Billion Dollar Wreck

Billion Dollar Wreck (2016)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2016-02-08
  • Last Air Date: 2016-04-04
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 9
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Production Company: Platinum Dunes
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: History
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: treasure, shipwreck
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    Billion Dollar Wreck Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2016-02-08
    9 Episodes

    Billion Dollar Wreck Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Diver Down60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Doomed to Repeat60 min
    Season 1Episode 4The Gold Chamber of Secrets60 min
    Season 1Episode 5How It Went Down60 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Price of Gold60 min
    Season 1Episode 7The Mystery Deepens60 min
    Season 1Episode 8The Lure of the Republic60 min
    Season 1Episode 9The Gold Rush60 min
    • Martin Bayerle

      as Himself
    • Grant Bayerle

      as Himself
    • Tim Ferris

      as Himself
    Production Michael Bay Executive Producer
    Production Andrew Form Executive Producer
    Production Brad Fuller Executive Producer

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