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Billion Dollar Wreck

20161 Season4.7

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Billion Dollar Wreck (2016) jb0579 Martin Bayerle, who first located the sunken RMS Republic in 270 feet of water south of the island Nantucket in 1981, makes his second major recovery mission to the wreck. The vessel, built in 1903 and sunk when she was inadvertently rimmed broadside in poor visibility in 1909, is rumored to have on board untold millions in face-value gold coins - an amount that could exceed $1 Billion in today's currency values. Bayerle, who was once imprisoned for manslaughter after shooting and killing a man who was having an affair with his wife and attempted to extort money from Bayerle to leave, may possess better information as to where on the wreckage the gold may rest; he's assembled a group of proven salvers, including his own son, to dive, explore, and if possible recover the entombed riches.

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Status: Canceled
First aired: Feb 8, 2016
Network: History
Studio: Platinum Dunes

Time to finish

7 hrs

9 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Martin Bayerle

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Grant Bayerle

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Tim Ferris

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SERIES

Billion Dollar Wreck

20161 Season4.7

Documentary

TMDB4.7

Votes7

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Amazon Prime Video

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E1 · Airs Feb 8, 2016
The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic
Martin Bayerle and his estranged son, Grant, return to the wreck that nearly destroyed their family, and begin an expedition which could be their last chance to solve the mystery of the RMS Republic and recover over a billion dollars of treasure.
E2 · Airs Feb 15, 2016
Diver Down
Martin unravels more of the mystery behind the Republic's treasure. And, during an attempt to recover the gold a panicking diver has an accident that puts his life in jeopardy and threatens to shut the mission down.
E3 · Airs Feb 22, 2016
Doomed to Repeat
When the ship's generator fails, and diver Mark's condition worsens, the crew must head back to port. And a devastated Martin recalls his failed 1987 Republic dive and the crushing effect it had on his life.
E4 · Airs Feb 29, 2016
The Gold Chamber of Secrets
Martin follows the money trail through history and identifies a mysterious transaction with a Russian banker that may prove the gold is aboard the RMS Republic, while he and the salvage crew return to the wreck and zero in on her bounty.
E5 · Airs Mar 7, 2016
How It Went Down
When a diver gets tangled in the wreck, and another line compromises the ship's propeller, Tim suits up and dives into harm's way. Martin quarrels over the location of the gold chamber. Plus, the shooting that landed Martin in prison is finally revealed.
E6 · Airs Mar 14, 2016
The Price of Gold
A dive on the port side of the wreck yields a piece of the past, and a suspicious boat is spotted nearby.
E7 · Airs Mar 21, 2016
The Mystery Deepens
New information is revealed, and questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic, her billion dollar gold cargo, and the Bayerle's obsessive quest to recover the bounty and unlock a century old conspiracy.
E8 · Airs Mar 28, 2016
The Lure of the Republic
Grant challenges his father's strategy and forces a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic.
E9 · Airs Apr 4, 2016 · 43m
The Gold Rush
The crew makes a run at Republic's treasure, and faces down a destructive storm.