Billion Dollar Wreck(2016)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2016-02-08
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 4.5
Votes: 6
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Fifty miles off the coast of Nantucket, 250 feet beneath the Atlantic, lies the RMS Republic and her secret treasure. A famed White Star liner, Republic, set sail three years before her sister-ship Titanic. Like Titanic, she met a similar fate at the bottom of the ocean. As soon as Republic sank, rumors spread of a precious cargo, but Republic has kept her secrets intact for over a century. Until now. Life-long treasure hunter Martin Bayerle has devoted the past 35 years of his life researching the Republic and proving the existence of her reputed cargo of 150,000 American Eagle gold coins–a bounty worth a billion dollars in today’s economy. The quest to recover the gold is a siren’s call he’s answered before. In 1987, Martin raised millions of dollars for an expedition to recover her gold, but searched the wrong section of the massive vessel and came home empty-handed. The failure left Martin broke, embroiled in lawsuits, estranged from his wife and, eventually, landed him in prison. Despite this, Martin’s obsession with Republic only grew stronger. Now, with the help of his estranged son, Grant, Martin is returning to Republic for one last shot at the gold. Armed with three decades worth of new research, Martin is convinced he now knows the precise location of the gold. Together, Martin and Grant will lead a team of salvage divers down the deep, dark and dangerous waters that have held Republic’s bounty hostage for a century.
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Fandango At HomeSeasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 9E01
The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic
Air Date: 2016-02-08
Martin Bayerle and his estranged son, Grant, return to the wreck that nearly destroyed their family, and begin an exp...
E02
Diver Down
Air Date: 2016-02-15
Martin unravels more of the mystery behind the Republic's treasure. And, during an attempt to recover the gold a pani...
E03
Doomed to Repeat
Air Date: 2016-02-22
When the ship's generator fails, and diver Mark's condition worsens, the crew must head back to port. And a devastate...
E04
The Gold Chamber of Secrets
Air Date: 2016-02-29
Martin follows the money trail through history and identifies a mysterious transaction with a Russian banker that may...
E05
How It Went Down
Air Date: 2016-03-07
When a diver gets tangled in the wreck, and another line compromises the ship's propeller, Tim suits up and dives int...
E06
The Price of Gold
Air Date: 2016-03-14
A dive on the port side of the wreck yields a piece of the past, and a suspicious boat is spotted nearby.
E07
The Mystery Deepens
Air Date: 2016-03-21
New information is revealed, and questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic, her billio...
E08
The Lure of the Republic
Air Date: 2016-03-28
Grant challenges his father's strategy and forces a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic.
E09
The Gold Rush
Air Date: 2016-04-04
The crew makes a run at Republic's treasure, and faces down a destructive storm.
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