The Curse of Oak Island Team Uncovers Possible Slipway and New Clues in the Swamp

The latest developments on The Curse of Oak Island have pushed the team back toward one of the island’s most intriguing areas: the swamp.

Rick and Marty Lagina’s team are once again focusing on a series of unusual stone and wooden features that could point to past activity around the island. In the southeast corner of the swamp, Gary Drayton and Peter Fornetti uncovered what first appeared to be the top of a shaft. But after further inspection, archaeologist Laird Niven suggested the feature looked more like a slipway — a small structure that could have been used to move goods from boats onto land.

That possibility immediately raised new questions. If boats once pulled into this area, what were they carrying? And could this feature be connected to the Money Pit or the wider treasure mystery?

The discovery became even more significant because it was found near other features already under investigation, including stone pathways and possible structures beneath the swamp. Notched timbers, cross members and iron fasteners all suggested that the feature was not simply natural debris.

Elsewhere, the team also examined a mysterious worked stone near Peggy’s Cove. Researcher Terry Deveau showed Rick and the others a stone with what appeared to be facial features, possibly shaped or positioned by human hands. Some surfaces looked naturally weathered, while others appeared to have been altered, raising questions about whether the stone was deliberately modified.

Back on Oak Island, Gary also made another striking find during metal detecting work near the swamp. A heavy object recovered from the area was identified as a possible caster wheel, which Gary suggested could have belonged to a small trolley or tunnelling cart. That idea was especially interesting because the team has previously found tools linked to underground work.

The discoveries added more weight to the theory that the swamp was once an active working area, possibly involving boats, cargo movement, burning events or even tunnel construction.

For the Lagina brothers, the biggest question remains unchanged: were these features created by searchers, or by the original depositors?

With a possible slipway, a mysterious stone feature, charcoal, cut stakes and a potential tunnelling artifact all entering the discussion, the Oak Island mystery has only grown more complicated. The latest finds may not provide a final answer, but they give the team several new places to investigate — and several new reasons to keep digging.