1 00:00:02,958 --> 00:00:05,500 [ Dramatic music plays ] 2 00:00:05,542 --> 00:00:06,708 ♪ 3 00:00:16,292 --> 00:00:18,458 ♪ 4 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:22,583 ♪ 5 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:35,083 ♪ 6 00:00:35,167 --> 00:00:39,000 -In 1981, Darrell Miklos and his father, 7 00:00:39,042 --> 00:00:41,792 legendary treasure hunter Roger Miklos, 8 00:00:41,917 --> 00:00:45,833 obtained classified blueprints of modified Nazi U-boats, 9 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:48,542 submarines allegedly altered to move 10 00:00:48,667 --> 00:00:51,292 some of the billions of gold and priceless artifacts 11 00:00:51,375 --> 00:00:53,458 looted by Hitler out of Germany. 12 00:00:53,542 --> 00:00:55,417 ♪ 13 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:57,167 -My father searched for these U-boats 14 00:00:57,208 --> 00:00:59,458 until the day he died. 15 00:00:59,542 --> 00:01:02,208 But I have something that he didn't. 16 00:01:02,292 --> 00:01:03,833 ♪ 17 00:01:03,875 --> 00:01:06,750 -A chart by a former U.S. Navy pilot, 18 00:01:06,833 --> 00:01:10,833 and it shows the location of not one, not two, 19 00:01:10,875 --> 00:01:15,375 but seven possible U-boats located near the Dominican. 20 00:01:15,458 --> 00:01:17,125 -Armed with this naval chart... 21 00:01:17,208 --> 00:01:19,667 -That's priority target number 1. 22 00:01:19,708 --> 00:01:22,750 -...Darrell has assembled a team of divers and experts 23 00:01:22,875 --> 00:01:25,167 to pursue his father's dream. 24 00:01:26,375 --> 00:01:28,708 [ Music builds, continues ] 25 00:01:28,792 --> 00:01:30,333 -I'm looking for answers. 26 00:01:30,417 --> 00:01:33,042 Can this chart lead us to modified U-boats? 27 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:37,167 Were they carrying valuable treasure and secrets? 28 00:01:39,208 --> 00:01:42,375 -Where were they headed and why? 29 00:01:42,458 --> 00:01:43,833 ♪ 30 00:01:43,875 --> 00:01:46,208 [ Canon fires ] 31 00:01:46,292 --> 00:01:47,167 [ Music slows, ends ] 32 00:01:47,292 --> 00:01:51,208 [ Sonar pinging ] 33 00:01:51,333 --> 00:01:52,750 [ Dramatic music plays ] 34 00:01:52,833 --> 00:02:01,458 ♪ 35 00:02:01,542 --> 00:02:03,875 -At their base camp in Montecristi, 36 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,583 Darrell Miklos and his team 37 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:09,667 meet to determine their remaining dive options. 38 00:02:09,708 --> 00:02:12,958 -I think that it's time for us to move on to a new target. 39 00:02:13,042 --> 00:02:16,458 The question is, where? 40 00:02:16,542 --> 00:02:19,667 We only have a short window of time left, 41 00:02:19,750 --> 00:02:22,667 and it's really important that we decide this next move. 42 00:02:22,708 --> 00:02:24,542 We're left with only a few options 43 00:02:24,625 --> 00:02:27,458 'cause we have hardly any time left to complete this. 44 00:02:27,542 --> 00:02:30,000 -Yeah. -We have target number 1. 45 00:02:30,042 --> 00:02:31,792 We dove it once. 46 00:02:31,875 --> 00:02:33,833 We were forced out by bad weather. Remember that? 47 00:02:33,917 --> 00:02:36,292 The second option is target 4. 48 00:02:36,375 --> 00:02:39,667 Very interesting because we found the gun, 49 00:02:39,792 --> 00:02:45,167 we found the ammo canister lid, and we found the .50-cal bullet. 50 00:02:45,250 --> 00:02:46,708 The only problem with target 4, 51 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:49,000 we were never able to find that gamma reading. 52 00:02:49,042 --> 00:02:50,375 And then we've got target 7. 53 00:02:50,458 --> 00:02:51,667 [ Dramatic music plays ] 54 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:53,500 -Now, target 7 -- 55 00:02:53,542 --> 00:02:56,208 you know, we haven't dived it yet. 56 00:02:56,208 --> 00:02:59,000 Those are our options. What do you guys think? 57 00:02:59,125 --> 00:03:01,333 -Well, let me suggest something. 58 00:03:01,375 --> 00:03:04,125 I'm gonna suggest we go out here to target 6. 59 00:03:04,208 --> 00:03:06,000 It's our farthest target, 60 00:03:06,083 --> 00:03:08,625 and it's our most exposed target. 61 00:03:08,708 --> 00:03:11,750 I really think target 7 presents the least amount of risk 62 00:03:11,833 --> 00:03:14,875 to get in the water because it's just so close to shore. 63 00:03:14,958 --> 00:03:17,333 Because of the weather and how bad it's getting, 64 00:03:17,417 --> 00:03:19,833 this may be our only opportunity to dive target 6. 65 00:03:19,917 --> 00:03:23,250 -And I think that's an absolutely excellent idea. 66 00:03:23,333 --> 00:03:24,667 While you guys are doing that, 67 00:03:24,750 --> 00:03:26,500 Doug and I can make another visit to 4. 68 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:28,375 But we know there's something out there. 69 00:03:28,458 --> 00:03:30,042 -Yeah. 70 00:03:30,125 --> 00:03:31,333 -I'm convinced there is something out there. 71 00:03:31,417 --> 00:03:33,333 Give it another shot with the mag. 72 00:03:33,417 --> 00:03:35,500 See if we can focus in on it. -I think this is a good plan. 73 00:03:35,542 --> 00:03:39,042 You go finish up 4, we'll dive target 6, 74 00:03:39,125 --> 00:03:40,708 and we'll meet back here later today. 75 00:03:40,833 --> 00:03:41,917 -Alright. 76 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,458 [ Dramatic music plays ] 77 00:03:43,542 --> 00:03:47,000 ♪ 78 00:03:47,042 --> 00:03:54,083 ♪ 79 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:57,125 -With the weather clock ticking... 80 00:03:57,208 --> 00:03:59,333 -This is probably just the beginning 81 00:03:59,375 --> 00:04:01,667 of what's headed our way. 82 00:04:01,667 --> 00:04:06,667 -...Darrell and Steve move with speed to investigate target 6. 83 00:04:06,708 --> 00:04:11,500 ♪ 84 00:04:11,583 --> 00:04:13,833 -So, we're headed to target 6. 85 00:04:13,875 --> 00:04:17,167 Target 6 is the furthest target on the chart. 86 00:04:17,292 --> 00:04:19,375 And given that we have a good weather window, 87 00:04:19,458 --> 00:04:21,333 we're gonna try and take advantage of this 88 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:23,208 and get to target 6 now. 89 00:04:23,292 --> 00:04:26,500 -Are you ready, bro? -Oh, yeah. Let's do it. 90 00:04:26,583 --> 00:04:28,417 -Let's go wet. [ Claps hands ] 91 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:30,833 -It's a risk, but it's a risk worth taking. 92 00:04:30,875 --> 00:04:33,500 If the weather turns, we're gonna lose a whole day. 93 00:04:33,583 --> 00:04:35,917 And I don't have a lot of days left. 94 00:04:36,042 --> 00:04:44,292 ♪♪ 95 00:04:44,375 --> 00:04:47,500 -As Darrell and Steve head underwater, 96 00:04:47,583 --> 00:04:51,667 Captain Paco Montaner oversees the operation topside. 97 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,625 ♪♪ 98 00:04:53,708 --> 00:04:56,708 With storms on the horizon, they must keep a close eye out 99 00:04:56,833 --> 00:04:58,833 for any sudden changes in weather. 100 00:04:58,958 --> 00:05:00,583 [ Static hissing ] 101 00:05:06,042 --> 00:05:06,917 [ Water bubbling ] 102 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:13,000 -To cover ground as quickly as possible, 103 00:05:13,042 --> 00:05:16,917 Darrell and Steve divide their search area into a grid. 104 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:24,417 Each diver scans their respective side 105 00:05:24,542 --> 00:05:27,833 for any signs of the source of the magnetometer hit. 106 00:05:27,917 --> 00:05:29,333 [ Mid-tempo music plays ] 107 00:05:29,458 --> 00:05:31,667 Because the wreck may no longer be intact, 108 00:05:31,792 --> 00:05:35,167 they are also looking for signs of large debris, 109 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:36,667 as well as any smaller artifacts 110 00:05:36,792 --> 00:05:39,083 that could lead them to their target. 111 00:05:39,167 --> 00:05:40,417 [ Static hissing ] 112 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,708 ♪ 113 00:05:48,292 --> 00:05:49,833 ♪ 114 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:55,708 ♪ 115 00:05:55,792 --> 00:05:59,500 As Darrell and Steve continue their search, 116 00:05:59,625 --> 00:06:02,333 Paco spots something troubling in the skies. 117 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,750 -If it actually comes our way, 118 00:06:05,875 --> 00:06:08,167 the equipment that's there is gonna be completely unprotected. 119 00:06:08,250 --> 00:06:09,458 It'll fly. 120 00:06:09,542 --> 00:06:11,208 [ Dramatic music playing ] 121 00:06:11,292 --> 00:06:14,458 ♪ 122 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:17,042 -The forming waterspout poses extreme danger 123 00:06:17,125 --> 00:06:20,042 to the team's dive operation. 124 00:06:20,125 --> 00:06:21,708 These funnels can create wind gusts 125 00:06:21,792 --> 00:06:24,375 that exceed 95 miles per hour, 126 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,500 comparable to a Category I hurricane. 127 00:06:27,583 --> 00:06:30,167 And their movements are just as unpredictable. 128 00:06:30,250 --> 00:06:31,458 ♪♪ 129 00:06:31,542 --> 00:06:32,708 -Hey, guys. 130 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:34,333 The wind's picking up over here, 131 00:06:34,417 --> 00:06:35,833 and the waves are getting pretty choppy. 132 00:06:35,958 --> 00:06:37,625 I think you might have to wrap this one up. 133 00:06:44,667 --> 00:06:52,250 ♪ 134 00:06:52,333 --> 00:06:55,167 -Back at the dock and away from the storm 135 00:06:55,292 --> 00:06:57,667 bearing down on Darrell and Steve... 136 00:06:57,708 --> 00:06:59,000 -Heavy at the handle. Right there. 137 00:06:59,042 --> 00:07:00,500 You have it? -I have it. 138 00:07:00,583 --> 00:07:03,708 -...Garth sets out to redo the magnetometer survey 139 00:07:03,833 --> 00:07:08,458 at target 4 in hopes of a more precise reading. 140 00:07:08,542 --> 00:07:12,250 Joining him is magnetometer specialist Doug Gossage. 141 00:07:12,333 --> 00:07:17,500 ♪ 142 00:07:17,583 --> 00:07:19,250 [ Engines humming ] 143 00:07:19,333 --> 00:07:22,375 ♪ 144 00:07:22,458 --> 00:07:24,667 -We think we're off on target 4. 145 00:07:24,750 --> 00:07:27,625 Darrell and Steve dove this site a few times already, 146 00:07:27,625 --> 00:07:29,375 and we can't find the mag hit. 147 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:30,917 [ Engines humming ] 148 00:07:31,042 --> 00:07:33,292 Initially, the grid was run east to west. 149 00:07:33,375 --> 00:07:35,292 Now we're gonna run it north to south, 150 00:07:35,375 --> 00:07:37,000 perpendicular to the last time. 151 00:07:37,125 --> 00:07:38,250 It's like a checkerboard. 152 00:07:38,333 --> 00:07:39,625 We went this way once. 153 00:07:39,708 --> 00:07:41,583 Now we're gonna go this way and see 154 00:07:41,667 --> 00:07:43,250 if we can give these guys a better chance of finding it. 155 00:07:43,375 --> 00:07:45,625 -You ready? 156 00:07:45,708 --> 00:07:47,333 -The more data we collect, 157 00:07:47,417 --> 00:07:48,833 the better able we're gonna be to be 158 00:07:48,917 --> 00:07:51,542 to find out where that hit was coming from. 159 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:53,750 -Drop it? -Yeah. 160 00:07:53,833 --> 00:07:58,000 ♪ 161 00:07:58,083 --> 00:08:00,667 Okay, right there, that, what you got in your hand, yeah. 162 00:08:00,708 --> 00:08:03,167 Let the rope out gently. 163 00:08:03,208 --> 00:08:05,958 ♪ 164 00:08:06,042 --> 00:08:07,417 -Off! 165 00:08:07,542 --> 00:08:09,250 -Okay. 166 00:08:09,333 --> 00:08:11,667 Alright, we're good. 167 00:08:12,542 --> 00:08:15,375 -While Garth and Doug continue their search... 168 00:08:15,458 --> 00:08:17,167 ♪ 169 00:08:17,250 --> 00:08:18,833 ...back at target 6, 170 00:08:18,875 --> 00:08:21,833 the weather is worsening for Darrell and Steve. 171 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,167 ♪ 172 00:08:24,250 --> 00:08:26,875 [ Thunder crashing ] 173 00:08:26,958 --> 00:08:28,750 ♪ 174 00:08:28,833 --> 00:08:31,667 They face threats from an approaching storm 175 00:08:31,708 --> 00:08:34,000 and are forced to call off their dive. 176 00:08:34,042 --> 00:08:37,875 ♪ 177 00:08:37,958 --> 00:08:40,542 The deteriorating conditions have now made 178 00:08:40,625 --> 00:08:43,458 getting back in the boat even more challenging. 179 00:08:43,542 --> 00:08:45,167 [ Dramatic music playing ] 180 00:08:45,250 --> 00:08:52,333 ♪♪ 181 00:08:52,417 --> 00:08:59,542 ♪♪ 182 00:08:59,542 --> 00:09:01,500 -You got it. [ Thunder rumbling ] 183 00:09:01,583 --> 00:09:04,250 -Ooh! That's a heck of a ride coming out of there. 184 00:09:04,333 --> 00:09:06,333 -No [bleep] 185 00:09:06,417 --> 00:09:08,000 -We may have shot ourselves in the foot 186 00:09:08,083 --> 00:09:10,333 waiting to dive target 6 so late in the game. 187 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:12,458 I mean, we should have done this earlier. 188 00:09:12,542 --> 00:09:14,333 It's so far out there. 189 00:09:14,417 --> 00:09:17,708 The weather is just killing us out here. 190 00:09:17,833 --> 00:09:20,667 Here we are again, dealt with another whammy. 191 00:09:20,708 --> 00:09:22,458 Weather pattern's coming in, 192 00:09:22,583 --> 00:09:25,000 and it's starting to have a circular motion to it. 193 00:09:25,042 --> 00:09:26,875 We're worried about the waterspouts. 194 00:09:26,958 --> 00:09:29,375 We've just been cut...like that. 195 00:09:29,458 --> 00:09:31,750 Our dive day is over. 196 00:09:31,750 --> 00:09:33,125 Trying to get everybody out here as fast 197 00:09:33,208 --> 00:09:35,417 as we can to get this stuff downstairs 198 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:37,167 so it doesn't start to blow away, 199 00:09:37,250 --> 00:09:39,000 and we got to be real careful. 200 00:09:39,083 --> 00:09:41,333 You got that, man? 201 00:09:41,417 --> 00:09:43,292 We got to get this boat deck cleared. 202 00:09:43,375 --> 00:09:44,375 ♪ 203 00:09:44,458 --> 00:09:46,208 -We got to hurry. 204 00:09:46,333 --> 00:09:47,875 This thing's coming in fast. [ Engines start, rev ] 205 00:09:47,958 --> 00:09:52,958 ♪ 206 00:09:53,042 --> 00:09:57,167 -Meanwhile, back at target 4... 207 00:09:57,292 --> 00:10:00,667 Garth and magnetometer specialist Doug Gossage 208 00:10:00,750 --> 00:10:02,167 are nearly finished 209 00:10:02,208 --> 00:10:05,833 recapturing magnetometer readings at this site. 210 00:10:05,917 --> 00:10:08,833 They're hoping to confirm the presence of a large anomaly 211 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:10,958 and pinpoint its location. 212 00:10:11,042 --> 00:10:12,458 ♪ 213 00:10:12,542 --> 00:10:14,500 -We're gonna go up to this line, 214 00:10:14,625 --> 00:10:16,750 but we got to change its direction. 215 00:10:16,875 --> 00:10:19,333 ♪♪ 216 00:10:19,375 --> 00:10:23,000 -So we've been doing this for about, oh, five hours now... 217 00:10:23,083 --> 00:10:24,917 ♪♪ 218 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,625 ...and the sea has picked up massively. 219 00:10:27,708 --> 00:10:31,042 It's difficult for Doug to keep it straight. 220 00:10:31,125 --> 00:10:33,000 But at this point, I'm not sure how much longer 221 00:10:33,083 --> 00:10:35,292 we're gonna be able to try and hold this. 222 00:10:35,375 --> 00:10:38,250 -Oh, whoa. Wait. Wait. What do we have coming here? 223 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:42,083 -Oh! Here we go. 224 00:10:43,417 --> 00:10:45,708 -That's got to be target 4 right there. 225 00:10:45,833 --> 00:10:47,708 [ Dramatic music plays ] 226 00:10:47,792 --> 00:10:49,833 I've been pushing for target 4 this whole time. 227 00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:52,958 And, boom, we relocated the same hit 228 00:10:53,042 --> 00:10:55,333 that Darrell and Doug got during their initial survey. 229 00:10:58,083 --> 00:10:59,875 -Yeah. 230 00:10:59,958 --> 00:11:01,167 Exactly. 231 00:11:02,542 --> 00:11:04,292 Right. Why? 232 00:11:04,375 --> 00:11:06,167 Yeah. 233 00:11:06,208 --> 00:11:10,333 -Relocating the large anomaly at target 4 is welcome news. 234 00:11:10,417 --> 00:11:11,375 [ Monitor beeping ] -We got it. 235 00:11:11,458 --> 00:11:13,042 Let's get a GPS on it. 236 00:11:13,125 --> 00:11:15,500 -By compiling the data with their earlier survey, 237 00:11:15,625 --> 00:11:17,083 the team will now be able 238 00:11:17,167 --> 00:11:19,500 to get a more accurate location to dive. 239 00:11:19,583 --> 00:11:20,625 -Darrell and Steve are gonna be able 240 00:11:20,708 --> 00:11:22,333 to get back in the water, 241 00:11:22,417 --> 00:11:23,625 and they're gonna have a hell of a better chance 242 00:11:23,708 --> 00:11:25,500 of finding target 4 this time. 243 00:11:25,583 --> 00:11:27,208 We're a little further east, 244 00:11:27,292 --> 00:11:30,458 but the mag-hit intensity was almost exactly the same. 245 00:11:30,542 --> 00:11:32,167 ♪ 246 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,833 ♪ 247 00:11:38,875 --> 00:11:43,000 -After escaping an oncoming waterspout at target 6, 248 00:11:43,042 --> 00:11:45,625 Darrell and Steve head back toward Montecristi 249 00:11:45,708 --> 00:11:47,500 to explore target 7. 250 00:11:47,583 --> 00:11:54,417 ♪♪ 251 00:11:54,500 --> 00:11:57,167 -Target 7 is a lot closer to land than target 6, 252 00:11:57,292 --> 00:12:00,333 so we should encounter calmer weather conditions, 253 00:12:00,375 --> 00:12:03,042 but it's not a guarantee that the winds won't pick up 254 00:12:03,125 --> 00:12:05,250 and drive us off this target. 255 00:12:05,375 --> 00:12:12,208 ♪♪ 256 00:12:12,292 --> 00:12:16,167 ♪ 257 00:12:16,208 --> 00:12:18,125 -As Darrell and Steve begin their search 258 00:12:18,208 --> 00:12:20,958 for the source of the magnetometer hit, 259 00:12:21,042 --> 00:12:24,000 the cloudy waters limit their line of sight. 260 00:12:24,083 --> 00:12:25,167 ♪♪ 261 00:12:27,625 --> 00:12:29,667 -To counteract this, 262 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:32,833 they decide to use a circle search method. 263 00:12:32,875 --> 00:12:36,833 -A circle search is when you do concentric circles 264 00:12:36,875 --> 00:12:38,500 around the marker, 265 00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:40,500 and once you've completed a circle, 266 00:12:40,583 --> 00:12:43,250 you move out 20 to 40 feet at a time. 267 00:12:48,167 --> 00:12:52,000 This ensures that we don't miss anything. 268 00:12:52,083 --> 00:12:54,042 We're down to the wire at this point. 269 00:12:54,042 --> 00:12:57,542 Hopefully this will make our search as efficient as possible. 270 00:12:57,625 --> 00:13:00,458 ♪ 271 00:13:03,375 --> 00:13:04,333 [ Static hissing ] 272 00:13:07,667 --> 00:13:12,792 ♪ 273 00:13:12,875 --> 00:13:16,167 -One hour in to the search at target 7, 274 00:13:16,250 --> 00:13:19,292 and the team has yet to find the source of the reading. 275 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,750 ♪ 276 00:13:27,833 --> 00:13:29,917 They move their search slightly east, 277 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,792 towards a small reef. 278 00:13:31,875 --> 00:13:33,125 [ Static hissing ] 279 00:13:33,125 --> 00:13:37,333 ♪ 280 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:38,583 [ Metal detector chirps ] 281 00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:43,333 ♪ 282 00:13:43,458 --> 00:13:44,458 [ Metal detector squealing ] 283 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:50,917 ♪ 284 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:56,208 -[ Grunts ] 285 00:13:56,625 --> 00:14:00,000 ♪ 286 00:14:00,083 --> 00:14:01,208 [ Metal detector chirps ] 287 00:14:03,125 --> 00:14:04,917 ♪ 288 00:14:27,583 --> 00:14:30,417 ♪ 289 00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:32,917 -Darrell and Steve return to the surface 290 00:14:33,042 --> 00:14:36,083 to set aside their find for conservation. 291 00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:38,125 ♪ 292 00:14:38,208 --> 00:14:39,833 -This is a pretty interesting find, 293 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,167 but it's hard for me to say exactly what it is. 294 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:46,375 Whatever this is, though, it's not nearly large enough 295 00:14:46,458 --> 00:14:47,917 to give off the signature 296 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,167 that we got here with the magnetometer. 297 00:14:50,208 --> 00:14:56,542 ♪ 298 00:14:56,667 --> 00:15:00,667 ♪♪ 299 00:15:00,750 --> 00:15:04,833 -After separating, the team regroups back in Montecristi 300 00:15:04,958 --> 00:15:07,542 to discuss what each found at the three targets. 301 00:15:07,625 --> 00:15:09,208 -Alright, here's where we're at. 302 00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:11,042 The weather was too rough at target 6, 303 00:15:11,125 --> 00:15:13,833 but we did find something at target 7. 304 00:15:13,875 --> 00:15:15,667 Do you know what that is? 305 00:15:15,708 --> 00:15:17,542 -I'm not sure. 306 00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,417 I know some people that are much more knowledgeable on this. 307 00:15:19,417 --> 00:15:21,333 You know, it's one of those things that I think that 308 00:15:21,417 --> 00:15:25,083 I need to check into and get us an answer to see if it's just -- 309 00:15:25,167 --> 00:15:26,667 if it's related or if it's something 310 00:15:26,750 --> 00:15:28,333 that we can just forget about. 311 00:15:28,375 --> 00:15:30,167 -Okay. Yep. 312 00:15:30,208 --> 00:15:33,208 We got a pretty big mag signature here, 313 00:15:33,292 --> 00:15:35,333 and that little munition we found 314 00:15:35,458 --> 00:15:38,667 definitely isn't what caused it. 315 00:15:38,708 --> 00:15:40,792 So I want to get back to target 7 316 00:15:40,875 --> 00:15:42,750 and find out what's there. 317 00:15:42,833 --> 00:15:44,625 ♪ 318 00:15:44,708 --> 00:15:46,333 What'd you find? 319 00:15:46,375 --> 00:15:48,250 -Doug and I went out to target 4. 320 00:15:48,375 --> 00:15:51,000 We picked up the same mag hit, but it's, you know, 321 00:15:51,125 --> 00:15:54,875 150, 200 yards east of where we thought it was. 322 00:15:54,958 --> 00:15:57,042 -100 to 150 yards, 323 00:15:57,125 --> 00:16:00,333 you can't see that even when you're going straight down, 324 00:16:00,375 --> 00:16:03,125 let alone straight ahead. -Right. 325 00:16:03,208 --> 00:16:04,667 -So now, if we can catch some weather, 326 00:16:04,708 --> 00:16:07,208 we catch a break here, we can get out there. 327 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:10,292 I've got better GPS location of where that target is. 328 00:16:10,375 --> 00:16:12,333 -That's real promising because part of me wanted 329 00:16:12,417 --> 00:16:15,042 to not believe that it was bad data, right? 330 00:16:15,125 --> 00:16:16,500 -The data wasn't bad. 331 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:17,958 It was just off. -Right. 332 00:16:18,042 --> 00:16:19,208 -That's good. That's good news. 333 00:16:19,292 --> 00:16:21,000 -Now, for me, that makes sense. 334 00:16:21,125 --> 00:16:23,042 I mean, we've got a trove of things out there 335 00:16:23,167 --> 00:16:24,708 that are related to the U-boat, 336 00:16:24,833 --> 00:16:26,042 that are related to what's going on. 337 00:16:26,125 --> 00:16:27,708 There might have been an incident. 338 00:16:27,792 --> 00:16:29,250 But we're gonna need like two days 339 00:16:29,333 --> 00:16:31,250 'cause it's still business as usual. 340 00:16:31,333 --> 00:16:33,000 I mean, we've still got rough seas out there. 341 00:16:33,042 --> 00:16:34,875 We could hit another weather issue. 342 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,625 But if we can get two days of diving out there, 343 00:16:37,625 --> 00:16:39,417 we can find this target. 344 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:41,625 -With the team running short on time, 345 00:16:41,708 --> 00:16:45,417 Darrell comes up with a plan to dive the remaining targets. 346 00:16:45,417 --> 00:16:48,375 -We'll spend the next two days diving target 4, 347 00:16:48,458 --> 00:16:51,500 but let's dive target 7 tonight 348 00:16:51,583 --> 00:16:54,458 and try to locate the larger gamma reading. 349 00:16:54,542 --> 00:16:56,792 -This may be our only opportunity to dive that site. 350 00:16:56,875 --> 00:17:00,125 -The water's gonna be calm, and let's take advantage of it. 351 00:17:00,208 --> 00:17:04,625 Let's try to figure new ways to get as much done as possible. 352 00:17:04,708 --> 00:17:06,375 Let's go find a U-boat. 353 00:17:06,542 --> 00:17:09,042 ♪ 354 00:17:13,750 --> 00:17:20,000 ♪ 355 00:17:20,083 --> 00:17:23,500 -Back in Montecristi, at the team's base camp, 356 00:17:23,583 --> 00:17:25,125 Garth calls munitions expert Clayton Swansen. 357 00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:31,208 A former explosives ordnance disposal technician in the Navy, 358 00:17:31,292 --> 00:17:34,042 Clayton, is an expert in military munitions 359 00:17:34,125 --> 00:17:36,417 dating back to the First World War. 360 00:17:36,542 --> 00:17:40,208 -Hey, Clayton, man, I am really appreciating your time here. 361 00:17:40,208 --> 00:17:42,000 I got something I need to show you to see 362 00:17:42,042 --> 00:17:43,875 if you can tell me what the hell I'm looking at. 363 00:17:43,958 --> 00:17:46,583 -Yeah. No problem. Glad to help. 364 00:17:46,708 --> 00:17:50,167 -Garth hopes Clayton can identify the possible projectile 365 00:17:50,250 --> 00:17:53,583 Darrell and Steve found at target 7. 366 00:17:53,667 --> 00:17:56,833 -So, let me try and give you a shot here 367 00:17:56,917 --> 00:17:59,375 of what we're looking at. -Okay. 368 00:17:59,458 --> 00:18:02,583 -Base. Base. 369 00:18:02,708 --> 00:18:05,083 Front side. -Okay. 370 00:18:05,208 --> 00:18:08,167 -Obviously, I'm wondering if this is munitions 371 00:18:08,250 --> 00:18:11,125 that could have come from a German U-boat. 372 00:18:11,208 --> 00:18:14,292 -It's not anything that I recognize 373 00:18:14,375 --> 00:18:18,167 as World War II ordnance, German or U.S. or other. 374 00:18:18,250 --> 00:18:21,167 It's a pretty crude design, basically. 375 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:25,000 I'm thinking it probably predates World War II, 376 00:18:25,083 --> 00:18:26,750 if not World War I. 377 00:18:26,875 --> 00:18:30,458 -How does this get to the outside coast of the D.R.? 378 00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:34,083 -If it was U.S. ordnance, it's possible 379 00:18:34,167 --> 00:18:36,292 that they could have sold some of their overstock 380 00:18:36,417 --> 00:18:40,333 to the Dominican or other countries in that area. 381 00:18:40,417 --> 00:18:42,458 It could have been that a U.S. ship 382 00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:45,833 kicked it overboard when they didn't need it anymore. 383 00:18:45,875 --> 00:18:49,500 There could have been naval ships down in that area. 384 00:18:49,583 --> 00:18:53,375 And naval ships, they dump ammunition all the time 385 00:18:53,375 --> 00:18:55,375 for different reasons. 386 00:18:55,458 --> 00:18:57,708 It could have been overstock that they just kicked overboard. 387 00:18:57,792 --> 00:19:00,458 It's really hard to say. 388 00:19:00,542 --> 00:19:02,875 -But it's certainly not from a U-boat? 389 00:19:02,958 --> 00:19:05,500 -No, I don't believe it is. -Okay. Fair enough. 390 00:19:05,583 --> 00:19:09,375 That's not the greatest news, 391 00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:13,667 but knowing it's not associated with a U-boat, it does help. 392 00:19:13,708 --> 00:19:15,333 Absolutely. 393 00:19:15,417 --> 00:19:17,792 So, this round didn't come from a U-boat, 394 00:19:17,875 --> 00:19:21,333 but it isn't what set off our magnetometer hit, either. 395 00:19:21,375 --> 00:19:23,458 So there's still something big waiting for us tonight 396 00:19:23,542 --> 00:19:24,750 at target 7. 397 00:19:24,875 --> 00:19:26,708 [ Dramatic music playing ] 398 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:35,333 ♪♪ 399 00:19:35,375 --> 00:19:38,333 -Nighttime is not optimal to dive, 400 00:19:38,417 --> 00:19:40,417 especially where we're at, 401 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:43,708 but we have to take advantage of what little time we have left. 402 00:19:43,833 --> 00:19:47,583 ♪♪ 403 00:19:47,708 --> 00:19:48,792 [ Air hisses ] 404 00:19:50,917 --> 00:19:58,292 ♪ 405 00:20:02,583 --> 00:20:06,542 ♪ 406 00:20:17,083 --> 00:20:19,875 ♪ 407 00:20:19,958 --> 00:20:20,833 [ Static ] 408 00:20:36,583 --> 00:20:38,583 ♪ 409 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:44,542 ♪ 410 00:20:59,833 --> 00:21:02,500 ♪ 411 00:21:03,625 --> 00:21:05,875 -[Bleep] 412 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,458 [Bleep] 413 00:21:17,083 --> 00:21:19,333 -I really thought this was a U-boat. 414 00:21:19,375 --> 00:21:22,125 But as we get closer, it's clear that it's not. 415 00:21:22,208 --> 00:21:24,500 And that's a real disappointment. 416 00:21:30,583 --> 00:21:34,250 I'm not sure if this is another case of a ship 417 00:21:34,333 --> 00:21:36,667 being in the wrong place at the wrong time, 418 00:21:36,750 --> 00:21:38,917 like the other wrecks that we found. 419 00:21:44,042 --> 00:21:46,125 Regardless, this isn't a U-boat, 420 00:21:46,208 --> 00:21:48,083 and that's what we're out here to find. 421 00:21:48,208 --> 00:21:50,917 So it's time to move on from this target. 422 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,833 If we only had this kind of water during the day 423 00:21:52,875 --> 00:21:55,083 because we could dive all day in this. 424 00:21:55,208 --> 00:21:58,417 -Is it unbelievable how calm it is now 425 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:02,542 and then, 7 hours from now, 30-knot winds? 426 00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:04,000 -I know. 427 00:22:04,042 --> 00:22:06,292 ♪ 428 00:22:09,708 --> 00:22:11,333 -As Darrell Miklos and his team 429 00:22:11,458 --> 00:22:14,333 make preparations to dive at target 4... 430 00:22:14,375 --> 00:22:16,000 -Let me show you guys something, alright? 431 00:22:16,125 --> 00:22:18,875 -...Captain Paco Montaner shares troubling news 432 00:22:18,958 --> 00:22:23,250 that threatens to end their nearly month-long search. 433 00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:26,000 -This is us today. Right? -Yeah. Right. 434 00:22:26,083 --> 00:22:29,208 -And basically our position right there on that dot. 435 00:22:29,208 --> 00:22:30,667 -Right. 436 00:22:30,792 --> 00:22:31,958 -See all the weather incoming? -Yeah. 437 00:22:32,042 --> 00:22:33,333 -And look here, South of us. 438 00:22:33,417 --> 00:22:35,500 You see the -- the circular motion? 439 00:22:35,583 --> 00:22:37,125 -That's like a tropical depression, eh? 440 00:22:37,208 --> 00:22:40,792 -Yes. So just wait until the next day. 441 00:22:40,875 --> 00:22:42,333 -It's moving towards us. 442 00:22:42,458 --> 00:22:45,042 -And it's gonna cross the island. 443 00:22:45,125 --> 00:22:48,208 -And we're gonna be hit by the North side of that storm. 444 00:22:48,292 --> 00:22:50,458 -And once it crosses to North, 445 00:22:50,542 --> 00:22:53,000 then it develops into a completely circular motion. 446 00:22:53,042 --> 00:22:55,958 That looks like a small hurricane or a tropical storm. 447 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:59,292 But definitely enough to stop diving operations around here. 448 00:22:59,375 --> 00:23:01,167 -Yeah. 449 00:23:01,250 --> 00:23:05,042 -According to new forecasts, a storm will make landfall 450 00:23:05,125 --> 00:23:08,667 in the Dominican Republic in just 48 hours. 451 00:23:08,750 --> 00:23:13,458 The team has now just two days left in their search. 452 00:23:13,542 --> 00:23:16,333 -There's no diving in that. It's just too risky. 453 00:23:16,417 --> 00:23:18,500 -That's a barrage of storms developing. 454 00:23:18,583 --> 00:23:21,958 I can see at least -- There's one, two, three, four. 455 00:23:22,042 --> 00:23:26,375 That's four storms coming our way, one right after the other. 456 00:23:26,458 --> 00:23:28,833 This would be months for us to wait this out. 457 00:23:28,917 --> 00:23:30,292 There's no way. 458 00:23:30,375 --> 00:23:32,917 -It is a pattern that is going to continue 459 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,042 all through the fall, into the winter. 460 00:23:35,125 --> 00:23:38,292 Storm every week. 461 00:23:38,375 --> 00:23:40,500 -So that's it. -That's it, bro. 462 00:23:40,583 --> 00:23:43,583 -Welcome to hurricane season. -Yeah. 463 00:23:43,667 --> 00:23:46,875 Just -- Just open the door. Here we are. 464 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,208 ♪♪ 465 00:23:49,292 --> 00:23:51,000 I think that we're all disappointed 466 00:23:51,083 --> 00:23:54,583 at how early the hurricanes are coming this year. 467 00:23:54,667 --> 00:23:57,542 But this forecast is bad news for the search. 468 00:23:57,625 --> 00:24:01,625 It's absolutely devastating that we're almost out of time. 469 00:24:01,708 --> 00:24:04,083 But I'm not ready to go home empty-handed. 470 00:24:04,167 --> 00:24:13,125 ♪ 471 00:24:13,208 --> 00:24:15,833 -Early the next morning, 472 00:24:15,833 --> 00:24:19,708 with approximately 36 hours before the storm makes landfall, 473 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:22,167 the team embarks to target 4, 474 00:24:22,292 --> 00:24:24,500 where Garth's new magnetometer data 475 00:24:24,583 --> 00:24:26,958 indicates a new area to dive. 476 00:24:27,042 --> 00:24:30,000 -Go. -Go ahead. 477 00:24:30,083 --> 00:24:32,625 -Oh! -It's on the bottom. 478 00:24:32,708 --> 00:24:34,875 Clear in the bow now. Clear in the bow. You're good. 479 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,833 -We're really excited to dive this and see what's down there. 480 00:24:37,917 --> 00:24:40,375 Cross your fingers. This is the sub. 481 00:24:40,500 --> 00:24:43,750 However, today is not the perfect day. 482 00:24:43,833 --> 00:24:45,667 Let's throw a current line out by the side here 483 00:24:45,708 --> 00:24:48,542 because that back end is gonna come up 484 00:24:48,625 --> 00:24:51,083 four and five feet at a time, man. That's nasty. 485 00:24:51,167 --> 00:24:53,750 -You're looking at like six-foot rollers at times. 486 00:24:53,833 --> 00:24:55,875 -Yeah. On the set. -Spot on. 487 00:24:55,958 --> 00:24:57,875 -Let's just knock it out of the park. 488 00:24:57,958 --> 00:25:00,667 Let's go find it. -Let's go get this one. Come on. 489 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:03,292 -We got up at the crack of dawn this morning 490 00:25:03,375 --> 00:25:05,083 to beat the choppy water. 491 00:25:05,167 --> 00:25:08,333 But already the conditions look less than ideal. 492 00:25:08,417 --> 00:25:11,292 We may have only an hour or so to dive today. 493 00:25:11,375 --> 00:25:12,958 That last swell, 494 00:25:13,042 --> 00:25:15,375 that whole platform was six foot off the water, 495 00:25:15,375 --> 00:25:17,833 and then it went under the water one foot. 496 00:25:17,875 --> 00:25:21,167 So there's a seven-foot swing, so be careful. 497 00:25:21,250 --> 00:25:29,333 ♪♪ 498 00:25:29,417 --> 00:25:38,250 ♪♪ 499 00:25:43,292 --> 00:25:46,250 -The mag hit we got, it is massive. 500 00:25:46,375 --> 00:25:49,250 That's sensing the magnetic resonance 501 00:25:49,333 --> 00:25:51,458 of an object that is down there. 502 00:25:51,542 --> 00:25:53,833 It's just down there. 503 00:25:53,958 --> 00:25:58,333 It takes a long time to crisscross an area, 504 00:25:58,375 --> 00:26:03,333 multiple dives sometimes to find out where that's coming from. 505 00:26:03,375 --> 00:26:07,500 -Darrell and Steve focus their attention on the reef system 506 00:26:07,583 --> 00:26:10,583 occupying much of the target 4 area. 507 00:26:10,667 --> 00:26:12,958 Over decades, it's natural for shipwrecks 508 00:26:13,042 --> 00:26:17,333 to transform into a habitat for coral and marine life. 509 00:26:17,375 --> 00:26:19,375 While it presents a possible lead, 510 00:26:19,458 --> 00:26:20,792 this blanket of life 511 00:26:20,875 --> 00:26:23,583 can also camouflage wrecks or other debris. 512 00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:25,833 So Darrell and Steve will use a metal detector 513 00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:28,458 to pinpoint any hidden clues. 514 00:26:28,542 --> 00:26:29,917 [ Metal detector squealing ] 515 00:26:32,667 --> 00:26:35,667 Twenty minutes into their search, 516 00:26:35,750 --> 00:26:39,292 Darrell and Steve get their first lucky break. 517 00:26:39,292 --> 00:26:42,500 ♪ 518 00:26:42,583 --> 00:26:44,083 [ Static ] 519 00:26:51,208 --> 00:26:54,125 ♪ 520 00:26:58,542 --> 00:27:01,583 -We pull out something that looks like a tool, 521 00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:04,333 but it's not like any tool that I've ever seen. 522 00:27:04,417 --> 00:27:06,250 It looks old. 523 00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:09,333 So I want to get it topside so we can conserve it properly 524 00:27:09,458 --> 00:27:11,583 and examine it even more closely. 525 00:27:16,917 --> 00:27:19,042 ♪ 526 00:27:19,125 --> 00:27:21,667 -As Darrell and Steve bring the object to the boat, 527 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:24,250 heavy winds make conditions on the surface 528 00:27:24,333 --> 00:27:26,250 even more challenging. 529 00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:32,750 -They'll be doing a slow ascent for safety reasons. 530 00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:36,167 When they come up, hopefully we hit this in a lull, 531 00:27:36,208 --> 00:27:38,333 which we are not in now. 532 00:27:38,375 --> 00:27:40,417 -Hey, Steve, 533 00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:43,500 it looks pretty rough right below the ass end of the boat. 534 00:27:43,542 --> 00:27:46,333 -Yes. Be very careful. 535 00:27:46,417 --> 00:27:48,792 -Just grab that, uh, line. 536 00:27:48,875 --> 00:27:51,333 -Garth holds the line steady to give the divers 537 00:27:51,417 --> 00:27:55,250 something to hold on to as they try to get back onboard. 538 00:27:55,333 --> 00:28:02,375 ♪ 539 00:28:02,458 --> 00:28:09,875 ♪ 540 00:28:09,958 --> 00:28:12,958 -Yeah, yeah. Wait one, wait one. 541 00:28:13,042 --> 00:28:18,208 ♪♪ 542 00:28:18,292 --> 00:28:20,667 You got it. 543 00:28:23,667 --> 00:28:25,667 -As bad as I want to get back down there 544 00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:27,792 and keep searching for that mag hit, 545 00:28:27,875 --> 00:28:30,750 this weather is an all-stop for us. 546 00:28:30,833 --> 00:28:33,167 It's frustrating because that means we just have to 547 00:28:33,208 --> 00:28:37,500 hope tomorrow's weather gives us one more chance at it. 548 00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:40,000 Whatever's dumping this material on there, 549 00:28:40,042 --> 00:28:43,167 it's got to be right next to it or within the vicinity of that. 550 00:28:43,208 --> 00:28:46,417 So there's got to be something bigger down there. 551 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:51,000 ♪ 552 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,208 ♪ 553 00:28:54,292 --> 00:28:59,458 -In Montecristi, Garth calls naval historian Bob Cembrola. 554 00:28:59,542 --> 00:29:01,042 -Hey, Bob. How are you doing, man? 555 00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:03,292 -Good. How about you? -Good. 556 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:05,333 -Bob is the curator for the Naval War College Museum 557 00:29:05,375 --> 00:29:07,708 in Newport, Rhode Island, and he has been involved 558 00:29:07,792 --> 00:29:12,000 in numerous underwater archeological projects. 559 00:29:12,083 --> 00:29:14,083 As the team waits for the weather to clear, 560 00:29:14,208 --> 00:29:16,417 Garth wants to learn more about the artifact 561 00:29:16,500 --> 00:29:19,167 found earlier today at target 4. 562 00:29:19,208 --> 00:29:21,375 -We're still down here in the Caribbean, 563 00:29:21,458 --> 00:29:23,125 you know, doing our thing. 564 00:29:23,208 --> 00:29:25,042 And I want to bring one thing in particular right now 565 00:29:25,125 --> 00:29:27,083 to you to see if you could help me out with it. 566 00:29:27,208 --> 00:29:28,875 You check this out. It's, uh -- 567 00:29:28,958 --> 00:29:30,792 It's metal, obviously. It's steel. 568 00:29:30,875 --> 00:29:32,958 It's got little quirky things all over it, right? 569 00:29:33,042 --> 00:29:36,375 -And there's no markings on it? -The one end has tabs on it, 570 00:29:36,458 --> 00:29:39,958 but it has these, uh, ridges with grooves in it. 571 00:29:40,042 --> 00:29:41,917 And then it looks like a key, honestly. 572 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,875 It looks like a big, giant key, right? 573 00:29:43,958 --> 00:29:46,000 -Yeah, it's probably from a deck gun. 574 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,333 Anti-aircraft, probably. -Equipment for the gun itself? 575 00:29:49,375 --> 00:29:51,667 -Yes. Yes. -One of the quick maintenance tools? 576 00:29:51,708 --> 00:29:53,917 -Oh, yeah. It's -- I would -- 577 00:29:54,042 --> 00:29:57,167 It's pretty certain that came off of a U-boat. 578 00:29:59,417 --> 00:30:01,667 -So, how does something like this, then, end up in the water, 579 00:30:01,708 --> 00:30:04,333 I mean, you know, if it is an isolated find? 580 00:30:04,375 --> 00:30:06,667 -Well, it could have fallen directly off the U-boat 581 00:30:06,750 --> 00:30:09,375 by accident or if he had to do an emergency dive. 582 00:30:09,458 --> 00:30:10,875 -Yeah. 583 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,542 -Early in World War II, 584 00:30:12,625 --> 00:30:14,500 U-boats avoided Allied airplane attacks 585 00:30:14,583 --> 00:30:17,833 by performing what became known as a crash dive. 586 00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:20,333 The commander would ready the sub to dive in minutes 587 00:30:20,417 --> 00:30:22,833 to avoid the barrage of .50-caliber bullets 588 00:30:22,917 --> 00:30:25,292 from the aircraft. 589 00:30:25,375 --> 00:30:28,167 Could this multi-tool be further proof of a battle 590 00:30:28,250 --> 00:30:31,333 that could have taken place at target 4? 591 00:30:31,417 --> 00:30:34,875 -In a situation where -- you know, emergency dive, 592 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,833 especially if somebody's coming in from an airplane 593 00:30:36,917 --> 00:30:39,667 to shoot you, you want to get your ass below -- 594 00:30:39,708 --> 00:30:41,292 below deck, right? -Yeah. 595 00:30:41,375 --> 00:30:43,583 And you're not gonna worry about losing a wrench, 596 00:30:43,583 --> 00:30:45,333 that's for sure. -[ Laughs ] 597 00:30:45,417 --> 00:30:48,667 No, no, that'd be about the last thing, right? 598 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:52,792 You're pretty sure this is, then, you know, a gun tool? 599 00:30:52,875 --> 00:30:54,375 -I think so. 600 00:30:54,458 --> 00:30:57,208 -In and of itself, that's encouraging. 601 00:30:57,292 --> 00:31:00,167 The fact that this multi-tool was used on German deck guns 602 00:31:00,250 --> 00:31:01,750 is a big deal. 603 00:31:01,833 --> 00:31:02,833 These deck guns were standard air defense 604 00:31:02,875 --> 00:31:04,083 for U-boats during the war, 605 00:31:04,208 --> 00:31:06,000 especially towards the end of the war 606 00:31:06,042 --> 00:31:08,250 when the Allied air power had grown so formidable. 607 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:10,292 We have the tool for the deck gun. 608 00:31:10,375 --> 00:31:13,083 Now we have to find the deck gun on the U-boat. 609 00:31:13,167 --> 00:31:14,833 Hey, Bob, I really appreciate your time. 610 00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:16,250 -Oh, it's my pleasure. 611 00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:17,833 And if you want to talk again, anytime. 612 00:31:17,917 --> 00:31:19,667 -Alright. Thanks a lot, man. 613 00:31:19,750 --> 00:31:26,333 ♪♪ 614 00:31:26,375 --> 00:31:29,708 -Later that night, Garth meets with Darrell and Steve 615 00:31:29,792 --> 00:31:31,333 to report his findings. 616 00:31:31,333 --> 00:31:33,167 -So, the item recovered from this morning -- 617 00:31:33,250 --> 00:31:36,000 I checked with Bob Cembrola -- and what we have here, 618 00:31:36,083 --> 00:31:37,875 it's a multi-tool for a German machine gun, 619 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,500 and it's quite likely from a U-boat. 620 00:31:40,542 --> 00:31:44,167 -Wow. -It's another piece in that trail 621 00:31:44,292 --> 00:31:46,375 that you guys have been tracking down. 622 00:31:46,542 --> 00:31:48,833 So, adding this to the assemblage of artifacts 623 00:31:48,917 --> 00:31:51,167 we've already recovered from target 4, 624 00:31:51,250 --> 00:31:54,250 like the flak canister cover, 625 00:31:54,333 --> 00:31:57,167 these are things that would have been on the deck of a boat 626 00:31:57,208 --> 00:32:00,667 when it was getting attacked and fighting off an aircraft. 627 00:32:00,792 --> 00:32:02,333 That's where the .50-cal round comes in. 628 00:32:02,417 --> 00:32:04,625 There's men on the deck. They're working. 629 00:32:04,708 --> 00:32:08,292 They go to an emergency dive to get out of there. 630 00:32:08,375 --> 00:32:10,333 This stuff's gonna fall off the deck. 631 00:32:10,375 --> 00:32:12,250 It's gonna be left behind as they get below. 632 00:32:12,333 --> 00:32:14,333 Nobody wants to risk their life for a spanning tool 633 00:32:14,375 --> 00:32:15,958 for the machine gun. -Right. 634 00:32:16,042 --> 00:32:17,333 -I'm sure they have another one. 635 00:32:17,458 --> 00:32:19,833 So, as that thing is going down, these are lost. 636 00:32:19,917 --> 00:32:22,042 That mag hit could be the U-boat. 637 00:32:23,625 --> 00:32:26,500 -We are getting too close. There's too many clues 638 00:32:26,542 --> 00:32:30,208 that are pointing us towards that mag hit. 639 00:32:30,292 --> 00:32:32,958 -Could Garth's theory be correct? 640 00:32:33,042 --> 00:32:35,833 Could this multi-tool be further proof of a battle 641 00:32:35,875 --> 00:32:38,208 that could have taken place at target 4 642 00:32:38,292 --> 00:32:42,250 between Allied aircraft and a German U-boat? 643 00:32:42,333 --> 00:32:45,292 And if so, were they simply fighting for their lives, 644 00:32:45,375 --> 00:32:47,208 or could the U-boats have been carrying something 645 00:32:47,292 --> 00:32:50,208 the Germans were willing to die to protect? 646 00:32:50,292 --> 00:32:53,167 -I'm not letting this one escape us. 647 00:32:53,208 --> 00:32:55,000 Let's go dive this thing tomorrow. 648 00:32:55,083 --> 00:32:58,583 We're on the trail to a treasure-laden U-boat. 649 00:32:58,667 --> 00:33:02,542 [ Thunder rumbles ] 650 00:33:02,625 --> 00:33:10,250 ♪ 651 00:33:10,333 --> 00:33:14,292 -The next morning, the team returns to target 4 652 00:33:14,375 --> 00:33:17,167 for what is likely their last dive this season. 653 00:33:18,875 --> 00:33:20,917 [ Metal detector squealing ] -Yeah. 654 00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,458 -There you go. -Yeah. We're good. 655 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,167 -Okay? Beautiful. -Yeah. We're on. 656 00:33:24,292 --> 00:33:27,083 -That tropical depression that Paco told us about 657 00:33:27,208 --> 00:33:30,583 will be on top of us in less than 24 hours. 658 00:33:30,667 --> 00:33:35,667 This is our last chance to find that large mag hit at target 4. 659 00:33:35,750 --> 00:33:37,542 So we've got to stay focused. 660 00:33:37,625 --> 00:33:41,333 Alright, bro, you ready? -I'm ready, man. Let's do this. 661 00:33:41,333 --> 00:33:51,000 ♪ 662 00:33:51,083 --> 00:33:53,542 -As Darrell and Steve begin their search... 663 00:33:57,500 --> 00:33:59,583 -...Garth monitors the weather topside 664 00:33:59,667 --> 00:34:02,792 for any changes that could cut their operation short. 665 00:34:02,875 --> 00:34:10,417 ♪ 666 00:34:14,792 --> 00:34:17,292 ♪ 667 00:34:24,458 --> 00:34:32,542 ♪ 668 00:34:43,917 --> 00:34:48,792 ♪ 669 00:34:55,833 --> 00:35:02,833 ♪ 670 00:35:13,375 --> 00:35:18,458 [ Metal detector squealing ] 671 00:35:22,875 --> 00:35:24,833 -Twenty minutes into their search, 672 00:35:24,917 --> 00:35:27,000 the metal detector picks up a hit. 673 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:29,167 [ Metal detector squealing ] 674 00:35:35,708 --> 00:35:38,375 [ Metal detector squealing ] 675 00:35:43,542 --> 00:35:44,583 ♪ 676 00:35:48,333 --> 00:35:51,292 ♪ 677 00:35:51,375 --> 00:35:53,833 -In the final hours before a tropical storm 678 00:35:53,958 --> 00:35:56,042 hits the Dominican Republic, 679 00:35:56,125 --> 00:35:58,250 Darrell and Steve get a hit on their detector. 680 00:36:01,042 --> 00:36:02,667 [ Metal detector squealing ] 681 00:36:18,625 --> 00:36:20,500 ♪ 682 00:36:20,542 --> 00:36:22,833 The team decides to search the perimeter of the mound 683 00:36:22,875 --> 00:36:26,792 to see if the detector picks up anything else unusual. 684 00:36:26,875 --> 00:36:28,792 [ Metal detector squealing ] 685 00:36:36,542 --> 00:36:39,333 -This mound is consistent with the size and shape 686 00:36:39,458 --> 00:36:41,833 you'd expect for a buried U-boat. 687 00:36:41,917 --> 00:36:44,542 The good news is we may have found our mag hit. 688 00:36:44,625 --> 00:36:46,417 The bad news is getting to it 689 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:49,417 will take an entirely different plan 690 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:51,417 and one we don't have time for. 691 00:37:01,167 --> 00:37:02,833 ♪ 692 00:37:08,417 --> 00:37:12,208 ♪ 693 00:37:12,292 --> 00:37:14,042 -Finding a mound that appears large enough 694 00:37:14,125 --> 00:37:17,833 to cover a buried U-boat raises an interesting possibility. 695 00:37:17,875 --> 00:37:20,875 Due to the constantly shifting nature of sand 696 00:37:20,958 --> 00:37:22,667 on the ocean floor, 697 00:37:22,750 --> 00:37:24,625 it's not uncommon for large objects 698 00:37:24,708 --> 00:37:28,250 or even shipwrecks to be buried over time. 699 00:37:28,333 --> 00:37:32,417 In Wissant, France, a German sub known as UC-61 700 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:35,750 was scuttled in 1917 at the end of World War I. 701 00:37:35,833 --> 00:37:39,958 By 1930, the wreck was largely buried by sand. 702 00:37:40,042 --> 00:37:43,417 Today, the wreck appears every two to three years, 703 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:46,333 when weather and tides expose it for a brief time 704 00:37:46,458 --> 00:37:48,792 before burying it once again. 705 00:37:48,875 --> 00:37:52,167 ♪♪ 706 00:37:52,208 --> 00:37:54,000 As Darrell and Steve continue to look 707 00:37:54,083 --> 00:37:57,208 for an entrance into the mound, 708 00:37:57,292 --> 00:38:00,167 the conditions above them are worsening. 709 00:38:00,292 --> 00:38:03,083 -The weather is deteriorating. It was clear. 710 00:38:03,167 --> 00:38:07,542 Now things are moving in, and it is getting bad out here. 711 00:38:07,625 --> 00:38:09,833 This is not where you want to be in a hurricane. 712 00:38:09,917 --> 00:38:12,083 Darrell and Steve had better find something fast. 713 00:38:12,167 --> 00:38:13,833 We have got to get out of here. 714 00:38:13,875 --> 00:38:17,792 ♪ 715 00:38:20,042 --> 00:38:23,250 As soon as possible. As soon as possible, you need to get back up here. 716 00:38:30,375 --> 00:38:33,333 -With a tropical storm front blowing in, 717 00:38:33,375 --> 00:38:36,292 Garth calls Darrell and Steve back up to the surface. 718 00:38:36,375 --> 00:38:38,833 -My hand's here if you need it. 719 00:38:38,958 --> 00:38:41,208 -I should be okay. 720 00:38:41,333 --> 00:38:43,500 [ Grunts ] 721 00:38:45,125 --> 00:38:55,083 ♪ 722 00:38:55,292 --> 00:38:58,667 -With weather conditions rapidly deteriorating, 723 00:38:58,750 --> 00:39:01,375 Darrell checks in with Paco topside. 724 00:39:01,458 --> 00:39:03,833 -So, bud -- Whoa! 725 00:39:06,958 --> 00:39:09,000 How are we looking, man? 726 00:39:09,083 --> 00:39:11,333 -Not -- Not good. 727 00:39:11,417 --> 00:39:14,708 This is six to seven feet solid and rising. 728 00:39:14,833 --> 00:39:18,500 We got 23-mile-an-hour winds and also on the rise. 729 00:39:18,542 --> 00:39:22,333 So it's definitely gonna go 8 to 10 feet very soon. 730 00:39:22,417 --> 00:39:25,125 We need to make our way to safe port. 731 00:39:25,208 --> 00:39:27,333 This is going to get pretty ugly. 732 00:39:27,417 --> 00:39:30,167 -Uh-huh. -Look out! 733 00:39:30,208 --> 00:39:32,167 Watch it! -Whoa! 734 00:39:32,250 --> 00:39:34,917 -Watch it. I mean, this is dangerous, man. 735 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,125 This is the beginning of a system that's incoming 736 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,792 the next three days. 737 00:39:38,875 --> 00:39:41,958 Might develop to a hurricane right on top of us. 738 00:39:42,042 --> 00:39:44,333 -[Bleep] [Bleep] 739 00:39:44,417 --> 00:39:46,333 -I know you don't want to hear this, 740 00:39:46,375 --> 00:39:50,125 but I think your diving season is over. 741 00:39:50,208 --> 00:39:52,417 -It's disappointing to come this close 742 00:39:52,417 --> 00:39:54,333 just to call it quits. 743 00:39:54,333 --> 00:39:58,500 But we have a big storm moving in and several more behind it, 744 00:39:58,542 --> 00:40:01,875 which means our expedition is over. 745 00:40:01,958 --> 00:40:09,208 ♪ 746 00:40:09,333 --> 00:40:17,125 ♪♪ 747 00:40:17,208 --> 00:40:19,500 -As the crew pulls into the harbor, 748 00:40:19,583 --> 00:40:22,458 the storm begins to descend on Montecristi. 749 00:40:22,542 --> 00:40:24,500 -We've finally gotten into the dock. 750 00:40:24,625 --> 00:40:27,500 We're being evicted from the Caribbean from that right there. 751 00:40:27,583 --> 00:40:29,875 Hurricane will be here today, tomorrow. 752 00:40:29,958 --> 00:40:32,250 But we have to clear the boat, get everything off of it, 753 00:40:32,333 --> 00:40:35,458 get our gear in storage, and get the hell out of here. 754 00:40:37,542 --> 00:40:40,833 -Let's go, guys. Let's pack it up. Let's go, let's go. 755 00:40:40,875 --> 00:40:42,750 -They quickly begin the process 756 00:40:42,833 --> 00:40:46,083 of packing up the boat for the season. 757 00:40:46,167 --> 00:40:51,000 -It's bittersweet to come this far and to have to stop now. 758 00:40:51,125 --> 00:40:53,500 -This is heavy. It's heavy. 759 00:40:53,583 --> 00:40:55,667 -But I'm not giving up hope. 760 00:40:55,750 --> 00:40:58,167 Ever since my father and I started looking 761 00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:00,417 for these lost U-boats, 762 00:41:00,542 --> 00:41:03,375 this is the closest I have ever come to finding out 763 00:41:03,458 --> 00:41:05,333 where these U-boats went. 764 00:41:05,375 --> 00:41:06,875 That's it, boys. 765 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,292 I'm satisfied that the clues we found 766 00:41:09,375 --> 00:41:14,333 are pointing to a bigger mystery unfolding here in Montecristi. 767 00:41:14,375 --> 00:41:16,833 -As the team leaves the Dominican Republic, 768 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,333 questions still remain. 769 00:41:20,375 --> 00:41:24,292 What mysteries lie buried beneath the mound at target 4? 770 00:41:24,375 --> 00:41:26,292 And could it harbor the very treasure 771 00:41:26,375 --> 00:41:28,708 Darrell has pursued for decades? 772 00:41:28,792 --> 00:41:30,625 -I think we may have found something here, 773 00:41:30,708 --> 00:41:33,708 and in a few months, when hurricane season passes, 774 00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:35,667 I'm coming back to find out 775 00:41:35,750 --> 00:41:38,667 what's under that mound at target 4. 776 00:41:38,708 --> 00:41:42,667 I'm not stopping until I find what I'm looking for. 777 00:41:42,708 --> 00:41:49,667 ♪