The Search For The Sunken Dutch Treasure Ships | Search For Sunken Treasure | Timeline

The Search For The Sunken Dutch Treasure Ships | Search For Sunken Treasure | Timeline

Much of the west coast of Australia was discovered by accident when Dutch treasure galleons ploughed into its fringing coral reefs and left chests of gold and silver on the coral floor.

Ben Cropp has discovered hundreds of shipwrecks, including the famous Pandora of Bounty fame but there are thousands more still hidden in a watery grave. For example, its believed the Japanese pirate Yamada Nagamasa buried his enormous loot on Magnetic Island. It is rumored to be worth $100 million, and has never been found. Ben finds a strange symbol carved in a prominent rock on Magnetic Island, opposite the only bay a ship could safely anchor in. Is this symbol the proverbial x marking the spot?

So what became of all the gold and silver that fate often cruelly snatched from its rightful owners? Some were recovered, some lost forever, but much still remains for the intrepid treasure hunter who is prepared to research the facts, sift through the legends, and give it a try.

Ben’s film will take us around Australia to where these sunken treasures lie.

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50 Comments

  1. Aquarius1011 on May 24, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    Silly that, having to put the items back in the sea.

  2. phil bond on May 24, 2021 at 4:15 pm

    i dont know that if a Japanese pirate would be using western surveyor’s symbol’s

  3. Riley Reneau on May 24, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    need new narrator

  4. Alan attack on May 24, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    really enjoyed this video, so so cool

  5. Robbie McGill on May 24, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    What utterly contrived garbage !!!

  6. Matt Kustom Kostumes on May 24, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    The diving helmet was a plant. But gotta commend him for bringing bikini girl on the trip.

  7. Rod Fast on May 24, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    Meanwhile, back at the same anchor, a new shipwreck.

  8. Russell Heffernan on May 24, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    Yeah no way that helmet would come out that easy

  9. Derek Dreke on May 24, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    I luv this dude what a hero !!!

    🏴‍☠️ A Pirate’s life for us all 🏴‍☠️

  10. Franco Fourie on May 24, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    He walks straight towards the helmet and pulls it up with no caution so it was planted there

  11. Les Roberts on May 24, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    He needs a metal detector.

  12. Nature Boy 1975 on May 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm

    This guy is such a BS artist…

  13. FightLikeAGirl on May 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm

    This guy’s ego.. I just can’t.

  14. Clint Reid on May 24, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    Ben Cropp has all of his films on Youtube with way less adds…

  15. Jasper Berends on May 24, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    As a fellow diver these people are making me SO MAD. The first thing you are taught is LEAVE THE FISHES AND CORAL ALONE, but these guys are turning over anything thats not stuck to the seafloor. They are even physically pulling the fishes out of their hiding places so they can film them. WHAT IN THE NAME OF NEPTUNE DO THEY THINK THEY ARE DOING?! These people aught to be arrested

  16. Shane mike on May 24, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    That guy sure knows his history one the sunken ships of the area, to bad they cant sell the coins

  17. George Bukshi Joseph on May 24, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    fraud family

  18. JB Robertson on May 24, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    I enjoyed this video, thanks for posting it. This guy is pretty knowledgeable I would go diving or treasure hunting with this fellow any day. Does anyone know of any more videos with this guy in them???

  19. Brendan Hoxie on May 24, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    Dumb Australian laws. They would rather the treasure stay at the bottom of the sea then be of some use and value to somebody. Whatever Politicians made that up I really don’t like

  20. Dan on May 24, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    Salt

  21. Creed Flynn on May 24, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    How lame

  22. Justin Williamson on May 24, 2021 at 4:35 pm

    What’s the point of even looking for Treasure, if the Government is gonna just take it from you?

  23. Mojo Watham on May 24, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    He has a speech impediment

  24. Thr. on May 24, 2021 at 4:37 pm

    DEBILNE REKLAMY 🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬🤬👹👹👹💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

  25. M gdhse3 on May 24, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    I wonder how many people take things that are more than 75 years old?

  26. MrJfunk187 on May 24, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Fake paintings fake wreckage.. This is bollicks

  27. RAH Engbers on May 24, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    30 years war? The dutch revolt against Spain is here in Holland known as the 80 years war!

  28. Xevil on May 24, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    11:58 If that is an old time diving helmet buried in mud, why didn’t the surface oxide? Copper and bronze would turn green after a period of time. Even sunk in mud clay there is enough oxygen in the muck at that depth to react with the surface of the metal. I have to agree with other comments. This seems like a fun vacation video made into a lame documentary.

  29. JB Robertson on May 24, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Does anyone know the name of the young lady in this video?????

  30. Cody Private Channel on May 24, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    The video was fine but it was really bothersome watching him throw stuff back in the ocean to rot that is surly valuable if not financially at least for historical reasons. I know laws and stuff but lol whats not on camera cant be proven

  31. Leslie Donna Edmunds on May 24, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    This man is greedy and cares nothing about preserving history……

  32. Joseph Collins III on May 24, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    Yeah, this is awful. He clearly put the old timey dive helmet there so he could "find" it.

  33. James Zammit on May 24, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    Brilliant show A1

  34. Calen Crowley on May 24, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    Hate the narrators voice not what I want to hear for an hour

  35. Baba Beck on May 24, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    Extra cool I love Treasure Hunting but and home..

  36. Explore Everything on May 24, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    I had to stop watching after the dive helmet find. As a treasure hunter myself, if i found something like this with a crew of people not only would i be excited but my crew would have some reaction to the find. Here this is little to know excitement and cuts to another scene.

  37. CHRIS198490 on May 24, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    fake

  38. alcazar123456 on May 24, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    Why did the wine spoil? I would think it would have kept well being permanently chilled in the ocean water.

  39. K. A. U. on May 24, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    I love how respectful and professional and knowledgeable these treasure hunters are.

  40. Brian Parrish on May 24, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    The only disappointment is this whole video !! I just wasted 50 min of my life ! Didnt finish after 50:49 !

  41. Aquarius1011 on May 24, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    Look for straight lines – There aren’t any straight lines in nature.

  42. K. A. U. on May 24, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    I know they have to get the coral off but as a coin collector I’m cringing at them cleaning those coins in acid

  43. Beth Bartlett on May 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    This guy is either the luckiest guy in the world or this is Staged!

  44. eXplorer on May 24, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    Fantastic movie!

  45. Vernon Ricker on May 24, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    No metal detector

  46. Antony Andre' / renaissance artist and artisan on May 24, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    Can’t say much for men with purse dogs…

  47. Joe Public on May 24, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    The guy Ben seems like a fraud to me,but he is knowledgable..!

  48. Xenophagia on May 24, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    "a renowned psychic" 😂

  49. Dennis Prm on May 24, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    SO COOL 2 find an old divers helmet! Incredible!

  50. T s on May 24, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    Yikes! 11:02 – just say "no" to Speedos

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