Shipwreck Hunter Unearths Lost History and Treasures | Best Job Ever

when I tell people what I do there’s a

when I tell people what I do there’s a sort of complete silence till they

sort of complete silence till they

sort of complete silence till they process what does that mean and how

process what does that mean and how

process what does that mean and how could somebody actually have a job like

could somebody actually have a job like

could somebody actually have a job like that get the metal detector I’m David

that get the metal detector I’m David

that get the metal detector I’m David Mearns and I’m a ship wreck hunter

in terms of the significance of this

in terms of the significance of this site is that it’s the earliest

site is that it’s the earliest

site is that it’s the earliest pre-colonial ship ever discovered

pre-colonial ship ever discovered

pre-colonial ship ever discovered everybody is diving nearly four times a

everybody is diving nearly four times a

everybody is diving nearly four times a day so it’s well over a thousand hours

day so it’s well over a thousand hours

day so it’s well over a thousand hours underwater

in my career I think the number is about

in my career I think the number is about 25 major shipwrecks that I have found

25 major shipwrecks that I have found

25 major shipwrecks that I have found we’re just dying to get to work because

we’re just dying to get to work because

we’re just dying to get to work because you know there’s going to be a new

you know there’s going to be a new

you know there’s going to be a new discovery almost every day it’s just fun

you start bringing in experts who can

you start bringing in experts who can look at these finders start putting them

look at these finders start putting them

look at these finders start putting them together archeology is not about

together archeology is not about

together archeology is not about individual fine it’s about determining

individual fine it’s about determining

individual fine it’s about determining what life was on board trading patterns

what life was on board trading patterns

what life was on board trading patterns the people that they met

the biggest turn-on to this whole thing

the biggest turn-on to this whole thing is really bringing that history to life

is really bringing that history to life

is really bringing that history to life breathing new air into stuff that is

breathing new air into stuff that is

breathing new air into stuff that is just on the pages of papers and archives

just on the pages of papers and archives

just on the pages of papers and archives and libraries we’re going into submarine

and libraries we’re going into submarine

and libraries we’re going into submarine right now because it allows us to go

right now because it allows us to go

right now because it allows us to go deeper to an area that’s never been

deeper to an area that’s never been

deeper to an area that’s never been explored before Oh fantastic