About this season
Treasure Quest is a one-hour weekly American reality television series that premiered on January 15, 2009 on the Discovery Channel. The program follows the employees of Odyssey Marine Exploration as they search the English Channel for various lost ships. The team is led by company CEO Gregory Stemm and Tom Dettweiler.
Episodes (12)
1. The Merchant Royal
Aired 15 January 2009 • 60 min
A company named Odyssey Marine Exploration searches the English Channel for lost treasure.
2. Pirates
Aired 22 January 2009 • 60 min
The Odyssey Explorer crew discovers a bronze ship's bell and tries to determine if it belongs to the treasure ship Merchant Royal.
3. The Legend
Aired 29 January 2009 • 60 min
Odyssey discovers a shipwreck that could change history.
4. Return to the Legend
Aired 5 February 2009 • 60 min
Odyssey tries to recover one of the dozens of cannons found at the ``Legend'' site.
5. Turning Lead Into Gold
Aired 12 February 2009 • 60 min
The Odyssey team explores a German U-boat and a World War I tanker.
6. U-Boats
Aired 19 February 2009 • 60 min
U-boat expert Dr. Axel Niestle uses modern technology to piece together the stories of four U-boats and their final voyages.
7. Lusitania Revealed
Aired 26 February 2009 • 60 min
The American owner of The Lusitania asks the Odyssey team to do an archaeological survey on the wreck site.
8. Malta
Aired 5 March 2009 • 60 min
The Odyssey is on the hunt for a 19th-century English paddlewheeler, code-named Malta.
9. The Liberty Ship
Aired 12 March 2009 • 60 min
Odyssey finds the location of one of the most famous U-boats in history, U103.
10. Mysterious Cargo
Aired 19 March 2009 • 60 min
Odyssey discovers a cargo ship on the seabed which may have contained a shipment of rare and valuable wine.
11. The Silver Queen
Aired 26 March 2009 • 60 min
The Odyssey team has their eye on one last wreck before the winter weather makes it impossible to find.
12. Battle for the Black Swan
Aired 2 April 2009 • 60 min
The first season finale finds the crew embroiled in a legal battle Spain, over the cargo of gold and silver coins found on the wreck they call the "Black Swan."