"TREASURE OF THE YUCATAN" TRUE ADVENTURE TV SHOW EPISODE DIVING FOR SPANISH GOLD XD51664b

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This episode of the 1960s TV show "True Adventure" is titled "Treasure of the Yucatan". The show features a crew of scuba divers who seek Spanish doubloons that are supposedly located inside a shipwreck. The story also includes a segment with a witchdoctor. The expedition shown here was led by William Graham “Bumpy” Bell, a legendary underwater filmographer/photographer and the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell.
Image of palm tree, canoe trailing behind a boat (0:47). Turtle, fish, and other marine life depicted in under water scenery (1:13). Image of human skull on the ocean floor (1:20). Sign with “Base Aerea Militar” and an image of a pirate (1:36). Helicopter “Aero Safari S.A.” lands (1:40). Four crew members: Bumpy Bell, his son Tinker, and expert divers Martin and Graham, exit helicopter to greet Ramon Zapata (1:54). “North American Chapter Scott-Azar Airlift” seen on side of vehicle (1:58). Crew drives through village of San Miguel (2:22). Crew and Ramon Zapata meet with Captain Eduardo Villanueva and receive story of ancient witch doctor (2:52). Crew, Ramon Zapata, and Captain Villanueva look at ancient Mayan map from the 1500s (3:37). Crew on ship check scuba gear (4:22). Captain Villaneuva leads crew to the lagoon depicted in ancient Mayan map (5:00). Crew being pulled through water on canoe (5:08). Man standing on ship mast as a lookout (6:07). Image of Captain Villaneuva (6:19). Men scuba diving searching for shipwreck (6:45). Two crew members Tinker and Graham scuba dive and locate shipwreck (7:45). Crew locates skeleton of human hand, a carved idol, and an old Spanish float (8:29). Tinker and Graham discover mouth of submarine cave (9:47). Dark inside of cave crawling with sea creatures (10:07). Lagoon surrounded by jungle (10:46). Graham trapped between rocks with limited air supply (12:06). Graham breaks free and he and Tinker make their way to the surface and back onto boat (12:36). Graham and Tinker scrubs dive 180-200 feet down in the ocean to search for more evidence of shipwreck (14:11). Graham attempting to ride a sea turtle (16:36-17:41). Graham and Ramon Zapata put their scuba gear on to explore the next cave (18:54). Graham and Ramon find an urns and skeletons (20:23). Cave begins to cave in while Graham and Ramon attempt to escape (21:30). Graham and Ramon return to the boat with one of the urns containing gold Spanish doubloons (22:08).
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[@ericteneyck8691]

Great video. Parts defy reality, but fun all the same. I miss this king of stuff, the picture, sound, cadence of the narrator, it brings back memories of my childhood.

[@deepbludude4697]

Yeow when i was a kid a watched these tv shows it inspired me to become a diver, IVe done alot in my 62 years even worked on a Spanish Galleon fleet project off of Seranilla bank good times!

[@lunamoondrop]

Ooo, I love that old microphone sound :)

[@tklube308]

Great video, o was always looking for treasures of the Florida keys

[@jbrobertson6052]

Great ol' video. Do you have any more treasure ones like this??????

[@marcuskusicki3870]

Setting the bezel on his Rolex Submariner @ 9:16 so cool!

[@tomcrozier9548]

180 feet?

[@EricMcDowellegm]

Thanks for this!

[@abundantYOUniverse]

First!:) Fantastic video thanks!

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[@RepairRenovateRenew]

Spanish gold or the ruins of Atlantis?

[@waswolltihr1526]

This was so fake. X_X
But still interesting.

[@trickolas78]

lol😂

[@Acer_Maximinus]

These old shows are fun to watch, but this entire story was clearly BS.