:25,170
- And we get back out
on the wreck,
744
00:33:25,254 --> 00:33:26,839
see if we can find anything
more revealing on the site.
745
00:33:26,922 --> 00:33:29,091
- I think we got a plan.
746
00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:30,801
♪ ♪
747
00:33:30,884 --> 00:33:32,052
narrator:
As the dive team preps
748
00:33:32,136 --> 00:33:34,513
for one last midnight run...
749
00:33:34,596 --> 00:33:35,848
- All these up there?
- Yes, sir.
750
00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:37,891
- All right.
751
00:33:37,975 --> 00:33:39,893
narrator: Dave searches
for records
752
00:33:39,977 --> 00:33:42,688
of other tankers that went
down close to the wreck site.
753
00:33:42,771 --> 00:33:44,690
♪ ♪
754
00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:49,903
And there, in the logs,
a cluster of three large ships
755
00:33:49,987 --> 00:33:53,115
sunk not in the 1960s
756
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:55,033
but in the 1940s.
757
00:33:55,117 --> 00:33:56,994
♪ ♪
758
00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:59,872
May 1942,
the U-boat "Menace"
759
00:33:59,955 --> 00:34:02,040
creeps into
the Gulf of Mexico.
760
00:34:02,124 --> 00:34:03,876
[cannon booms, explosion]
761
00:34:03,959 --> 00:34:07,337
Nazi U-boats begin taking out
unescorted and unarmed
762
00:34:07,421 --> 00:34:10,007
American vessels
in rapid succession,
763
00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:13,552
especially tankers.
764
00:34:13,635 --> 00:34:17,389
A German sub named U-507
sneaks into the gulf
765
00:34:17,473 --> 00:34:20,517
and sets its sights
on its first victim:
766
00:34:20,601 --> 00:34:24,062
the "Norlindo,"
a medium-sized freighter.
767
00:34:24,146 --> 00:34:26,356
- The U-507 put a torpedo
768
00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:28,025
right into the side
of the "Norlindo,"
769
00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:29,860
right into the starboard side.
770
00:34:29,943 --> 00:34:31,862
narrator:
With the Norlindo down,
771
00:34:31,945 --> 00:34:34,865
U-507 turns toward two
massive tankers
772
00:34:34,948 --> 00:34:39,787
on the horizon, both almost
identical to the "MSQ":
773
00:34:39,870 --> 00:34:45,501
the "Munger T. Ball"
and the "Joseph M. Cudahy."
774
00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:46,794
♪ ♪
775
00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:49,880
U-507 fires its torpedoes.
776
00:34:49,963 --> 00:34:52,174
♪ ♪
777
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:53,217
[explosion]
778
00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:55,344
57 American sailors
779
00:34:55,427 --> 00:34:57,262
are killed in the attack.
780
00:34:57,346 --> 00:34:59,807
- It looks like we have
three possible candidates.
781
00:34:59,890 --> 00:35:02,059
And, of course, one we can
rule out immediately,
782
00:35:02,142 --> 00:35:03,894
the "Norlindo,"
that was a freighter,
783
00:35:03,977 --> 00:35:07,272
Which leaves us with
two suspects, both tankers,
784
00:35:07,356 --> 00:35:10,150
either the "Joseph M. Cudahy"
or the "Munger T. Ball."
785
00:35:10,234 --> 00:35:12,861
One of these two is our wreck.
786
00:35:12,945 --> 00:35:14,863
Both were operating
in this area,
787
00:35:14,947 --> 00:35:17,699
and both were victims of U-507.
788
00:35:17,783 --> 00:35:19,785
narrator: Dave forwards
the information
789
00:35:19,868 --> 00:35:21,537
to the rest of the team.
790
00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:23,372
♪ ♪
791
00:35:23,455 --> 00:35:26,542
In the cool and dark
of the early-morning hours,
792
00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:29,294
the dive team
sets out on the water,
793
00:35:29,378 --> 00:35:32,923
hurtling toward the straits
for a final time.
794
00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:34,341
♪ ♪
795
00:35:34,424 --> 00:35:36,051
- Dive, dive, dive.
796
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:37,761
[water splashing]
797
00:35:37,845 --> 00:35:44,685
♪ ♪
798
00:35:49,398 --> 00:35:51,441
narrator: With only
15 minutes allotted
799
00:35:51,525 --> 00:35:53,610
and the dive clock
counting down,
800
00:35:53,694 --> 00:35:55,696
they zero in on the bow,
801
00:35:55,779 --> 00:35:59,283
one place where the ship's
name is typically painted.
802
00:35:59,366 --> 00:36:04,705
♪ ♪
803
00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:07,541
Everywhere, corrosion
and incrustation
804
00:36:07,624 --> 00:36:10,168
are claiming the ship.
805
00:36:10,252 --> 00:36:13,088
Soon it won't be recognizable.
806
00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:14,923
- Diving these wrecks
as soon as possible,
807
00:36:15,007 --> 00:36:17,843
it's imperative because
it's a race against time.
808
00:36:17,926 --> 00:36:19,344
All too soon, there will be
nothing more than just
809
00:36:19,428 --> 00:36:21,972
a rough spot on the seafloor.
810
00:36:22,055 --> 00:36:24,808
narrator: Floating one more
time over the bow area,
811
00:36:24,892 --> 00:36:27,102
something catches
Barnette's attention.
812
00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:28,395
♪ ♪
813
00:36:32,941 --> 00:36:35,152
narrator:
Lettering is faintly visible,
814
00:36:35,235 --> 00:36:37,237
possibly a name.
815
00:36:37,321 --> 00:36:37,988
♪ ♪
816
00:36:42,284 --> 00:36:45,037
narrator: Seven hours from
civilization, wreck hunters
817
00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,539
Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
818
00:36:47,623 --> 00:36:50,125
are diving a wreck
that is stubbornly refusing
819
00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,127
to divulge its secrets.
820
00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,713
[dramatic music]
821
00:36:54,796 --> 00:36:57,966
Now, finally, a breakthrough:
822
00:36:58,050 --> 00:37:01,511
the faint outline of text
near the bow of the ship.
823
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:07,434
♪ ♪
824
00:37:07,517 --> 00:37:09,311
narrator:
Unable to make out the text,
825
00:37:09,394 --> 00:37:12,814
they document it
with their cameras.
826
00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:15,233
And then...
827
00:37:15,317 --> 00:37:16,735
the clock has run out.
828
00:37:16,818 --> 00:37:18,570
♪ ♪
829
00:37:21,114 --> 00:37:23,158
narrator: After a three-hour
decompression
830
00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:25,786
and a seven-hour boat ride,
831
00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:27,996
they rejoin
the rest of the team
832
00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,040
to review the evidence.
833
00:37:30,123 --> 00:37:33,543
♪ ♪
834
00:37:33,627 --> 00:37:35,879
- You guys did another dive.
What'd you guys come up with?
835
00:37:35,963 --> 00:37:39,383
- There was a question still of
what potential target this is.
836
00:37:39,466 --> 00:37:40,801
- Right.
837
00:37:40,884 --> 00:37:42,928
- We got some footage
to show you.
838
00:37:43,011 --> 00:37:44,304
- We have some lettering
on the bow.
839
00:37:44,388 --> 00:37:46,056
- Wow.
840
00:37:46,139 --> 00:37:47,808
- Usually on the bow,
you have the name of the ship,
841
00:37:47,891 --> 00:37:49,810
usually in brass letters
or painted.
842
00:37:49,893 --> 00:37:51,853
In this case, I actually turn
the camera down and look at it
843
00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:53,981
to see if I can make out
the raised lettering.
844
00:37:54,064 --> 00:37:56,525
And you can see what looks
to be the name there.
845
00:37:56,608 --> 00:37:57,985
But it's still
partially obscured
846
00:37:58,068 --> 00:37:59,820
from all the growth
on the hull.
847
00:37:59,903 --> 00:38:01,613
So it's really hard to make out
exactly what it looks like.
848
00:38:01,697 --> 00:38:03,073
♪ ♪
849
00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:06,034
I could see
what looked like an E.
850
00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:08,286
- We ruled out that this was
the "Marine Sulphur Queen,"
851
00:38:08,370 --> 00:38:10,205
but it opened up
the possibility
852
00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:13,417
of two other vessels,
both tankers.
853
00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:16,920
narrator: Dave tells the team
about the two oil tankers sunk
854
00:38:17,004 --> 00:38:20,757
by Hitler's U-507
in the vicinity of our wreck,
855
00:38:20,841 --> 00:38:24,219
hit by torpedoes
within hours of each other:
856
00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:28,223
the "Munger T. Ball"
and the "Joseph M. Cudahy."
857
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:29,933
♪ ♪
858
00:38:30,017 --> 00:38:32,936
Both have an E in their name.
859
00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:37,858
- It's just not enough
to give it 100% ID.
860
00:38:37,941 --> 00:38:39,526
narrator:
But Dave has something
861
00:38:39,609 --> 00:38:40,902
that might help
narrow it down...
862
00:38:40,986 --> 00:38:42,404
- Check this out.
863
00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:43,697
narrator:
Footage that eliminates
864
00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:45,282
one of the candidates,
865
00:38:45,365 --> 00:38:49,077
recorded
just a few months ago.
866
00:38:49,161 --> 00:38:51,663
The United States Coast Guard
was preparing
867
00:38:51,747 --> 00:38:54,791
to remove oil still leaking
from a sunken
868
00:38:54,875 --> 00:38:58,003
World War II-era tanker
80 miles northwest
869
00:38:58,086 --> 00:39:00,297
of the Dry Tortugas.
870
00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:04,718
Multibeam sonar scans
revealed the size and layout
871
00:39:04,801 --> 00:39:07,554
of the wreck
were an exact match
872
00:39:07,637 --> 00:39:09,890
for one of the missing ships,
873
00:39:09,973 --> 00:39:13,018
the "Munger T. Ball."
874
00:39:13,101 --> 00:39:16,271
The coast guard
held a ceremony honoring
875
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:18,106
the "Ball's" crew,
who gave their lives
876
00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:20,650
in service on that vessel.
877
00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:22,360
- So that clears up
the confusion.
878
00:39:22,444 --> 00:39:24,112
It's definitely not
the "Munger T. Ball."
879
00:39:24,196 --> 00:39:27,616
narrator: That leaves
only one option left,
880
00:39:27,699 --> 00:39:29,826
the "Joseph M. Cudahy."
881
00:39:29,910 --> 00:39:33,497
- So tell us about
the "Cudahy" ship.
882
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:38,418
narrator: Just after 4:00 a.m.
on the morning of May 5, 1942,
883
00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:42,923
the "Joseph M. Cudahy,"
a 430-foot oil tanker,
884
00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:44,674
heads toward
the Straits of Florida
885
00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:46,802
to refuel Allied ships
886
00:39:46,885 --> 00:39:50,222
when they spot danger
on the horizon:
887
00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:54,184
the sinking "Munger T. Ball."
888
00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:57,979
Unarmed and unescorted,
they turn and attempt to flee,
889
00:39:58,063 --> 00:40:03,151
taking evasive measures
to avoid the same fate.
890
00:40:03,235 --> 00:40:07,572
A torpedo blows a large hole
in the starboard side.
891
00:40:07,656 --> 00:40:10,117
- We were unprepared
for the U-boat threat.
892
00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:11,743
And they took
advantage of that.
893
00:40:11,827 --> 00:40:13,036
narrator:
Riddled with bullets,
894
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,247
her oil tanks an inferno,
895
00:40:15,330 --> 00:40:18,333
the wreck of the "Cudahy"
bizarrely stays afloat,
896
00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,961
burning for three long days.
897
00:40:21,044 --> 00:40:23,505
♪ ♪
898
00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:28,135
It explains the odd clue
the divers saw on the wreck:
899
00:40:28,218 --> 00:40:31,638
the utterly destroyed
top deck.
900
00:40:31,721 --> 00:40:33,390
- So there's
our signature, right?
901
00:40:33,473 --> 00:40:35,350
We're looking for one that has
extensive fire damage.
902
00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:37,060
- Yeah.
903
00:40:37,144 --> 00:40:39,229
This does seem like it has
the hallmarks of a tanker
904
00:40:39,312 --> 00:40:42,399
that was attacked,
probably burned.
905
00:40:42,482 --> 00:40:45,735
The whole main deck
is just eaten through.
906
00:40:45,819 --> 00:40:47,487
She's lying on her
starboard side.
907
00:40:47,571 --> 00:40:50,031
She's probably obscuring
any torpedo damage
908
00:40:50,115 --> 00:40:51,616
from the original attack.
909
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:53,368
♪ ♪
910
00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:55,120
I think we're highly certain
that this is the wreck
911
00:40:55,203 --> 00:40:57,164
of the "Joseph M. Cudahy."
912
00:40:57,247 --> 00:40:59,416
♪ ♪
913
00:40:59,499 --> 00:41:03,044
- 80 years ago,
27 American sailors
914
00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:05,505
lost their lives
when their ship...
915
00:41:05,589 --> 00:41:08,383
this ship...was attacked.
916
00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:13,847
Now their final resting place
can at long last be marked.
917
00:41:13,930 --> 00:41:16,683
The team will notify
the U.S. Coast Guard
918
00:41:16,766 --> 00:41:19,811
so the graves can be honored.
919
00:41:19,895 --> 00:41:23,064
Meanwhile
the mission continues.
920
00:41:23,148 --> 00:41:26,109
- The "Marine Sulphur Queen"
is still out there.
921
00:41:26,193 --> 00:41:28,528
narrator: Mike remains
confident in his theory
922
00:41:28,612 --> 00:41:32,824
that the "MSQ" is somewhere
in these unsearched waters.
923
00:41:32,908 --> 00:41:34,492
♪ ♪
924
00:41:34,576 --> 00:41:36,536
They are close.
925
00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:41,041
But for now, they will search
for new intel and new wrecks
926
00:41:41,124 --> 00:41:44,502
in search of truth
in the Bermuda Triangle.
927
00:41:44,586 --> 00:41:46,838
♪ ♪
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