Treasure Quest
Odyssey Marine Exploration, a world leader in private deepwater exploration and recovery, is gearing up for its most ambitious season of treasure hunting yet. Its goal for the 2008 season is extraordinary: to find and recover two of the greatest shipwreck treasures ever lost at sea. Their value: well in excess of one billion dollars. Yet the stakes of this adventure aren't limited to riches. Odyssey Marine Exploration is setting itself another challenge: to penetrate the mysteries of dozens of never-before-seen shipwrecks -- and to bring to light their stories of untold riches, courageous men and women, tragic endings, and remarkable rescues.
- 2009-2009
- 2 seasons
- Discovery Communications
- Documentary
Odyssey Marine Exploration, a world leader in private deepwater exploration and recovery, is gearing up for its most ambitious season of treasure hunting yet. Its goal for the 2008 season is extraordinary: to find and recover two of the greatest shipwreck treasures ever lost at sea. Their value: well in excess of one billion dollars. Yet the stakes of this adventure aren't limited to riches. Odyssey Marine Exploration is setting itself another challenge: to penetrate the mysteries of dozens of never-before-seen shipwrecks -- and to bring to light their stories of untold riches, courageous men and women, tragic endings, and remarkable rescues.
Season 2 Episode Guide
3 Episodes
Episode 1
The Hunt for Gairsoppa's Treasure
The Odyssey team sets their sights on the SS Mantola sunk 1917 with 20 million in silver, 300 miles off the Irish Coast, HMS Victory sunk 1744 with 1 Billion in gold in the English Channel, and the SS Gairsoppa sunk 1941 with 200 million in silver 300 Miles SW Ireland.
Episode 2
Curse of the Mantola
They team moves onto a new ship, but before they can continue to recover silver from the SS Gairsoppa, a sudden accident to a family member causes Doug Scott to leave the ship. Henry Cesar takes over. Then a sudden storm changes their plans, and they sail for the Mantola lying in more protected waters.
Episode 3
Odyssey's Victory
Still reeling from the breakdowns, failures and losses on the wreck of the Mantola, the Odyssey team decide to send the Seabed Worker back to the Gairsoppa while the Odyssey Explorer will try to find HMS Victory Focusing on these two remaining shipwrecks, the team finally recover their first million from the Gairsoppa.