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narrator: Tonight on
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"The Bermuda Triangle:
Into Cursed Waters"...
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- On top of the spike
right now.
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[dramatic music]
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- If you want to make
discoveries,
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sometimes you gotta push
the edges of the envelope
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just a little bit.
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narrator: What caused
these Cold War jets
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to crash
off the coast of Florida?
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- Right there. There he is.
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- Oh, there was somebody
trying to get out.
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narrator:
Did they fall prey to a curse
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that plagued an unlucky
aircraft carrier?
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- If this bears out,
there's an unexploded
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atomic weapon
sitting off Florida.
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narrator:
The team hits the water...
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narrator:
And makes a historic find.
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- This just provides
what we've been
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trying to figure out
with this mystery wreck.
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[dramatic music]
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narrator:
There is a place that evokes
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fear and fascination.
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Bounded by Florida,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico,
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the Bermuda Triangle
has swallowed
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countless ships, 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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narrator: Their secret weapon,
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a wreck map
decades in the making.
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- These are dangerous dives.
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- Ah!
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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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[water burbling]
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[tense music]
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- Good morning.
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- How are we doing?
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- I have friends that are
commercial fishermen,
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and they're pursuing the fish,
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not the story, not the history.
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But they can guide us
to find the wrecks.
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We were made aware of this
wreck called Chang's Wreck,
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named after Jimmy Chang,
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who was the commercial
fisherman that first found it.
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♪ ♪
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narrator: Shipwreck hunters
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Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
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often find their best
mysteries from local hearsay.
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Today, they're sailing
to the underwater object
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known locally
as Chang's Wreck.
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It lies 57 nautical miles
off the coast of Florida,
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just north
of the Bermuda Triangle.
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Rumor has it that
it's an aircraft wreck.
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- Commercial spearfisherman
had been on it,
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and they saw it was
obviously an aircraft.
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They saw the wings.
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They saw the fuselage.
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So we had that information.
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They didn't know
what kind of aircraft it was,
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but word quickly got out
about this new wreck site.
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- So we're going down 240 feet.
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Uh, we're gonna plan
25-30 minutes on the bottom.
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We're gonna try and put
a shot line in the water.
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Once the shot line's
in the water,
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hopefully we don't have
too much current,
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and we'll be able
to follow that shot line
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straight down to the wreck.
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- We don't really know
what exactly is down there.
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So to actually go down
and discover for yourself,
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not to be told about it,
but you actually
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looking into it and uncovering
that lost history,
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that's the passion
that drives us.
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[propellers whirring]
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narrator:
The waters in and around
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the Bermuda Triangle
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have claimed over 50 aircraft,
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many lost without explanation.
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The team is hoping that
Chang's Wreck is the answer
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to a series of plane crashes
that happened here
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over 60 years ago.
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In July 1960,
a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier,
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the USS "Saratoga,"
entered these waters
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and experienced
a run of bad luck.
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- When you look at the history
on the USS "Saratoga,"
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they did a lot of patrols
off the coast of Florida
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in the area that is known
as the Bermuda Triangle,
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and so it started getting this
reputation as an unlucky ship
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around about 1959, 1960,
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because of some accidents
that were documented
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from that aircraft carrier.
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- July 1960, you have
to remember that
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we're at the part
of the Cold War that is now
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really starting to heat up.
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USS "Saratoga"
is actually on patrol
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in the Bermuda Triangle area,
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and this area is
pretty much a hotbed.
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In 1959, you have
the Cuban Revolution,
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which brings Castro to power,
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and now you have an entry
point for the Soviet Union.
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They could bring in missiles.
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They could bring in aircraft.
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They may even be able
to bring in their own navy.
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And so this became the most
hotly contested environment
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in the entire Cold War.
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narrator: July 26, 1960,
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a strategic bomber
on a practice run
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is approaching the "Saratoga."
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A mile from the flight deck,
it crashes into the waves,
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killing the pilot,
William N. Collier,
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and his two crewmen.
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Three days later,
another plane of the same type
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hits the flight deck briefly
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before careening
over the side,
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killing three more men.
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The pilot of the second plane
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was Commander
Charles T. Frohne.
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- Dad was always a hero.
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In World War II, my dad flew
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over 11 different
types of aircraft.
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He had 162 missions.
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- He was also awarded
the Flying Cross
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and a number of air medals.
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narrator:
Both the "Saratoga's"
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ill-fated jets
were A-3 Skywarriors,
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new aircraft
capable of carrying
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nuclear bombs.
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They crashed in water so deep,
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they were written off
as unsalvageable.
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Their precise location
is not recorded,
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but in the general vicinity
of Chang's Wreck.
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- Being a military aviator,
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we're taught from day one that
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we're not all guaranteed to--
to make it back.
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It's extremely sobering
when we're able
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to bring additional details
to that family
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so that they understand
what really happened
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in those last moments
of their loved ones
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so they can hopefully rest
a little bit easier.
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[dramatic music]
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narrator: Captain Will Hinton
navigates to the coordinates
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for Chang's Wreck.
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Then he and Jimmy locate
the submerged structure.
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- The target's almost
microscopic on our radar.
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It's almost just
a tiny blip with a few--
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luckily some fish
swimming around it.
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Can see some
of the discolorations
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in the pattern.
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- You notice any current,
any push to the north?
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- I am seeing already
a push to the north.
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- Oh, yeah.
I can see it right there.
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- Yeah.
It pushed me way off already.
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- That sucks.
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narrator: Stronger
than expected currents
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mean Jimmy needs a new plan.
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- All right, guys.
This is a little different.
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We're going to hot drop
onto the wreck.
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So we have a lot
of current today.
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We need to get in and get down
as quick as possible.
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- We have a very, very strong
surface current.
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We're hoping that the current
doesn't go all the way down,
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but we're assuming that it is.
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- All right.
On top of the spike right now.
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700 feet.
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- We're also trying
to factor in
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how much further away we should
be dropping the divers,
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considering the depth.
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The visibility isn't great.
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They could easily lose
each other on the way down.
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So there's kind of
a lot going on
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in the hopes that
this dive goes well.
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It's actually
a lot of pressure.
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[laughs]
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- Neutral.
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Dive, dive, dive!
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- Because
the current's so strong,
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they're trying to go down
as fast as they can.
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That's why they have
the scooters.
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[whirring]
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You are essentially going
full throttle.
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If you turn your head
the wrong way,
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your mask actually might fly
off your face.
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They're literally going
into the abyss.
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Like, they don't know
what's in front of them.
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narrator:
The strong current has created
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a blizzard
of biological matter,
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and visibility is
less than 20 feet.
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At 240 feet down,
they only have 25 minutes
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to explore before
they must resurface.
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narrator: Finally,
the sharp edges of a plane
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emerge from the depths.
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narrator: What appears to be
a wing comes into view.
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narrator:
And then the engine mount,
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with no trace of the engine.
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Not far from the wing,
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they see what appears to be
the cockpit,
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split off from
the rest of the wreck.
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narrator: There are no signs
of human remains.
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With the dive clock
running out,
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the divers must return
to the surface.
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- The bags just came up.
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Uh, that means that
they're leaving the bottom.
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They're leaving
the 220, 240 range,
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and they're starting
their slow ascent.
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narrator: If the divers come
to the surface too quickly,
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they'll suffer
a potentially deadly condition
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called the bends.
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They must spend at least an
hour at depth to decompress.
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Unfortunately, they have
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a fast-moving visitor
circling them.
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[dramatic music]
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narrator: Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
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have just discovered
an airplane
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240 feet underwater
in the Bermuda Triangle.
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It may be one of two
missing Navy jets
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that crashed off an
aircraft carrier in 1960.
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Now they must spend an hour
halfway to the surface
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so that nitrogen can leave
their bodies.
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- So it's not uncommon
when we're on decompression
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that sharks appear.
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But you have to keep in mind,
these are wild animals,
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and they're not predictable.
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narrator: Silky sharks are
large, with cutting teeth,
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and can be dangerous
to divers.
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[laughter]
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narrator: After the dive
on Chang's Wreck,
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Captain Will Hinton is
running his sonar
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on the way back to port
in St. Augustine.
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It's a standard practice
for wreck hunters
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always on the lookout
for new targets.
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[beeping]
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The sonar pings
something down below.
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- Hey, Jimmy.
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Come check this out real quick.
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I noticed there's a bit
of a spike right here.
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- It's about the size of, uh--
of what we were just on.
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Let's, um, circle back around.
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Let's see if we can ping it
from a different direction.
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- All right.
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♪ ♪
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- Look at that.
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It's holding fish.
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We have structure for sure.
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- I'm gonna go ahead
and remark this location,
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just to show that
it's an active site.
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- Yeah.
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narrator:
It looks like another plane,
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similar in size and shape
to the one they just dove on.
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Have they accidentally found
both A-3 Skywarriors
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that crashed off
the USS "Saratoga" in 1960?
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Last year, the team made
its biggest find
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with a similar happy accident.
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They found a piece of
the space shuttle "Challenger"
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while looking for
a lost World War II plane.
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- We should come back out
in the next couple days.
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We should have
some good weather,
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and let's--let's jump on it.
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287
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narrator: Once ashore,
Jimmy and Mike
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meet with pilot and combat
veteran Jason Harris
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and military historian
David O'Keefe
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to review their dive footage.
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- Right here,
we're seeing the wing.
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- Oh, wow.
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- Uh, the wreck sits
upside down.
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Uh, you see the two pylons
with the engines,
295
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but the engines have
just ripped loose,
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and they're probably
several hundred feet away
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in the distance.
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You can see where
they were originally
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mounted under the wing.
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It's definitely
a large aircraft,
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twin jet engines
slung under the wings.
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- Based on its size
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as well as where
the engines were hung at,
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it becomes pretty clear that
this is the A-3 Skywarrior.
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narrator: The most
telling clue is the cockpit.
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♪ ♪
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The A-3 Skywarrior cockpit
had a unique configuration
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with three crewmen
crammed in together,
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making them vulnerable.
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- The A-3 Skywarrior was
such a large aircraft,
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they had to lighten as much
weight as they could,
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so they took out
the ejection seats
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on this particular aircraft.
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And so if they had
an issue in the aircraft,
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the air crew members,
they were not able
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to get out by way
of ejection seat.
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And so that was part of why
they nicknamed it
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the A3D, "all three dead."
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[dramatic music]
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narrator: This is probably
one of the two
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Skywarriors lost off
the cursed carrier "Saratoga."
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But is it the jet flown
by Captain Collier
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or the one flown
by Commander Frohne?
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- I find it's important
to tell the stories
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of these lost aviators,
326
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because while
it might not have been
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an incident in wartime,
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they were training in
their defense of this country,
329
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and I think they should be
remembered as well.
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narrator: Mike and Jimmy
prepare for another dive
331
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while Jason and David
will gather details
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to help identify
whose plane is now
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lying at Chang's wrecksite.
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They head
to Jacksonville, Florida,
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to meet a renowned expert
on historic aircraft.
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Roy Stafford served
as a Marine fighter pilot
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flying off aircraft carriers,
338
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and he knows the A-3 well.
339
00:14:16,958 --> 00:14:18,208
- Good to see you again,
brother.
340
00:14:18,375 --> 00:14:19,542
How you been?
- It's nice to see you.
341
00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:20,833
- Likewise.
- How you doing?
342
00:14:20,917 --> 00:14:22,167
- Coming to have
a conversation with Roy,
343
00:14:22,292 --> 00:14:23,583
that's literally like coming
to talk to Yoda.
344
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Roy is so knowledgeable.
345
00:14:25,917 --> 00:14:28,042
He has so much experience,
so much background.
346
00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:30,917
- So was the A-3 specifically
designed for carrier ops?
347
00:14:31,042 --> 00:14:32,083
- Oh, absolutely.
- Or did they--really?
348
00:14:32,250 --> 00:14:33,417
- Absolutely.
349
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And it's the largest
operational airplane
350
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to ever operate
off an aircraft carrier.
351
00:14:37,375 --> 00:14:39,375
- Was this a challenging
airplane to fly, Roy?
352
00:14:39,542 --> 00:14:41,333
- Yeah, carrier aviation is--
353
00:14:41,417 --> 00:14:43,833
I don't think the public
ever really understands
354
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or appreciates what
a dangerous environment it is.
355
00:14:46,250 --> 00:14:48,500
- The impression I'm getting
is next to combat--
356
00:14:48,625 --> 00:14:50,000
and correct me if I'm wrong--
357
00:14:50,083 --> 00:14:51,333
this is the most
dangerous thing
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that you could possibly do.
- I think so.
359
00:14:53,042 --> 00:14:54,833
- We know we have
a Skywarrior down there,
360
00:14:54,958 --> 00:14:56,417
and the question is, what type?
361
00:14:56,542 --> 00:14:59,292
- Yeah, the airplane was
a very adaptable aircraft.
362
00:14:59,417 --> 00:15:01,667
It served initially
as a bomber,
363
00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:05,083
and then later on it was
converted to surveillance.
364
00:15:05,250 --> 00:15:07,125
It had the camera mounts,
365
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which you could see
through the portals.
366
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Then later on,
the transport version had
367
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passenger windows, you know,
along the bomb bay area.
368
00:15:15,250 --> 00:15:16,500
- So what you're telling us is,
369
00:15:16,583 --> 00:15:17,708
in each one of these versions,
370
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there is a unique signature.
- Yes.
371
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narrator:
These unique configurations
372
00:15:22,125 --> 00:15:24,417
could help ID the wreck,
373
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but Roy says there's something
else the team needs to know.
374
00:15:29,458 --> 00:15:31,583
- There was a rumor
going around
375
00:15:31,708 --> 00:15:33,500
there was an A-3 crashed
off Mayport
376
00:15:33,625 --> 00:15:35,958
and that it may have had
a nuclear device on board.
377
00:15:36,042 --> 00:15:39,167
[dramatic music]
378
00:15:39,292 --> 00:15:40,625
- So right in the area
where this was found?
379
00:15:40,708 --> 00:15:41,833
- Yeah.
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♪ ♪
381
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- If this bears out,
there's an unexploded
382
00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,667
atomic weapon
sitting off Florida.
383
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♪ ♪
384
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narrator:
The team went looking
385
00:15:51,083 --> 00:15:53,333
for two missing Skywarriors.
386
00:15:53,417 --> 00:15:56,667
Now there's a third one,
lost in 1957,
387
00:15:56,833 --> 00:15:59,125
that they now need
to consider.
388
00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:04,042
And this one might have gone
down with a nuclear bomb.
389
00:16:04,167 --> 00:16:05,833
- We thought
everything was benign,
390
00:16:05,917 --> 00:16:08,542
but there was an occasion
where there might have been a--
391
00:16:08,708 --> 00:16:10,333
what they call
a "Broken Arrow."
392
00:16:10,458 --> 00:16:12,542
- When you hear
the term Broken Arrow,
393
00:16:12,708 --> 00:16:15,500
that essentially means that
there was an unexpected event
394
00:16:15,667 --> 00:16:17,000
with a nuclear weapon.
395
00:16:17,125 --> 00:16:18,667
That unexpected event
could have been
396
00:16:18,792 --> 00:16:21,417
an accidental firing,
an accidental detonation.
397
00:16:21,583 --> 00:16:22,833
It could have been
398
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the potential loss
of a weapon,
399
00:16:24,750 --> 00:16:27,208
or in certain cases
where they actually had to
400
00:16:27,375 --> 00:16:29,417
ditch the weapon out at sea.
401
00:16:29,542 --> 00:16:32,125
narrator: The American
government has publicly
402
00:16:32,250 --> 00:16:35,375
acknowledged there are
32 possible nuclear weapons
403
00:16:35,542 --> 00:16:38,333
accidents since 1950.
404
00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:42,708
The accident Roy is referring
to happened in 1957.
405
00:16:42,875 --> 00:16:44,417
♪ ♪
406
00:16:44,542 --> 00:16:46,292
- The interesting part was
that this was not
407
00:16:46,417 --> 00:16:48,625
reported publicly
for a couple of months,
408
00:16:48,792 --> 00:16:51,167
and likely because
the United States government
409
00:16:51,292 --> 00:16:53,167
wanted to keep it
under wraps until they could
410
00:16:53,292 --> 00:16:55,000
figure out what was going on.
411
00:16:55,083 --> 00:16:58,000
As a matter of fact,
it was only in August
412
00:16:58,083 --> 00:17:00,125
when President Eisenhower
stated
413
00:17:00,208 --> 00:17:03,792
one of the planes off
Jacksonville on June 19th
414
00:17:03,917 --> 00:17:06,167
had to jettison
an atomic bomb.
415
00:17:06,250 --> 00:17:08,667
There doesn't seem to be
any subsequent report
416
00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:10,417
or follow-up on this.
417
00:17:10,542 --> 00:17:12,875
narrator: The White House said
there was no danger,
418
00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,250
but that wasn't the word
among sailors.
419
00:17:16,375 --> 00:17:19,042
- So what you're saying is,
is that there was an accident
420
00:17:19,208 --> 00:17:23,125
with an A-3 Skywarrior
that jettisoned a weapon,
421
00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:24,500
and then it also went
down in the water.
422
00:17:24,625 --> 00:17:26,167
- Yeah.
423
00:17:26,333 --> 00:17:28,208
The indications
were something was dropped
424
00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:30,708
that caused it to be listed
as a--as a Broken Arrow.
425
00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:32,958
- I think, you know, our number
one priority that we need
426
00:17:33,042 --> 00:17:34,292
to make certain that
everyone understands
427
00:17:34,417 --> 00:17:36,500
is that there is
a potential that there
428
00:17:36,667 --> 00:17:37,833
could be a nuclear weapon
somewhere in that vicinity.
429
00:17:37,958 --> 00:17:39,292
- Yeah.
430
00:17:39,375 --> 00:17:41,167
I mean, odds are
it's gonna be very slim
431
00:17:41,292 --> 00:17:42,958
that this is gonna be it,
but better safe than sorry.
432
00:17:43,083 --> 00:17:44,833
- Absolutely.
433
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,792
[line ringing]
434
00:17:47,875 --> 00:17:48,833
- Hey, David.
435
00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,333
- Look, Jason and I are here,
436
00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:51,833
and we got some stuff
you gotta hear.
437
00:17:51,917 --> 00:17:53,500
- Hey, guys.
438
00:17:53,625 --> 00:17:55,625
We had a chance to chat
with Roy recently,
439
00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:59,417
and definitely identified this
as an A-3 Skywarrior.
440
00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:01,417
But one of
the interesting things
441
00:18:01,542 --> 00:18:04,125
he shared with us is that
there was another potential
442
00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,917
A-3 Skywarrior aircraft
that might have been carrying
443
00:18:07,042 --> 00:18:09,000
a nuclear weapon,
and they might have had
444
00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:10,958
to ditch that nuclear weapon
in the water.
445
00:18:11,042 --> 00:18:13,083
♪ ♪
446
00:18:13,208 --> 00:18:14,875
- Wow. Okay.
That's, uh, important news.
447
00:18:15,042 --> 00:18:16,292
[chuckles]
- Yeah.
448
00:18:16,375 --> 00:18:17,750
So you're saying
there could potentially be
449
00:18:17,875 --> 00:18:19,125
a nuke on board?
450
00:18:19,250 --> 00:18:21,000
- We just aren't sure,
and we just want
451
00:18:21,083 --> 00:18:22,250
to make certain that
we alert you guys so that
452
00:18:22,375 --> 00:18:24,167
you can be safe
on that next dive.
453
00:18:24,292 --> 00:18:26,167
- Yeah, just make sure
you keep Jimmy on a leash.
454
00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,750
Don't let him go poking around
with anything, okay?
455
00:18:27,875 --> 00:18:28,875
- Roger that.
456
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,458
- Be safe on that next dive,
457
00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:31,417
and definitely let us know
what you guys find out.
458
00:18:36,625 --> 00:18:38,292
narrator: Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
459
00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:40,583
have been investigating
a mystery wreck
460
00:18:40,708 --> 00:18:42,417
in the Bermuda Triangle.
461
00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:46,542
Most likely, they've found
one of two A-3 Skywarriors
462
00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:50,458
that crashed off
the USS "Saratoga" in 1960.
463
00:18:50,542 --> 00:18:53,167
♪ ♪
464
00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,333
But they've also learned
of a third jet
465
00:18:55,458 --> 00:18:57,667
that crashed in 1957
466
00:18:57,833 --> 00:19:00,125
while carrying a nuclear bomb
that was rumored
467
00:19:00,208 --> 00:19:02,333
to be capable of exploding.
468
00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:05,833
♪ ♪
469
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,500
They've decided to seek
some advice.
470
00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:12,917
Captain Bill Toti served
as weapons officer
471
00:19:13,042 --> 00:19:16,292
and second in command
of nuclear armed submarines,
472
00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:20,500
later commanding
USS "Indianapolis."
473
00:19:20,583 --> 00:19:23,458
♪ ♪
474
00:19:23,542 --> 00:19:27,333
- So, Bill, we know we have
a A-3 Skywarrior back in 1957,
475
00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:31,167
with a nuclear weapon on board,
running drills.
476
00:19:31,292 --> 00:19:33,542
How often was that
occurring back then?
477
00:19:33,667 --> 00:19:34,667
- Fairly often.
478
00:19:34,833 --> 00:19:37,250
I mean, this was pretty common.
479
00:19:37,375 --> 00:19:40,042
You had to be certified
to employ nuclear weapons,
480
00:19:40,208 --> 00:19:43,708
whether you were a submarine
or a bomber squadron
481
00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:45,333
or an aircraft carrier.
482
00:19:45,458 --> 00:19:47,208
So there was a certain
number of times
483
00:19:47,375 --> 00:19:49,292
you would need to fly
with nuclear weapons
484
00:19:49,458 --> 00:19:51,292
to retain certification.
485
00:19:51,417 --> 00:19:55,667
- How dangerous is it to dive
on a wreck site like that?
486
00:19:55,792 --> 00:19:57,208
- There's this thing
in the Navy that we call
487
00:19:57,333 --> 00:19:59,000
operational risk management,
488
00:19:59,125 --> 00:20:02,750
which is probability
times consequence.
489
00:20:02,875 --> 00:20:05,500
Now, the probability that
this particular plane was
490
00:20:05,583 --> 00:20:09,833
carrying a nuke is low,
but the consequence if it were
491
00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:11,042
would be high.
492
00:20:11,167 --> 00:20:13,167
♪ ♪
493
00:20:13,292 --> 00:20:15,750
I hasten to point out,
from the radiation standpoint,
494
00:20:15,875 --> 00:20:19,958
water is a great moderator
of nuclear radiation.
495
00:20:20,083 --> 00:20:23,167
So if there were a nuclear core
down there somewhere,
496
00:20:23,292 --> 00:20:25,167
it's gonna be moderated
significantly
497
00:20:25,250 --> 00:20:26,667
simply by the water.
498
00:20:26,792 --> 00:20:29,167
You honestly--the depth
you guys are diving,
499
00:20:29,292 --> 00:20:31,667
the depth poses
a much greater risk for you
500
00:20:31,750 --> 00:20:35,167
than any risk
from potential radiation
501
00:20:35,292 --> 00:20:38,375
off of a weapon
that's probably not there.
502
00:20:38,542 --> 00:20:39,625
- Very useful information.
503
00:20:39,750 --> 00:20:42,542
And I mean,
it put my mind at ease,
504
00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:44,250
and now we can focus
on the job at hand.
505
00:20:44,375 --> 00:20:45,917
We need to identify
which A-3 Skywarrior
506
00:20:46,042 --> 00:20:47,583
we actually are diving on.
507
00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:52,292
♪ ♪
508
00:20:52,417 --> 00:20:53,958
narrator: The next day,
Mike and Jimmy
509
00:20:54,083 --> 00:20:55,542
are back at sea.
510
00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:57,917
♪ ♪
511
00:20:58,042 --> 00:21:01,125
After their first dive, where
they found an A-3 Skywarrior,
512
00:21:01,208 --> 00:21:03,958
they were heading back
to shore when sonar
513
00:21:04,042 --> 00:21:06,375
picked up
another mystery plane.
514
00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:09,958
It's the right size,
shape, and location
515
00:21:10,083 --> 00:21:13,333
to be another one
of the planes.
516
00:21:13,458 --> 00:21:16,708
But the Bermuda Triangle's
unpredictable weather
517
00:21:16,833 --> 00:21:20,000
is making it difficult
to get to the location.
518
00:21:20,125 --> 00:21:23,750
- We've got a cell approaching
within the next 4 miles.
519
00:21:23,875 --> 00:21:26,208
That essentially means
we've got a pretty good storm
520
00:21:26,333 --> 00:21:28,167
right in front of us.
521
00:21:28,250 --> 00:21:30,000
♪ ♪
522
00:21:30,125 --> 00:21:32,667
narrator: Storms pop up
frequently in these waters,
523
00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:36,000
but it won't stop them
from diving.
524
00:21:36,125 --> 00:21:37,625
- When you want
to make discoveries,
525
00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:38,958
sometimes you gotta push
the edges of the envelope
526
00:21:39,042 --> 00:21:39,958
just a little bit.
527
00:21:40,083 --> 00:21:42,500
[dramatic music]
528
00:21:42,667 --> 00:21:44,042
♪ ♪
529
00:21:44,167 --> 00:21:45,292
- Right on top of it.
530
00:21:45,417 --> 00:21:46,625
- All right, Will. Throw it.
531
00:21:46,750 --> 00:21:49,833
♪ ♪
532
00:21:49,958 --> 00:21:53,208
narrator: Mike and Jimmy feel
okay about this upcoming dive,
533
00:21:53,375 --> 00:21:57,000
but safety diver
Kiki Dee is nervous.
534
00:21:57,125 --> 00:21:58,875
- When things change,
they're out of my control,
535
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,250
and I have no idea
what's going on with them--
536
00:22:00,375 --> 00:22:02,167
they could have
a ripping current,
537
00:22:02,333 --> 00:22:03,708
we could get a weird squall--
538
00:22:03,875 --> 00:22:05,167
- Neutral.
539
00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:07,375
- It does stress me out
a little bit.
540
00:22:07,542 --> 00:22:09,250
We are in the Bermuda Triangle,
so anything can happen.
541
00:22:09,375 --> 00:22:11,417
♪ ♪
542
00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:15,292
[tense music]
543
00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:16,875
narrator: Meanwhile,
Jason and David
544
00:22:17,042 --> 00:22:18,750
have made a breakthrough.
545
00:22:18,875 --> 00:22:22,167
They've found a witness
named Phil Wilcoxson.
546
00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:24,125
He served
on the accident-prone
547
00:22:24,208 --> 00:22:26,333
USS "Saratoga,"
548
00:22:26,417 --> 00:22:29,167
and he has information
that may help answer
549
00:22:29,292 --> 00:22:30,917
whether the plane
the team found
550
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,333
is the A-3 flown
by Captain Collier
551
00:22:34,417 --> 00:22:37,833
or the one piloted
by Commander Frohne.
552
00:22:37,917 --> 00:22:39,792
- We are really excited
about talking to you today,
553
00:22:39,875 --> 00:22:41,542
because of course,
we understand that
554
00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:43,500
you were serving on
the "Saratoga" in 1960.
555
00:22:43,625 --> 00:22:44,833
- Yes.
556
00:22:44,958 --> 00:22:50,708
I went aboard the "Saratoga"
in June of 1959.
557
00:22:50,875 --> 00:22:53,500
I was on the flight deck
as a plane captain.
558
00:22:53,542 --> 00:22:55,708
- What exactly is
a plane captain?
559
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,083
- That's your bird.
560
00:22:57,208 --> 00:22:58,583
It's your place
to look after it,
561
00:22:58,708 --> 00:23:00,667
make sure it's got
the right amount of fuel,
562
00:23:00,833 --> 00:23:02,333
all the oils
and everything are
563
00:23:02,458 --> 00:23:04,167
where they're supposed to be,
564
00:23:04,292 --> 00:23:06,375
and then when it finally gets
flight time,
565
00:23:06,542 --> 00:23:10,125
you put the pilot in the seat,
and then you turn it over.
566
00:23:10,208 --> 00:23:11,667
♪ ♪
567
00:23:11,792 --> 00:23:13,500
- If you take us back
to July 1960
568
00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:15,542
when this accident happened,
569
00:23:15,708 --> 00:23:17,958
you were on deck
ready to perform your duty,
570
00:23:18,042 --> 00:23:20,542
and I guess we're trying to get
a picture of what happened.
571
00:23:20,708 --> 00:23:22,417
So that's why we're trying
to get as much detail
572
00:23:22,542 --> 00:23:24,292
as possible from you.
573
00:23:24,417 --> 00:23:26,667
- Okay.
574
00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:29,583
narrator:
Phil saw Frohne's plane crash
575
00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:31,583
and recently came
into possession
576
00:23:31,708 --> 00:23:35,583
of film shot that day.
577
00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:40,583
- The guy that's president
of the "Saratoga" Association
578
00:23:40,708 --> 00:23:45,167
enlightened me about a video of
the last part of the accident.
579
00:23:45,250 --> 00:23:46,542
- Video?
- Wow.
580
00:23:46,667 --> 00:23:47,625
- Yeah.
- There's film footage of this?
581
00:23:47,792 --> 00:23:48,917
- Yeah.
582
00:23:49,042 --> 00:23:50,250
- You're kidding me.
583
00:23:50,375 --> 00:23:52,458
- And--
584
00:23:52,542 --> 00:23:54,292
- When was this shot?
This was shot on the day?
585
00:23:54,417 --> 00:23:56,958
- It was shot
as it was going on.
586
00:23:57,083 --> 00:23:58,417
- Okay. So look.
587
00:23:58,583 --> 00:24:00,000
Let's play it
right through first,
588
00:24:00,167 --> 00:24:01,667
and then we'll come back,
and we'll dissect it.
589
00:24:01,792 --> 00:24:04,667
♪ ♪
590
00:24:04,792 --> 00:24:07,000
- Evidently,
his tailhook broke.
591
00:24:07,125 --> 00:24:08,333
- Yeah, it looks like
592
00:24:08,458 --> 00:24:09,333
the tailhook did
catch briefly.
593
00:24:09,458 --> 00:24:10,917
- Yeah.
594
00:24:11,042 --> 00:24:14,125
- Slowing him down enough
or too much.
595
00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:15,667
You can see--look,
he's trying to climb, right?
596
00:24:15,792 --> 00:24:17,625
But he has no speed whatsoever.
597
00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:19,250
- He's trying to get
some air under his wings.
598
00:24:19,375 --> 00:24:20,375
- Gotcha. Okay.
599
00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:21,750
Wingtip in. Nose in.
600
00:24:21,875 --> 00:24:23,292
- Yeah.
601
00:24:23,375 --> 00:24:25,000
- And then it cuts,
and then we see...
602
00:24:25,125 --> 00:24:27,167
♪ ♪
603
00:24:27,292 --> 00:24:28,500
- That right there.
- Yeah.
604
00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:29,958
- The white spot.
605
00:24:30,042 --> 00:24:31,458
That's a guy's helmet.
606
00:24:31,583 --> 00:24:32,917
- Right there.
There he is.
607
00:24:33,042 --> 00:24:34,708
Oh, there was somebody
trying to get out.
608
00:24:34,833 --> 00:24:36,917
- Yeah.
That's a guy's flight helmet.
609
00:24:37,042 --> 00:24:38,042
- Whoa.
610
00:24:38,167 --> 00:24:40,875
♪ ♪
611
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,833
- And you're 90 foot
above the water.
612
00:24:42,917 --> 00:24:44,667
- Yeah.
613
00:24:44,750 --> 00:24:48,167
- You're not gonna jump off
that carrier and get to him.
614
00:24:48,292 --> 00:24:50,333
- Wow.
- It just ain't gonna happen.
615
00:24:50,458 --> 00:24:52,542
♪ ♪
616
00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:54,250
- You know,
watching Phil relive it
617
00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:56,083
was really emotional.
618
00:24:56,208 --> 00:24:58,833
You know, you can still see
he's haunted by it.
619
00:24:59,042 --> 00:25:00,917
- And now we have
a lot more information
620
00:25:01,042 --> 00:25:03,000
to give to the dive team
to go on and to work with.
621
00:25:03,125 --> 00:25:04,167
- Yeah.
622
00:25:04,292 --> 00:25:05,667
We're so close to solving this.
623
00:25:05,833 --> 00:25:07,208
It's just gonna take
one more dive.
624
00:25:11,667 --> 00:25:13,208
narrator: In stormy waters,
625
00:25:13,333 --> 00:25:15,458
Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
626
00:25:15,583 --> 00:25:18,667
are searching for three
missing A-3 Skywarriors
627
00:25:18,792 --> 00:25:22,250
lost near
the Bermuda Triangle.
628
00:25:22,375 --> 00:25:26,667
They've already found one A-3
in the water north of here.
629
00:25:26,833 --> 00:25:29,042
The target they're diving now
was located
630
00:25:29,208 --> 00:25:31,708
by chance on sonar.
631
00:25:31,833 --> 00:25:36,708
One of the missing planes also
jettisoned a nuclear weapon.
632
00:25:36,875 --> 00:25:39,542
It could still be
sitting down below.
633
00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:42,167
[dramatic music]
634
00:25:42,250 --> 00:25:43,833
- Neutral.
635
00:25:43,958 --> 00:25:50,500
♪ ♪
636
00:25:50,625 --> 00:25:53,000
- We saw the water get
more and more turbid
637
00:25:53,125 --> 00:25:54,917
from all the sediment
and biological matter
638
00:25:55,042 --> 00:25:56,333
in the water column.
639
00:25:56,458 --> 00:25:58,167
♪ ♪
640
00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:02,333
narrator:
The team hits the bottom.
641
00:26:02,458 --> 00:26:04,333
The strong southern current
642
00:26:04,458 --> 00:26:06,833
has stirred up
clouds of sediment,
643
00:26:06,917 --> 00:26:09,625
and the divers can barely see
each other.
644
00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:14,833
- When you have
a big video light
645
00:26:14,958 --> 00:26:16,542
trying to illuminate
the bottom,
646
00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,000
it's like driving
with your high beams on
647
00:26:19,125 --> 00:26:20,333
in a snowstorm.
648
00:26:20,417 --> 00:26:27,208
♪ ♪
649
00:26:29,167 --> 00:26:30,667
- We have a fixed point.
That's the anchor.
650
00:26:30,875 --> 00:26:32,500
That's the grapple hook.
651
00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:34,083
So I basically tied
a line off to that
652
00:26:34,208 --> 00:26:36,625
and ran some line out
from it on the reel,
653
00:26:36,792 --> 00:26:38,125
and basically,
that's the radius.
654
00:26:38,208 --> 00:26:39,792
So now I'm just running
a radius around
655
00:26:39,875 --> 00:26:42,000
in a circle
from that central point,
656
00:26:42,083 --> 00:26:44,042
hoping to intersect
into wreckage.
657
00:26:44,125 --> 00:26:46,292
♪ ♪
658
00:26:46,458 --> 00:26:50,125
narrator: Mike completes one
circle, but finds nothing.
659
00:26:50,250 --> 00:26:53,333
♪ ♪
660
00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:54,875
narrator:
So he extends his search
661
00:26:55,042 --> 00:26:56,792
another 10 feet
from the anchor
662
00:26:56,875 --> 00:26:58,833
and circles it again,
663
00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,417
feeling his way
along the murky seafloor.
664
00:27:02,542 --> 00:27:03,875
♪ ♪
665
00:27:04,042 --> 00:27:06,042
There it is.
666
00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:07,375
It's not a bomb.
667
00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:10,375
♪ ♪
668
00:27:10,542 --> 00:27:13,292
narrator: It's an airplane.
669
00:27:13,375 --> 00:27:16,958
♪ ♪
670
00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:19,375
- A lot of wiring,
a lot of components.
671
00:27:19,542 --> 00:27:21,542
Uh, like,
stainless steel plumbing.
672
00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:23,833
Like, thin, like,
high-pressure lines.
673
00:27:23,958 --> 00:27:25,667
Then moving
a little bit farther away,
674
00:27:25,792 --> 00:27:27,708
you start seeing
a turbine engine,
675
00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:29,500
seeing the fan blades,
and then on the opposite side,
676
00:27:29,667 --> 00:27:31,000
you see the intake for that.
677
00:27:31,042 --> 00:27:32,875
♪ ♪
678
00:27:33,042 --> 00:27:35,667
narrator: It's definitely
a jet aircraft,
679
00:27:35,708 --> 00:27:37,875
but what kind?
680
00:27:37,958 --> 00:27:40,292
♪ ♪
681
00:27:40,417 --> 00:27:42,333
- We're gonna have to go back
and review the footage,
682
00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:43,875
uh, bring it
to the rest of the team
683
00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,667
and kind of go over some stuff.
684
00:27:45,833 --> 00:27:47,708
But I think we might be able
to get some kind
685
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,333
of an identification from it.
686
00:27:50,417 --> 00:27:52,375
- Looking around
on the bottom,
687
00:27:52,542 --> 00:27:54,708
we didn't see any signs that
there was a nuclear weapon
688
00:27:54,875 --> 00:27:56,167
here at any point in time.
689
00:27:56,333 --> 00:27:58,000
♪ ♪
690
00:27:58,167 --> 00:28:00,250
narrator: Jimmy and Mike
return to St. Augustine
691
00:28:00,375 --> 00:28:04,000
to evaluate their dive footage
with the rest of the team.
692
00:28:04,125 --> 00:28:05,500
♪ ♪
693
00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:07,083
- All right, guys.
694
00:28:07,208 --> 00:28:08,833
So we got out there
and we were able to get
695
00:28:08,958 --> 00:28:11,208
on that second site that
we had run over
696
00:28:11,375 --> 00:28:13,250
on the way in that last time.
697
00:28:13,417 --> 00:28:16,917
And uh, we ended up coming
across a couple engines
698
00:28:17,042 --> 00:28:19,833
and metal debris
from this--this plane wreck.
699
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,250
- We got some footage
to show you here.
700
00:28:21,375 --> 00:28:23,667
- Okay.
701
00:28:23,750 --> 00:28:25,500
- We have a very compact site.
702
00:28:25,583 --> 00:28:28,083
We have the two engines
side by side.
703
00:28:28,250 --> 00:28:30,917
♪ ♪
704
00:28:31,083 --> 00:28:32,708
Basically almost on top
of the landing gear,
705
00:28:32,833 --> 00:28:34,500
which is very petite.
706
00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:37,583
Small wheels. Uh, very squat.
707
00:28:37,708 --> 00:28:39,625
- So it turns out
it was a plane,
708
00:28:39,792 --> 00:28:41,500
but it was not an A-3.
709
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,125
- Really?
- Yeah.
710
00:28:43,250 --> 00:28:44,958
♪ ♪
711
00:28:45,042 --> 00:28:46,333
- When comparing that
to archival images
712
00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,875
of naval aircraft,
713
00:28:49,042 --> 00:28:51,667
we were able to identify it.
714
00:28:51,792 --> 00:28:54,083
We realized
this is an S-3 Viking.
715
00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:55,333
♪ ♪
716
00:28:55,542 --> 00:28:56,833
- The S-3 Viking was
717
00:28:56,958 --> 00:28:58,667
actually designed
and designated
718
00:28:58,792 --> 00:29:01,000
specifically as an
anti-submarine aircraft,
719
00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:03,083
operating off
of aircraft carriers.
720
00:29:03,250 --> 00:29:04,750
- What happened
to the crew in this?
721
00:29:04,833 --> 00:29:06,375
- So what was interesting
about this,
722
00:29:06,542 --> 00:29:07,958
I was able to track down
the pilot of this aircraft,
723
00:29:08,125 --> 00:29:09,333
and he relayed
the whole incident to me
724
00:29:09,458 --> 00:29:10,750
of what happened.
725
00:29:10,875 --> 00:29:12,167
They basically lost control,
and they all
726
00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,667
had to eject
from the aircraft.
727
00:29:13,792 --> 00:29:15,500
And unlike
other aircraft crashes
728
00:29:15,667 --> 00:29:18,583
that we typically come across,
everyone survived on this.
729
00:29:18,708 --> 00:29:20,000
So it was a very happy ending.
730
00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:20,833
- Sounds like
they were fortunate.
731
00:29:20,958 --> 00:29:22,417
They got pretty lucky.
732
00:29:22,542 --> 00:29:25,167
narrator: The team can
cross off one target.
733
00:29:25,250 --> 00:29:28,000
Now they shift their attention
back to Chang's Wreck,
734
00:29:28,167 --> 00:29:30,792
which they know is an A-3.
735
00:29:30,917 --> 00:29:33,458
But is it
Captain Collier's jet?
736
00:29:33,625 --> 00:29:35,750
Is it Commander Frohne's?
737
00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:39,583
Or is it the bomb-carrying
jet from 1957?
738
00:29:39,708 --> 00:29:41,667
♪ ♪
739
00:29:41,833 --> 00:29:44,667
David shares the footage
of Frohne's crash.
740
00:29:44,833 --> 00:29:46,250
- I think if you take
a look at this,
741
00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:48,667
you guys are gonna get
a better handle on the kind of,
742
00:29:48,792 --> 00:29:50,458
you know, fingerprints,
if you will,
743
00:29:50,542 --> 00:29:52,042
that you're gonna need when
you're down on your next dive.
744
00:29:52,167 --> 00:29:53,208
- Sounds good.
Let's take a look at it.
745
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:56,167
♪ ♪
746
00:29:56,250 --> 00:29:58,208
- Yeah, you can see he's--
he's dropping down,
747
00:29:58,333 --> 00:30:00,208
and he gets just a bit
too close to the water.
748
00:30:00,375 --> 00:30:02,667
As that wing dips
and it catches the water,
749
00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:04,208
that's when
things become fatal
750
00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:06,208
for that particular pilot
that day.
751
00:30:06,292 --> 00:30:08,792
You know, when that aircraft
actually impacted the water,
752
00:30:08,875 --> 00:30:10,958
it's possible that the gear
weren't fully retracted,
753
00:30:11,083 --> 00:30:12,958
'cause it takes some time
for that gear
754
00:30:13,083 --> 00:30:15,208
to get retracted fully
into the wheel well.
755
00:30:15,333 --> 00:30:17,500
- So when we're down there,
we're gonna be looking
756
00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:19,792
for potentially
partially-retracted
757
00:30:19,875 --> 00:30:21,333
landing gear.
- Yeah.
758
00:30:21,417 --> 00:30:22,833
You have some good clues
here for sure.
759
00:30:22,958 --> 00:30:24,500
You can see it here
that there is
760
00:30:24,583 --> 00:30:27,333
one of the crew members
trying to get out,
761
00:30:27,417 --> 00:30:29,125
and apparently there was
a rescue diver
762
00:30:29,250 --> 00:30:31,000
from a following ship
that went in
763
00:30:31,125 --> 00:30:33,333
and tried to cut them
out of their parachutes.
764
00:30:33,417 --> 00:30:35,083
Unfortunately, he failed,
765
00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:39,125
and sadly, they perished
in the accident.
766
00:30:39,208 --> 00:30:41,458
- So some parachute rigging,
we could find that down there,
767
00:30:41,542 --> 00:30:43,000
unfortunately, as well.
768
00:30:43,167 --> 00:30:44,958
narrator:
When Mike and Jimmy dive,
769
00:30:45,042 --> 00:30:48,208
partially-retracted wheels
and parachute materials
770
00:30:48,333 --> 00:30:52,000
would be telltale signs
the wreck is Frohne's.
771
00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:55,542
Not seeing any of that
could mean it's Collier's,
772
00:30:55,708 --> 00:30:58,333
or the 1957 nuclear bomber.
773
00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:00,958
Either way,
they're hoping for an answer.
774
00:31:05,125 --> 00:31:06,833
narrator: As a new day begins,
775
00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:10,750
Mike and Jimmy make
final preparations.
776
00:31:10,875 --> 00:31:13,792
They're going to dive
Chang's Wreck again.
777
00:31:13,917 --> 00:31:16,667
They know it's likely
one of three Navy planes
778
00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:18,875
lost for 60 years,
779
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,292
but they want to find out
which one.
780
00:31:22,375 --> 00:31:25,875
41 miles away,
David O'Keefe and Jason Harris
781
00:31:26,042 --> 00:31:28,708
hope to uncover
a few final clues
782
00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:31,417
to help with
an identification.
783
00:31:31,542 --> 00:31:34,083
They're meeting with the sons
of one of the planes'
784
00:31:34,208 --> 00:31:36,792
lost pilots, Commander Frohne.
785
00:31:36,917 --> 00:31:39,083
♪ ♪
786
00:31:39,208 --> 00:31:42,125
- The amazing thing is that
they both became pilots.
787
00:31:42,208 --> 00:31:43,958
- Really?
Following Dad's footsteps.
788
00:31:44,042 --> 00:31:45,833
- Yeah.
I can't even imagine.
789
00:31:45,958 --> 00:31:47,833
They lost their father
at such a young age,
790
00:31:47,958 --> 00:31:49,542
and the likelihood is that
they wanted to create
791
00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,333
some kind of connection.
792
00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:54,750
And they probably have been
searching for details,
793
00:31:54,875 --> 00:31:56,583
for information,
searching for something
794
00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:58,083
that would provide them
closure.
795
00:31:58,208 --> 00:31:59,625
- That's a great idea.
796
00:31:59,708 --> 00:32:01,250
You know,
sometimes the families can
797
00:32:01,375 --> 00:32:02,792
have more insights than
you can find anywhere else.
798
00:32:02,958 --> 00:32:09,000
♪ ♪
799
00:32:11,458 --> 00:32:13,125
[knocking]
800
00:32:13,208 --> 00:32:17,458
Take us back
to that day in 1960.
801
00:32:17,583 --> 00:32:21,333
- It's like, 6:00
in the evening on a Friday.
802
00:32:21,417 --> 00:32:24,875
Um, I looked out,
803
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,792
and I saw two guys
in dress blues.
804
00:32:27,917 --> 00:32:29,667
I went,
I don't think this is good.
805
00:32:29,792 --> 00:32:33,125
And I was what, 14?
806
00:32:33,208 --> 00:32:34,667
And I opened the door,
807
00:32:34,792 --> 00:32:36,750
and they wanted to talk
to my mother.
808
00:32:36,875 --> 00:32:39,667
[somber music]
809
00:32:39,833 --> 00:32:46,042
♪ ♪
810
00:32:46,208 --> 00:32:49,292
- So tell us a little bit
about the role of the A-3
811
00:32:49,375 --> 00:32:51,333
that he was flying
in the squadron.
812
00:32:51,458 --> 00:32:55,750
- My dad's mission in 1960 was
as a surveillance aircraft.
813
00:32:55,875 --> 00:32:57,958
♪ ♪
814
00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:00,167
His final squadron was
a photographic squadron,
815
00:33:00,292 --> 00:33:01,958
and they were the ones,
quite frankly,
816
00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:04,208
that were doing
the photo recon of Cuba.
817
00:33:04,333 --> 00:33:06,125
- So his aircraft was
surveillance,
818
00:33:06,208 --> 00:33:08,875
not dropping ordnance?
819
00:33:09,042 --> 00:33:10,500
- That's correct.
- Wow. That's--
820
00:33:10,625 --> 00:33:12,417
- So he's--he's flying
reconnaissance missions.
821
00:33:12,542 --> 00:33:14,417
- Yes.
822
00:33:14,542 --> 00:33:16,000
- I mean, look.
823
00:33:16,125 --> 00:33:18,000
If this aircraft is rigged
for reconnaissance,
824
00:33:18,167 --> 00:33:20,958
then odds are they're gonna
have cameras on board,
825
00:33:21,125 --> 00:33:22,458
and that means portholes.
826
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,125
That means
distinctive features,
827
00:33:24,250 --> 00:33:25,708
and if the wreck has those,
828
00:33:25,875 --> 00:33:27,417
then we know
what we're looking for.
829
00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:28,417
- We can definitely have
a positive identification
830
00:33:28,542 --> 00:33:29,667
of the aircraft.
831
00:33:29,750 --> 00:33:32,167
- Yeah, the A3D-2P,
832
00:33:32,333 --> 00:33:34,125
which was the plane
that he was flying,
833
00:33:34,250 --> 00:33:36,667
definitely had portholes
on the sides.
834
00:33:36,792 --> 00:33:38,417
♪ ♪
835
00:33:38,542 --> 00:33:41,125
narrator: Captain Collier was
flying a bomber,
836
00:33:41,208 --> 00:33:45,333
and Commander Frohne
a surveillance model.
837
00:33:45,458 --> 00:33:48,958
This and other clues
will be the deciding factors
838
00:33:49,042 --> 00:33:51,417
for identification
on the next dive.
839
00:33:51,542 --> 00:33:53,583
♪ ♪
840
00:33:53,708 --> 00:33:56,917
- Based on what we know,
the location of the wreck,
841
00:33:57,042 --> 00:33:58,417
the additional information--
842
00:33:58,542 --> 00:34:00,375
when the dive team goes
back down there,
843
00:34:00,542 --> 00:34:03,833
if they can actually identify
that part of the aircraft,
844
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,458
that it has these portholes,
845
00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:07,875
that it's a reconnaissance
type of airplane,
846
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,250
we're gonna pretty much
be able to know
847
00:34:09,375 --> 00:34:11,000
that this is exactly
the aircraft
848
00:34:11,083 --> 00:34:11,958
that we've been looking for.
849
00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:15,667
[tense music]
850
00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:19,917
narrator: Nearly 60 miles
off the Florida coast,
851
00:34:20,042 --> 00:34:23,542
Mike and Jimmy are
ready to go.
852
00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:25,667
- Dive, dive, dive!
853
00:34:25,833 --> 00:34:32,542
♪ ♪
854
00:34:34,375 --> 00:34:37,958
narrator: As they make
their 240-foot descent,
855
00:34:38,042 --> 00:34:42,542
natural light fades
to an eerie darkness.
856
00:34:42,708 --> 00:34:46,000
Flashlights barely
illuminate the sandy bottom.
857
00:34:46,125 --> 00:34:48,458
♪ ♪
858
00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:57,458
♪ ♪
859
00:35:03,125 --> 00:35:04,375
narrator: Almost immediately,
860
00:35:04,542 --> 00:35:07,333
they find the long span
of the wing...
861
00:35:07,417 --> 00:35:10,875
♪ ♪
862
00:35:10,958 --> 00:35:13,625
With the tip broken off.
863
00:35:13,750 --> 00:35:19,167
♪ ♪
864
00:35:19,292 --> 00:35:21,417
Then another clue:
865
00:35:21,542 --> 00:35:23,000
port windows.
866
00:35:23,208 --> 00:35:26,000
[somber music]
867
00:35:26,167 --> 00:35:31,417
♪ ♪
868
00:35:31,542 --> 00:35:34,375
And then they spot
a tattered parachute
869
00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:36,667
silently dangling
in the current.
870
00:35:36,792 --> 00:35:43,625
♪ ♪
871
00:35:49,875 --> 00:35:51,167
narrator: Elite divers
872
00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:52,667
Mike Barnette
and Jimmy Gadomski
873
00:35:52,750 --> 00:35:55,000
have just returned
from their second dive
874
00:35:55,083 --> 00:35:57,542
on the wreck
of an A-3 Skywarrior.
875
00:35:57,667 --> 00:35:59,833
They're eager to share
their findings
876
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,167
with aviation expert
Jason Harris
877
00:36:02,250 --> 00:36:04,875
and military historian
David O'Keefe.
878
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,042
- All right, guys.
879
00:36:06,208 --> 00:36:07,083
So uh, we had another dive
880
00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:08,833
on the A-3 Skywarrior,
881
00:36:08,917 --> 00:36:12,667
and um, everything that
we talked about last time...
882
00:36:12,792 --> 00:36:13,833
- Yeah?
- We found.
883
00:36:13,917 --> 00:36:15,292
- Oh, wow.
- Like, to a T.
884
00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:16,667
- Tell us
a little bit more, Mike,
885
00:36:16,833 --> 00:36:18,542
about what you guys saw
down there on this dive.
886
00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,208
- Well, Jimmy's gonna cue up
the footage here.
887
00:36:20,292 --> 00:36:22,042
We can show you what we saw.
888
00:36:22,167 --> 00:36:23,500
[dramatic music]
889
00:36:23,667 --> 00:36:24,917
We knew it was
an A-3 Skywarrior
890
00:36:25,042 --> 00:36:26,333
resting upside down.
891
00:36:26,458 --> 00:36:28,167
Knowing we wanted
to key in on it
892
00:36:28,292 --> 00:36:29,875
and see if it was
a reconnaissance version,
893
00:36:30,042 --> 00:36:32,125
we did see all the windows,
894
00:36:32,208 --> 00:36:33,833
the ports on the side
of the fuselage
895
00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:35,583
as well as on the ventral
surface on the bottom.
896
00:36:35,708 --> 00:36:37,667
Uh, we saw
on the right wingtip,
897
00:36:37,750 --> 00:36:40,833
uh, damage on the--basically
the outer edge of it.
898
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,500
It just ripped off.
899
00:36:42,583 --> 00:36:43,958
So that matches
the crash footage.
900
00:36:44,042 --> 00:36:45,542
You can actually see
901
00:36:45,667 --> 00:36:47,500
there's all the parachute
rigging wire
902
00:36:47,625 --> 00:36:50,167
all over the perimeter
of the cockpit.
903
00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:52,167
I mean, that just--
seeing that
904
00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:53,167
tells the story
of what happened.
905
00:36:53,292 --> 00:36:54,833
- Yeah.
906
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,500
- This just provides so many
pieces of the puzzle
907
00:36:57,625 --> 00:36:59,708
and fully paints
the picture of what
908
00:36:59,875 --> 00:37:02,000
we've been trying to figure out
with this mystery wreck.
909
00:37:02,167 --> 00:37:04,167
narrator: There's no doubt.
910
00:37:04,292 --> 00:37:06,208
The wreck is from the plane
911
00:37:06,333 --> 00:37:08,667
of Commander Frohne
and his crew.
912
00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:10,500
- That's really amazing,
because you know,
913
00:37:10,583 --> 00:37:12,333
Jason and I were fortunate
to sit down with the sons,
914
00:37:12,458 --> 00:37:13,958
and you gotta think about it
from their perspective.
915
00:37:14,042 --> 00:37:15,667
They were kids.
916
00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:17,125
I think one was 12,
and the other one was 14?
917
00:37:17,208 --> 00:37:18,417
- Something around that.
918
00:37:18,542 --> 00:37:20,000
- Yeah, something
like that time.
919
00:37:20,167 --> 00:37:20,750
And then, you know,
next thing you know,
920
00:37:20,875 --> 00:37:22,000
their dad's off,
921
00:37:22,125 --> 00:37:23,667
and then he just
doesn't come home.
922
00:37:23,750 --> 00:37:27,000
And that has haunted them
for their entire life.
923
00:37:27,167 --> 00:37:28,917
And the amazing part is, guys,
924
00:37:29,042 --> 00:37:30,917
you've now found that last
little piece of evidence.
925
00:37:31,042 --> 00:37:33,667
We could bring these men
some serious closure.
926
00:37:33,750 --> 00:37:35,208
- You know, I always feel--
being able to talk
927
00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,333
to family members
and to provide answers
928
00:37:37,417 --> 00:37:39,167
they may have
about the incident
929
00:37:39,250 --> 00:37:41,500
or the wreck site,
just to let them know
930
00:37:41,625 --> 00:37:44,000
that their lost loved one
is not forgotten,
931
00:37:44,125 --> 00:37:45,667
we remember them--
932
00:37:45,792 --> 00:37:47,167
I think that's one
of the most important services
933
00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:48,500
I can do as a diver.
934
00:37:48,583 --> 00:37:50,000
It brings meaning to what I do.
935
00:37:50,083 --> 00:37:52,000
♪ ♪
936
00:37:52,083 --> 00:37:54,625
narrator: Mike and Jason
make the trip to Jacksonville
937
00:37:54,708 --> 00:37:57,583
and reveal
the final resting place
938
00:37:57,708 --> 00:38:02,417
of Navy Commander
Charles T. Frohne to his sons.
939
00:38:02,542 --> 00:38:04,792
- Well, gentlemen,
we really appreciate you guys
940
00:38:04,875 --> 00:38:07,000
having us to come back.
941
00:38:07,083 --> 00:38:09,042
The divers, they went down,
and they took another look
942
00:38:09,167 --> 00:38:10,500
and got some footage
943
00:38:10,625 --> 00:38:11,833
that Barnette would like
to show you guys.
944
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:13,333
- Well, guys, yeah.
945
00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:16,125
We saw some really key
diagnostic features
946
00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,125
that helped us identify
the aircraft.
947
00:38:18,250 --> 00:38:19,833
Combined with
the archival research,
948
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,167
we're 100% certain
this is your father's aircraft.
949
00:38:22,250 --> 00:38:26,708
♪ ♪
950
00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:29,292
This is the top
of the cockpit.
951
00:38:29,375 --> 00:38:31,167
You can see the windows
and the framing there.
952
00:38:31,333 --> 00:38:33,000
♪ ♪
953
00:38:33,167 --> 00:38:34,833
There's the landing gear.
954
00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:37,167
You can see it's almost
pulled back in the fuselage.
955
00:38:37,292 --> 00:38:38,750
♪ ♪
956
00:38:38,875 --> 00:38:41,917
- So he was trying
to get the gear up, huh?
957
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,000
- Yeah.
958
00:38:43,125 --> 00:38:45,667
♪ ♪
959
00:38:45,750 --> 00:38:48,083
- Your father was clearly
thinking very fastly,
960
00:38:48,208 --> 00:38:49,500
trying to figure out,
how do I rescue?
961
00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:50,833
How do I save the aircraft?
962
00:38:50,917 --> 00:38:52,667
How do I save everyone?
963
00:38:52,792 --> 00:38:54,625
And in that moment, likely,
he's trying to figure out,
964
00:38:54,708 --> 00:38:56,000
how do I get off this aircraft
carrier as quick as I can,
965
00:38:56,208 --> 00:38:57,750
as soon as I come off?
966
00:38:57,875 --> 00:38:59,542
Let me get the gear up,
because that's gonna give me
967
00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:03,208
a fighting chance to survive.
- Make airspeed, yeah.
968
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,125
- Now we're looking
at the fuselage.
969
00:39:04,250 --> 00:39:05,583
We're looking in.
970
00:39:05,708 --> 00:39:08,167
And this is all
the parachute material
971
00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:10,500
draped around the wreckage.
972
00:39:10,625 --> 00:39:12,250
As we know from the event,
973
00:39:12,333 --> 00:39:13,708
when they put
the rescue diver in the water,
974
00:39:13,833 --> 00:39:14,625
they're trying to get
everyone out.
975
00:39:14,792 --> 00:39:16,000
- Right.
976
00:39:16,125 --> 00:39:17,333
- And the parachute
had deployed,
977
00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:19,125
and that was part
of the problem.
978
00:39:19,250 --> 00:39:21,917
♪ ♪
979
00:39:22,042 --> 00:39:24,458
- I can't believe
the parachute existed
980
00:39:24,583 --> 00:39:26,833
as long as it has there.
981
00:39:26,958 --> 00:39:29,875
And it really tells
a pretty horrific story.
982
00:39:30,042 --> 00:39:31,750
- Yeah.
983
00:39:31,875 --> 00:39:34,792
You know, I'm--I'm sad
my wife never got to meet him.
984
00:39:34,917 --> 00:39:37,750
I'm sad.
985
00:39:37,875 --> 00:39:40,333
- Yeah.
986
00:39:40,417 --> 00:39:41,917
I never got to fly with him.
987
00:39:42,083 --> 00:39:43,667
- Yeah. Yeah, ever.
988
00:39:43,833 --> 00:39:45,625
- That's my really sad point.
- Yeah.
989
00:39:45,708 --> 00:39:47,333
- I would--I think
I could have learned
990
00:39:47,458 --> 00:39:49,875
some things from my dad.
991
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,583
- People talk about closure.
992
00:39:51,708 --> 00:39:53,875
Guys, you know, some things
you never get closed.
993
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,917
I mean, it's, um--
994
00:39:56,042 --> 00:39:57,292
- You know, I appreciate that.
995
00:39:57,375 --> 00:39:59,042
You're absolutely spot-on.
996
00:39:59,167 --> 00:40:02,042
You all are still cherishing
the memory of your father,
997
00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:04,375
and so why would you want
to close the memory
998
00:40:04,542 --> 00:40:06,833
of your father,
such a great man?
999
00:40:06,917 --> 00:40:08,875
- Thank you so much
for sharing this with us.
1000
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,250
- Really. I mean--
1001
00:40:10,375 --> 00:40:11,792
- It's--yeah.
1002
00:40:11,917 --> 00:40:14,667
It's always fulfilling
and gratifying
1003
00:40:14,792 --> 00:40:17,833
when you give meaning
to your dives,
1004
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,667
and this had a lot
of meaning for me.
1005
00:40:20,792 --> 00:40:22,375
When you actually find
an aircraft
1006
00:40:22,500 --> 00:40:24,375
and you get to know
the relatives,
1007
00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:25,833
it's no longer abstract.
1008
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,125
It's very much very real,
very emotional.
1009
00:40:29,208 --> 00:40:31,375
Uh, it gives purpose
to what I do.
1010
00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:35,167
- Bringing perspective
to that aircraft
1011
00:40:35,292 --> 00:40:38,417
that's laying at the bottom,
that is a final resting place
1012
00:40:38,542 --> 00:40:42,167
for military aviators,
that's really, really special,
1013
00:40:42,292 --> 00:40:43,667
and it's really significant.
1014
00:40:43,750 --> 00:40:45,708
♪ ♪
1015
00:40:45,875 --> 00:40:47,542
narrator:
Lost with Commander Frohne
1016
00:40:47,708 --> 00:40:49,958
were crew members
Roger Paganessi
1017
00:40:50,042 --> 00:40:51,500
and Raymond Schomer.
1018
00:40:51,667 --> 00:40:54,125
Their plane has been found,
1019
00:40:54,208 --> 00:40:56,583
but some questions remain.
1020
00:40:56,708 --> 00:41:00,875
Where is Captain
William Collier's Skywarrior?
1021
00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:05,458
And what about that
Skywarrior lost in 1957?
1022
00:41:05,542 --> 00:41:07,708
Is the nuclear bomb
it jettisoned
1023
00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:12,792
as non-hazardous
as President Eisenhower said?
1024
00:41:12,917 --> 00:41:15,000
Those Bermuda
Triangle mysteries
1025
00:41:15,125 --> 00:41:19,000
require further investigation.
1026
00:41:19,167 --> 00:41:20,708
This season on
1027
00:41:20,833 --> 00:41:23,042
"The Bermuda Triangle:
Into Cursed Waters"...
1028
00:41:23,167 --> 00:41:25,167
- All right, drop it!
1029
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:26,208
- It's that thrill
of discovery.
1030
00:41:26,375 --> 00:41:27,875
- Look at that!
1031
00:41:27,958 --> 00:41:29,167
- The idea of the unknown...
- Holy [bleep]!
1032
00:41:29,250 --> 00:41:30,542
That's the hull.
1033
00:41:30,708 --> 00:41:32,000
- We have no idea what it is.
1034
00:41:32,167 --> 00:41:33,708
- Ahh!
- That was a nightmare.
1035
00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:36,875
- How do you lose two
500-foot-plus ships?
1036
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,500
- Don't know what else
could be that big.
1037
00:41:38,625 --> 00:41:41,083
- One more Bermuda Triangle
mystery solved.
1038
00:41:41,208 --> 00:41:42,208
- Holy [bleep].
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