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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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Season 1
9 EpisodesEP 01
01.The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic
2016-02-08
01.The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic
Aired 2016-02-08
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.
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EP 02
02.Diver Down
2016-02-15
02.Diver Down
Aired 2016-02-15
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.
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EP 03
03.Doomed to Repeat
2016-02-22
03.Doomed to Repeat
Aired 2016-02-22
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.
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EP 04
04.The Gold Chamber of Secrets
2016-02-29
04.The Gold Chamber of Secrets
Aired 2016-02-29
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.
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EP 05
05.How It Went Down
2016-03-07
05.How It Went Down
Aired 2016-03-07
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.
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EP 06
06.The Price of Gold
2016-03-14
06.The Price of Gold
Aired 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.
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EP 07
07.The Mystery Deepens
2016-03-21
07.The Mystery Deepens
Aired 2016-03-21
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.
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EP 08
EP 8
08.The Lure of the Republic
2016-03-28
08.The Lure of the Republic
Aired 2016-03-28
Grant challenges his father's strategy and forces a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic.
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EP 09
EP 9
09.The Gold Rush
43m
2016-04-04
09.The Gold Rush
43m
Aired 2016-04-04
The crew makes a run at Republic's treasure, and faces down a destructive storm.
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