La Belle: The World's Most Advanced Underwater Archaeological Dig

Can an 8.8-ton metal octagon save a 300-year-old secret? In 1686, the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, lost his most important ship, La Belle, in the murky, zero-visibility waters of Matagorda Bay, Texas. For three centuries, it lay hidden in the clay—along with a "colony kit" designed to build a French empire in the New World. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark