1 0 - X ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁steel ▁ca isson ▁to ▁bed rock , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Bl ank ens hip ▁and ▁Tob ias , ▁cam eras ▁lower ed ▁down ▁the ▁sh aft ▁into ▁a ▁cave ▁recorded ▁possible ▁ch ests , ▁human ▁remains , ▁wooden ▁c rib bing ▁and ▁tools ; ▁however , ▁the ▁images ▁were ▁unclear ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁claims ▁have ▁been ▁independently ▁confirmed . ▁The ▁sh aft ▁later ▁col lapsed , ▁and ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁was ▁again ▁abandoned . ▁The ▁sh aft ▁was ▁later ▁re - d ug ▁to ▁, ▁reaching ▁bed rock , ▁but ▁work ▁was ▁halt ed ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁funds ▁and ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip . ▁D ivers ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁B ore hole ▁ 1 0 - X ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁found ▁no ▁artifact s . ▁ ▁An ▁account ▁of ▁an ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁the ▁pit ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁Re ader ' s ▁Dig est . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁In ▁Search ▁of ... ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁T rit on ▁Alliance ▁su ed ▁Frederick ▁N olan ▁over ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁seven ▁lots ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁its ▁cause way ▁access . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁N olan ' s ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁lots