The Mystery Of 'Aladdin's Cave' Explained

Aladdin's Cave was teased at the start of "The Curse of Oak Island" Season 11, but it wasn't until Episode 6, "The Grand Opening," that Rick and Marty Lagina were finally able to get a look inside. "The expansiveness of Aladdin's Cave is quite interesting, it's very exciting," Rick said in an on-camera interview. 

Scientists scanned for possible tunnels, vaults, and large objects underground using devices called muon detectors, which identified a potential target in the deep cavity known as Aladdin's Cave. The team snaked a high-definition camera into the chamber, which was completely submerged in water, to search for more evidence of potential silver and gold. While they did not find any evidence of the metals upon first look, they were able to identify some wooden fragments that may suggest a man-made structure. 

Sonar expert Blaine Carr was brought to Oak Island to use a 3D sonar device to determine the exact dimensions of Aladdin's Cave, including the presence of any possible tunnels. "This is a very exciting thing, and it's important to see whether it's man-made or not," Marty Lagina explained. "I think there's a chance the treasure might be placed there, which would answer a lot of questions."

As is to be expected with "The Curse of Oak Island," the sonar imaging of Aladdin's Cave resulted in more open-ended questions than concrete answers. The crew concluded that there was potential for a man-made structure built into a natural, underground cave. However, the full size of the cave and the contents within it were not verified.