Watch the Dive Detective team discover one of the greatest finds of their career in the bone-crushing depths of the Balabac Strait. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5h5qa6p2Z7SaIE.html

Redondo Beach native here. Mel is still a legend here. RIP Dirk and Angel.

If i was already rich i would spend most of my money searching for treasures. Not to become richer but just for the adventure of it

I wish this documentary would have lasted forever, I enjoyed this❤.

Mel showed that long gold chain to a friend of mine in either Bermuda or the Bahamas and my friend became an investor. I have a 4 Reales coin that he gave me that came from the wreck. What a great documentary...wouldn't we all have loved to have been a part of that discovery?

This story is practically BEGGING to be made into a feature film!!

Why isnt there a movie of this story, surely it needs to be made

It must be extremely difficult to find uncut emeralds on the sea floor! Great story, thanks.

This story is a treasure for all to visit , laugh and cry , it’s bitter sweet , as life

This is a wonderful chronicle of a dream, with lifelong perseverance, ingenuity, tragedy, and glory. So glad I watched.❤❤❤

Truly one of the greatest stories of all time.

i love timeline docs this has to be one of the best youtube channels

I loved this story. I'm still beaming every time I think of it. I'm so happy for this family and especially Mell , the man who knew he could , had the determination and drive to follow his dream and lived to enjoy his success. ❤❤❤

Finally a documentary about Mel Fisher. Only it's named after something else.

I watch stories of Mel Fisher and the Atocha every spring when the weather here in Michigan starts to warm up. I dive here looking for rings and jewelry every summer, of course it is nothing like this by any stretch but every time I find a gold ring or necklace I'm on cloud nine for a week! Metal detecting underwater or land is a great hobby!

A wonderful film!! I myself had dreams of treasure hunting. As a child my next door neighbor was in the coast guard off of Florida. He told me of times when they were flying helicopters they could see canons on the sea bed in shallow waters. I temember to this day how wonderful that must have been... Thank you for this great film Dan Young Denver CO

Its one of those documentaries that leaves you satisfied. ❤

I live on the Treasure coast here in Florida . The best time to go looking is right after a hurricane on the beach.

Mell earned every bit of his treasure find. If not for Mells innovation and perserverance, the treasure would still be laying on the bottom of the ocean. Congratulations to Mells family on the incredible find.

This is the stuff I love to see, absolutely brilliant..

This is one of the best stories i have ever heard.

After seeing so many videos where guys come up empty handed, it’s nice to see one about a guy who’s actually found treasures

I have a small "piece of eight" that I bought from the Atocha for $ 75 over 25 yrs ago. It is about the size of a quarter with gold dolphins around the top. It was appraised 5 yrs ago for $400, I wished I could have bought a bigger one like the divers wear in this show

Every time I watch this it's an inspiration to go treasure hunting.

They didn't mention how they had to fight Florida for years over the treasure, and won. I also didn't see a picture of the beautiful Emerald encrusted gold cross that they found on the wreck. From what I read years ago someone made a replica of it went into their Museum took the real one out of the case and put the fake one in. I never heard if it was ever found or not.

The real life Indy Jones. Thank you Mr Fisher and sons. For finding this for everyone to see.

Nobody talkin about the bronze cannons. I wanna see those bad boys. Also must be worth a fortune.

Today is the day!.....thank you Mr. Fisher!!!! You are my inspiration!

This is awesome! I grew up in Sebastian FL and went to elementary school with Mel’s grandson. The treasure museum on US1 is incredible. What a dream come true

Yes! The flux gate magnetometer. The pre cursor to the flux capacitor.

❤ This story is the best, most inspiring ,entertaining show ever. Rest in peace, brothers.

So happy you guys shared your story ❤

What a wonderful story! Thank you.

You would almost think that the crew threw overboard all the weight they could to keep it afloat.

Timeline - World History Documentaries, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

I’m sorry for all of you loss! But I’m so happy you kept going

Excellent program 😊

I was a teen growing up in Indiana after Mel Fisher found the Atocha. My Dad was friends with John Dorwin who was an Archeologist by trade. John was brought on by Fisher to help on the project. John would bounce back and forth from Florida back home to see his family in Indiana. I use to go over to his house and use his library. He once told me if I got scuba certified I could work for him and Fisher in Florida.

Favorite episode by far.

Excellent documentary 💯👏

Great video as always.

The discipline, patience and courage needed to stick with hunting treasure after years of comming up empty is the real inspiration of this story

Not too many people with that kind of stick-to-it-tiveness. He & his team deserved to realize their dream.

I'm sure the Conquistadors attained all this fairly & in good faith. Imagine if all that artwork done by the indigenous metal craftsmen hadn't been melted down into easily handled bars !!! What would we see that we might learn from ?

What an amazing story, thank you

What's tough is finding Treasure then losing it. I found a 1943 copper penny and lost it . I found another treasure and lost it. I found another one and lost it also . Then there's the other one that is still there if I can get back to it. I made a long list of all the finds I've made and was shocked at how many I've lost ..My advice if you ever find anything that is questionable stop- take your time and get exact location and samples. Also study minerals and mining and treasure symbols ,geology and hydrology every day so that when you are out exploring and find something you will know what you have . I have found so many things and not known what they were only to come across some article or information years later and then realize what I had in my hands was treasure ...

Great story

Archeology is my most favorite subject.

What an incredible story!

For all the people asking about a movie there is a movie about this great find. Dreams of Gold : The mel fisher story

Now that was worth watching incredible findings.

awesome documentary! love every second of it!

Absolutely thrilling

I lived on the space and treasure coast for 40 years, did alot of diving, surfing, Worked on several big projects in the keys, treasure coast and off the coast of Colombia and Honduras. Retired now living in the Ozarks. You can find treasures everywhere.

The 85 cents I found in the sofa seems much less significant now🤭

The self belief that Mel Fisher had was staggering & totally justified. What, a, man.

Follow that dream! Without faith, nothing is possible… but with faith, anything is!

How long did it take Spain to come after them for their cut? Im sure the US didnt waste a second.

wow! how fantastic! thank you, what an amazing documentary 🥰

This is a fascinating video!

It's truelly amazing.im happy for this family

His treasure shop is on my bucket list to visit.

Great story. I hope to one day also hear the stories of the people that these vast treasures were taken from.

Wonderful. Dedication. Dreams... hope.. possibilities. And heartache for the family. God Bless. Keep on going. Good Luck

Great doco.

Disappointed Mel’s wife was only mentioned once.. just to say that she’s his wife. She played a big part of the success of the team and selflessly dedicated herself to supporting and taking care of not only the family but all the young divers on the team.

This needs to be a movie ❤

So exciting to watch your successes!! Thanks for sharing.

That is just Brilliant! I'm glad he ,Mel,was able to have hus dreams come true ,God Bless him,and may his family, find the rest ,and stay safe 🙏 💙

I read the book a few years ago. This is a great story.

he never gave up on his dream what an inspiration

Ships during storms drop cannons for weight loss, so it's a debris trail of the disaster before her final resting location.

Great video

What a wonderful story

I remember when they announced on the news about it. And all the legal trouble that followed.

Back in the early 1990s I purchased a silver ingot melted down from one of those original huge Attocha silver bars. They melted the ingot in the exact shape with exactly the same markings on it that the original huge silver bar had on it to be hung on a chain as a necklace. The Fishers treasure used to tour all over America back then and displayed and sold many items. Still have that ingot today. I am still fascinated that it was silver from that ship.

That is amazing!

Wish I had grew up with your dad, I would have followed him anywhere ❤

I've been to the museum on Key West. The treasure is out of this world. Well worth a trip if you're there.

A sad but happy story... yet the dream lives on.

My mom went to high school with him in Gary Indiana

AMAZING. 🙏

it amazed me the treasures under salt water for 300 yrs. is as shinny and brand new as it was first bought from the store

Wow they had deadly hurricanes back then I thought it was just global warm ! 😝

That was awesome

This case remember me the case of Odyssey Marine Corp discovery the ship " Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes" in this case a judge in Florida he agrees to Spanish goberment and Odyssey have to return the ship cargo 500.000 coins of gold and silver value in haundreds of milliins dollars actually conserved in Marine Museum in Cartagena .

Very few achieve their dreams. Well done Mr. Fisher and family. May those lost to time rest in peace. Sincerely Akerace Drill.

Great vid but calm down in the ads.

This should be a movie

I think of Billy Bob everytime Mel's son is on

I lived in St John USVI from 2007-2010. There was a guy that lived there that we called "Pirate Bill". He was a crusty old diver that worked with Mel on the Atocha. He always wore one of the silver doubloons as a medallion around his neck.

I grew up along the pacific coast so love watching your films. I have interest in unearthed documentary about how the land isn't going to hold back the sea 🌊 but people move. Lately I have been watching desert drifter.

when you love your work it can easily progress to better things

Absolutely amazing adventure...dreams can come true...

Hey 👋🏼 it’s your long lost cousin

what a GENIUS man

Amazing story. A man’s dream became his son’s dream, that would eventually cost his son his life. Then years later on the day of the anniversary marking his passing they find the treasure. I’m sure this brought him great closure and also made him feel closer to his son than he had felt since loosing him. Amazing story of how anyone can accomplish their dreams with enough love, time, perseverance, and a little bit of luck at the right time. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏 Don’t quote me, but I think it was Tyler Perry that said something along the lines of, “If people don’t laugh at your dreams, your dreams aren’t big enough…”

So there's Oak Islands treasure. ❤ congrats on the find!

Truly mind boggling how much is laying undiscovered on ocean floors! 😮

That was Aztec Gold and treasure!!!👍🏼💯