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The Curse of Oak IslandSeason 2

Into the Money Pit

10 Episodes • Nov 4 – Jan 20, 2015

Written by Corjan Mol, author & Historical Researcher, Oak Island Team

Artifacts found and discussed in Season 2

13 artifacts were found or discussed in Season 2.

All 13 artifacts

Season 2 in brief

With their first season behind them, Rick and Marty Lagina mount a serious assault on the Money Pit, bringing in heavy drilling rigs capable of grinding through the layers of wood, stone, and debris that defeated earlier equipment. Core samples from deep underground return fragments of wood and metal, and the team believes it has contacted the legendary Chappell Vault. The Templar theory takes center stage as researcher J. Hutton Pulitzer presents evidence linking Oak Island to the Knights Templar and the Ark of the Covenant. A massive dye test attempts to trace the flood tunnels, and the season culminates with preparations for the first manned dive into the mysterious Borehole 10-X, where sonar has detected objects at 235 feet underground.

Key events

  • Oak tree stumps in swamp dated 1450-1640 AD, bone fragment from 10-X, brass button (18th century), first France research trip completed

Key people

  • Rick Lagina
  • Marty Lagina
  • Craig Tester
  • Dave Blankenship
  • Dan Blankenship
  • Jack Begley
  • Dan Henskee
  • Tony Sampson (diver)
  • Petter Amundsen
  • J. Hutton Pulitzer

The underground works of Season 2

4 holes and 4 tunnels and areas appear in Season 2 episodes, the deepest hole at 235 ft (10-X). Bars share one scale, 0 to 240 ft.

Tunnels and areas

All 4 tunnels and areas
Open the full borehole map

Research behind the season

Oak Island Flood Tunnels and Box Drains: The Water Trap (AI-assisted historical reconstruction, not a photograph)
The Evidence

Oak Island Flood Tunnels and Box Drains: The Water Trap

The box drains at Smith's Cove look real. The coconut fibre is confirmed. But has anyone ever actual...

Dan Blankenship and Borehole 10-X (AI-assisted historical reconstruction, not a photograph)
The Hunt

Dan Blankenship and Borehole 10-X

Dan Blankenship gave up everything for Oak Island. In 54 years he drilled the deepest shaft, survive...

Freemasons on Oak Island (AI-assisted historical reconstruction, not a photograph)
The Theories

Freemasons on Oak Island

Masonic lot owners before 1795. Ritual parallels in the Money Pit. Symbols carved in stone. The Free...

All 10 episodes of Season 2

1 Episode 1 Once In, Forever In Rick and Marty Lagina travel with Craig Tester to Tampa, Florida, to visit Global Marine Exploration, a company specializing in shipwreck artifact salvage. They bring the Spanish coin found in the Oak Island swamp the previous summer for closer examination. Under a microscope, the team can see white sediment in the cracks and green oxidation consistent with an object that spent centuries… 2 Episode 2 Return to the Money Pit Rick and Marty Lagina begin their first serious attempt to locate and drill into the original Money Pit. A coring rig is brought in to drill test holes to a target depth of approximately 140 feet, where an 1897 expedition reportedly struck a cement-covered vault containing what was described as loose metal pieces. The first hole stalls at 53 feet, unable to advance through more than two centuries… 3 Episode 3 The Eight-Pointed Star J. Hutton Pulitzer returns to the War Room with his cousin Aubrey Raiford to present the full scope of his theory. He proposes that the treasure buried on Oak Island is the Ark of the Covenant itself, hidden there by Phoenician mariners sometime between 582 and 596 BC. The Phoenicians, an ancient Semitic civilization that dominated Mediterranean trade from approximately 1200 to 550 BC, possessed… 4 Episode 4 The Breakthrough After two weeks of drilling, the team has brought in a 30-ton rig capable of grinding through the layers of wood, stone, and debris that defeated the smaller quarry drill. Marty Lagina and Craig Tester target the Triangle area, a zone identified by Mel Chappell in the 1950s as the most likely location of his father William Chappell's 1897 drill site, where evidence of a large wooden vault covered… 5 Episode 5 The 90-Foot Stone Drilling in the Money Pit area resumes as the team retrieves more core samples from the depth where they believe they have contacted the Chappell vault. The split-spoon coring barrel descends an additional 18 inches with almost no resistance, suggesting the bit has entered a hollow structure. Dan Blankenship examines the material at the drill site: clay, a hard cement-like substance… 6 Episode 6 Seven Must Dye Rick Lagina, Dan and Dave Blankenship, and Divemaster Tony Sampson scout the island's coastline for potential flood tunnel exit points in preparation for a major dye test. Dan recalls that in the winter of 1980, while overseeing a pumping operation in the Money Pit, he noticed four large circular holes in the frozen bay off the island's south shore where air bubbles were rising through 12 to 13… 7 Episode 7 The Trail of the Templars On Oak Island, Rick Lagina restarts the effort to drain the triangle-shaped swamp. Environmental regulations require that water be diverted several hundred yards to the western side of the island rather than pumped into the nearby ocean. Jack Begley helps set up a larger pumping system with additional stations, designed to overcome the natural springs that refilled the swamp the previous year.… 8 Episode 8 X Marks the Spot For the second consecutive year, the team attempts to drain the triangle-shaped swamp. This time, Craig Tester has hired Pat Campbell and Matt Savelle from Canadian Seabed Research, a geophysical company specializing in underground structure detection. They bring a MALA rough terrain antenna system, a ground-penetrating radar unit that sends electromagnetic pulses through the earth to detect… 9 Episode 9 A Dangerous Dive Rick Lagina continues clearing Borehole 10-X for the upcoming dive. Lowered into the shaft in a steel cage, he uses a blowtorch to cut away rusted metal casings and rotting timber that could injure the divers. The interior is in far worse condition than anticipated, with ladder sections heavier than expected and the corroded steel difficult to cut. Rick reflects on the irony of deconstructing the… 10 Episode 10 The Big Reveal With the diving platform complete and all safety protocols in place, professional divers Dan Misiaszek and his wife Kathy, known as Frog and Flash, begin their descent into Borehole 10-X. Emergency medical technicians and safety diver John Tapper stand by on the surface. J. Hutton Pulitzer monitors communications and video feeds while Rick, Marty, and the team manage the breathing and comm lines.…

Keep exploring Season 2

Deepest hole 10-X 235 ft, on the borehole map Top artifact Bedford Petroglyph of an Eight-pointed Star See the full record Research Oak Island Flood Tunnels and Box Drains: The Water Trap Read the analysis
Season 2

Frequently Asked Questions

Question One

How many episodes does Season 2 have?

Season 2 of The Curse of Oak Island has 10 episodes, which aired on the History Channel from November 4, 2014 to January 20, 2015. Every episode has its own summary page, listed below.

Question Two

What was found in Season 2?

Artifacts recorded as found in or discussed during Season 2 include Bedford Petroglyph of an Eight-pointed Star, Coin with possible cross design, medieval (Money Pit), King George II copper coin, 1771 (south shore). This page lists all 13, each with its own record.

Question Three

Which holes were drilled or discussed in Season 2?

Season 2 episodes refer to 4 holes on Oak Island, including 10-X, Chappell Shaft (Shaft No. 21), Hedden Shaft (Shaft No. 22). The deepest record of the season is 10-X, at 235 feet. Each links to its record on the Money Pit borehole map.

Written by
Corjan Mol
Corjan Mol Author & Historical Researcher, Oak Island Team since 2019 TheCurseOfOakIsland.com
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