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Brian Holman, an Australian shipwreck explorer who moved to Subic Bay, Philippines in 1977 and discovered the country's first recorded shipwreck, shows Jason and Nikki Wynn through his private museum at Vosco's marina.1:29 Holman recovered artifacts from the Spanish galleon Nostra Senora de la Vida and other wrecks dating to 1620, including dragon-decorated ceramic jars, gold and silver coins, a necklace, and World War II relics — items the Philippine National Museum permitted him to keep.1:52 He describes early diving with hookah rigs at 60 feet for hours at a time, and a dangerous Ming Dynasty wreck project off Mindanao that required a gunship with four .50-caliber machine guns and two cannons and was abandoned after three days.4:22 Holman tells the Wynns he holds a list of 200 undiscovered wrecks in the area.6:48 The Wynns then tour the Olangapal City Old Public Market in Subic Bay with a local contact named Jay, a private superyacht chef, sampling Philippine mangoes from Zambales, tinapa smoked fish, salted red eggs, palabok noodles, and fried plantain in pastry dough.11:40 Vosco's is the first marina where the Wynns berthed their boat Curiosity after arriving in the Philippines.7:23

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