SECRET COLD WAR BUNKER Discovered | CHARGED for ESPIONAGE
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In this video we are on a roadtrip in Italy. Our main goal failed, but we still have a top secret cold war bunker on the list. We don't know if it works out and how the bunker looks like, but we give it a try. It turns out to be a real timecapsule. Everything is left inside the bunker.
It's the best bunker I've explored so far.
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Amazing video, but I have a few strong suggestions to keep you guys safe:
1. Anything of this age with deteriorating equipment and fixtures is certain to have lead and likely asbestos as inhalation hazards. Wear a reusable polymer respirator (3M makes great ones that are fairly cheap) with P100 filter cartridges. Take a look at all the dust in your flashlight beam that's being kicked up from walking around. You REALLY do not want to be breathing that as it contains high concentrations of lead from flaking paint. If you're worried about voice clarity, you could use a PAPR setup, but these are significantly more expensive, bulky, and will likely obstruct your vision. If you can find them, fiber-based N95 masks will also offer protection and won't generate as much vocal distortion, but are much less reusable.
2. For anything subterranean like this, you should carry a mining gas detector. These are more expensive, but can genuinely save your life in the short term (asphyxiation) and long term (radon). EDIT: Looks like you may have one at 22:18. Excellent!
3. (Optional): You should also consider buying some hooded coveralls made of Tyvec so that you can hose them down or dispose of them once you're topside to avoid tracking lead on your clothes into car/suitcase/etc. At minimum, plan to change clothes before getting back in the car, and put the contaminated clothing in an airtight container (garbage bag + duct tape will work) until they can be washed.
Love this channel and want you guys to stay safe so I can keep seeing the amazing stuff that you find!
Why you should trust me: I have an MS in engineering with 5+ years of post-doc level BSL2+ biology lab work experience
Upvote OP so the guys can see this ^
Agreed -- definitely a ton of potential for harmful material in the air / kicked up, from asbestos, lead, mould, to gases from decomposition and poor air quality.
Good advice, they always go to all sort of places unprotected I noticed to..
Yes, that bunker is full of asbestos. Some people got the permission to visit the bunker to make a book about it and other similar shelters in the area, they had to wear full protective clothing
I had visited that bunker between La Spezia and Portovenere, and there is even a cooler one, with a massive ww2 artillery cannon inside Palmaria Island, just in front.
The whole islands and penisula complex is completely connected, with a maze of tunnel and bunkers, that connect everything many kilometers of underground fortifications all the way to the Arsenal.
There was also an undersea tunnel that joins the 2 island with the mainland bases, however it already seemed long collapsed when I tried to explore it in 1997.
Tino Island Is still lived in by military, as there are some radar array facilities, you can visit the abbey and the lighthouse on the patron saint day of San Venerio (13 September), the only day you can visit the island (without straying from the main path, even if I did stray a little)
The whole area was very strategical developed in a huge military complex during Napoleonic Wars. And the arsenale is one of Italy's 3 top naval Military after Livorno and Taranto.
But the whole area is full of Eternit (cement with asbethos fibers in it) when I was studying environmental sciences we tested some of the materials there and we seriously recommend to wear protective gear.
Great !!! you managed to enter! ... I was born and I live in the village (group of houses) above the hill of these galleries and I have never been able to visit them. However, they were already operational in the Second World War, when due to the Anglo-American bombing all the workshops supporting the military arsenal had been moved to the gallery. My grandfather told me that when he passed in front of the entrances along the road there were German and Social Republic (RSI) guards ... and sometimes even SS militias. After the war it was refurbished in accordance with the directives of the Atlantic pact.
Thank you for your input. It's always fantastic to hear from people who can provide some history to these locations.
E' il monte Conero?
Ciao, sono interessato anche io a capire la storia di questo bunker. C’è qualche sito che ne parla?
Thanks a million for the additional info ! :)
dov'è questo bunker?
such a pitty those milling machines left to rust
There must be 10 lathes in there too. You'd need a tanker full of evaporust to get that stuff back.
Shapers, HBM and a radial arm drill was spotted as well. Didn't see many knee mills though. But a nice collection. Such a shame they are just sitting there 😊
The machinist in my cried at all that gear.
Probably the best youtube channel of it's kind. You are clearly not a random guy exploring your neighbourhood. The amount of research, commitment, money and professionalism you put on each mission can hardly go unnoticed. You are also one of the luckiest persons on earth, because you've seen so many rare places, most people can't even imagine. I envy you, because I have the same passion as you, but not the dedication to fulfil it.
Start explore your surroundings! And thanks, that’s true indeed. I don’t follow the “latest trends, famous abandoned spots but try to search them myself. Did you see the video what happened after this explore? There’s a video called “ I got charged for espionage”😅🥹
I just saw the "espionage" video. Well, if I may testify my personal opinion, I would say this: the only reason you have been charged, is because accidentally you have exposed a series of systemic corruption evidence. And since law and common sense don't always walk the same path, my "common sense" opinion goes like this: a classified as top secret place will always be a top secret place. That means no Google street view available at such places, no Google earth photos, no articles circulating on the internet, no broken cameras, no unguarded places, etc. Now, there is not a single person in the world that doesn't take a measure (more or less effective) to secure their property or belongings. This bunker was left unguarded and totally unprotected for years. The place begs and welcomes everyone to go inside it, having good or bad intentions in doing so. There just wasn't enough interest and persistence from ordinary people to bother spend some time of their life on an old historical mechanical facility. This is not fun for the uninitiated. So, since the place was literally "an open door" (two boys with backpacks went in easily), it seems quite natural for someone curious enough to want to go in. Simple as that. Most important, you didn't remove any items from the place. You did not vandalise it. You did not hide your actions or your identity. It is crystal clear that this place was a total scrap place. Period. No military space, no weapon storage, no top secret files were found or exposed. The fate of this facility was sealed by the same people that accused you for "espionage", many many years ago, without any intention to use it ever again and for any imaginable purpose. Oh, and the asbestos thing...well, it's not only that. As an engineer, I can recognise the value of machinery, and boy, there were many machines in there that were devalued falsely and on purpose. The government didn't even bother to hire scrap contractors to clean the place and use the spaces again. A toxic-scrap-metal-landfil under the nose of civilians was uncovered, thanks to you, and you got sued. Ultimately, you won in many ways, so you should be happy and proud of yourself. Remember, there are people out there, who recognize the value on things that other people find useless. History, old craftsmanship, human ingenuity and ultimate fate, are subjects that will fascinate people like you and me, so keep up, always think before you act and take care.
THANK YOU for the educational videos you provide.
this bunker belonged first to the Italian Royal Navy and then to the Italian Navy. These are support workshops for the naval arsenal of La Spezia. It was built during the Second World War and was involved in stress tests on naval propulsion systems. that's why it is so large compared to other bunkers. when the Anglo-American bombings became heavy, the arsenal moved to the bunker. this is one of many present in every Italian naval base. in the 1950s it was renovated and used until 1992. visiting military areas in Italy, even if abandoned, is considered a crime punishable by prison. it went well for you.
I got charged for possessing state secrets, espionage and entering military grounds.. costed a lot of money😂 I pissed them off apparently because my video showed that funds was not used for asbestos removal. But yes! Meanwhile I know exactly what the function of the bunker was😄🙏 Thanks for checking!
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath damn, then it didn't go well for you. I've always thought that if they don't catch you while you're there, nothing will happen afterwards. from the video I thought you managed to get out without being caught by anyone. many years ago a friend of mine snuck into the Lenta army's decommissioned armored vehicle depot. but while he was trying to go out he was caught by 2 soldiers, who arrested him accusing him of espionage, however, in that case he had been caught in the act. what then one thinks, but what kind of espionage, inside there are about 3000 vehicles including m60 armored tanks, leopard 1, m-109, m-116 and other decommissioned stuff that the army no longer uses, so, which enemy country Could it ever be interesting to spy on a warehouse of Cold War vehicles? However, from the papers it emerged that inside the depot there were also Centauro 1 armored vehicles, VTM Puma and Dardo, modern vehicles damaged during the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and in addition, there were 2 old prototypes of the C1 Ariete tank, which and the tank that the army uses today. However, in the end it ended in nothing. and then, in recent years dozens of people have entered that place, it is clear that the army is no longer interested in keeping it protected.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath However, I'm sorry for the legal events that have affected you, but you managed to shoot unique content, I had never seen one of these bunkers from the inside. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
@@lucaiervasi8515 Thanks ! It was a very impressive site !
For me to see this video is even more absurd
I am from La Spezia Italy the city that "hosts" this bunker
many times I happened to pass in front of its entrance but I never imagined it was so large and well preserved its interior
Great job guys!
Ma l'entrata dov'è? Dai buggi?
@@mattiac6400 è nella napoleonica venendo da Spezia e andando verso Porto Venere subito dopo aver girato la curva che ti immette nel rettilineo il quale ti porta ad Acquasanta sulla destra
@@freeboterino116 sono di spezia come si chiama il bunker voglio andarci
It's impressive the amout of dameged that occours to things left in a humid place for just 30 years
“Grammar Check”
@@KingGumps most peeple, English second language
@@Daswassuphomie lol
It's was an underground copy of the nearby naval base workshops, to be used in case of war
You have some major balls climbing that rusty staircase...wow. It looked ready to collapse at any moment. Great video guys!
This is an underground engine factory, which were common in Europe during the cold war. Sometimes called "shadow factories", they weren't residential facilities. The idea was that if the well-known surface factories were taken out by sabotage or surgical strikes, essential military and civil manufacturing could continue in the shadow factories. Workers lived in the surrounding suburbs. A useful history is the book "Secret Underground Cities: an Account of Some of Britain's Subterranean Defence, Factory and Storage Sites", which documents some 25 of these installations in the UK. It covers all manners of underground facilities created prior, during and after the Second World War.
Thanks for the info!
We’ve been to another underground factory where they had a duplicate of an ammunition factory underground 😬 (episode on our channel)
This secret bunker its located in my city, where i grown up so, I know exactly wher is it on the map but I never saw it inside and it has been amazing saw what really there is inside and how the Institutions take care this location.
Thanks mate for that and for share the video .
Great explore, I hadn't watched this one until I saw your video about the courtcase. The bunker was amazing, don't risk your life though, that staircase was really dangerous I was sweating just watching the video !
It was ! Next time I’ll think twice. 😁 Glad you liked it.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Yeah, but, you do Not know the date it closed you know the calendar is from '92 not whether it closed in'91 or '93 juss sayin still like your vids
22 April 1992 was a wednesday, as stated by the stopped clock! good catch!
Thanks for watching☺️
The calendar that is on the wall is April, May & June 1990. Very interesting!
Damn, what a find. It is truly like you've said one of the best bunkers I have ever seen. The control room especially was top notch!
i think it is criminal to let such history go to waste,
It is! But O was charged here as a criminal.. for possession espionage equipment, espionage and entering military grounds and risked 5 years in jail.
That bunker is sooo epic, I'd love to visit it
This bunker has been existing since ww2 and during the 80's it was used to stock secret technologies of the italian navy, for example a machine called Sarchiapone created to detect subs and it was so powerful that it has been secreted and pretty much no one knows about it, we just know that during a NATO exercise everyone was astonished of how an italian frigate managed to see jets taking off from a US Carrier from 350km. This is what Italy has always been capable of ;)
Thanks for the additional info🤩
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath your welcome ;)
Sarchiapone ahahaha
Questi spaccerebbero per incredibile pure lo scantinato dello zio Tonino
@@hiwatt85 Prima di ridere informati ahahah
The FIAT diesel generators are engines of the Minerva class corvette ships, the test benches were used to test engines under stress after the repair, workshop and power plant bunker, in the other bunker where the navy would have moved to in case of need
troppe informazioni gli stai dando a sti yankee.... :)
l'errore che hanno fatto è far vedere dove erano al mare !!!
@@grattuggiato se studi la storia capirai che questi bunker sono stati voluti e costruiti con i soldi degli Americani, grazie a loro esitono, noi non avevamo i sodi negli anni 40 dopoguerra anche per gli altri, qyesto pur non essendo nenche un bunker anti atomico, l'hanno pagato loro, non ci sono porte corazzate, è un bunker antiaereo da seconda guertra mondiale, anche gli altri sono stati costruiti grazie alla NATO sempre ideata e sovvenzionata dagli Americani, quindi grazie yankee per il West Star, il Backyard, e i 3 ROC !
@@grattuggiatohate to tell ya, but for where and who it matters, there’s not a single centimetre of “unknown” space… 😂
Fun adventure as always! Image if someone else find the emergeny entrance/exit and start going the stairs that way! You got to try out the lower levels going up, and took precautions! Stay safe!
I'd be careful exploring underground facilities and abandoned places because I noticed throughout the video, there are fairly new fire extinguishers hung all over the bunker with what appeared to be fresh squares of red paint on the walls. I don't know if this place is totally abandoned or being checked on periodically. There is nothing inside the old bunker to warrant any concern about state secrets in this place. Anything sensitive would have been taken from the bunker when the military abandons the facility. Nothing like that gets left behind.
Great going to the extra measures to get this footage! Love this channel!
Congrats guys. I'm not in Urbex since few years, but this is one of the best locations ever.
Good job!
Great video guys! 👍🏻
Don't worry to much about asbestos, I didn't see you using a hacksaw or something like that. And the moist keeps those fibers down. 🙂
One of your best videos, Bob. Thank you! This is why I support you on Patreon.
WOW, you guys really hit the jackpot here Bob!!! I was trying to eat supper but couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Loved the fact that copper thieves hadn't hit the place so that all the equipment was intact. This was truly an amazing adventure. Greatly appreciate the risks you guys took to bring this to us.
Thanks Matt, the Italian police was not so happy about it. But it was good to show the world what a gem is hidden there!😁
The most awesome explore I have ever seen.......and the best cinematography as well......just fantastic guys.....thank you so much for the effort
With all the workspace and a lot of electricity being generated, it looks like an underground factory.
Another great explore. So much machinery just left to rot. Creepy looking place.
Thanks for sharing,
Best wishes. Paul
Man i hope u guys read this not for pity just so u guys know u show makes a true impact. Recently I lost my house car , family lost everything you can imagine in the Alameda fires in Oregon so staying positive and keeping spirits high are priority #1. So many are looking for housing to buy and rent since so many lost as well that its hard to stay positive and not give in to depression. A distraction is much needed and i have stumbled upon your channel and i have to say that i love what u guys do. I feel like im right there with you guys and its a nice break to go along with you on those adventures. I need a mental escape and your videos really do take me that escape i so desperately need after staying strong and positive for my family. I hope one of u read this and please dont think im doing this for comments or anything i really just want to say thank you from the bottom of my ❤. Stay safe and i cant wait to see whats next!
Really sorry to hear that, and hope you get some likely much-needed economic relief here soon ❤
Keep strong & postive brother🤜 hope you’ll be fine soon😄 we’ll keep them coming! Saw the latest upload already?
Very cool! Hope you find more places like this.
18:22 Those 5-10 seconds looked a little creepy, as if someone was in the doorway. Most likely just the reflection of light.
Thank you bob, awesome footage as always. Stay safe !
Top video weer Bob, klasse!!
I knew that under the hills there was a sort of backup dockyard for the Cold War, but I never thought it could be so wide: despite someone proposed to put it safe for open an underground museum, it's way too big to imagine a short-term refurbishment project.. Thanks for your footage!
Danke für den Einblick - coole Tour!
Government waste. They could have sold those Mills and lathes. Instead they left it to rot. Pity
They look italian, not german or swiss, so no big loss :D
@@gearloose703 Italy make some of the very best machines out there especially cnc ........carnaghi. Pama to name 2.... all that switchgear looks like reyrolle made in the uk
Actually they abandoned them because it was too dangerous bringing them out due to the high amount of absestos in the tunnels.
Sometimes it is more expensive to move obsolete machinery than to leave it where it is, probably the still useful things have been removed or sold
Phenomenal! Well done guys!
Jow, Bobby! Lijpe sjit man. Die trap op 't laatst! Ben blij dat jij het doet zodat ik het niet hoef te doen! Fantastische video weer!
an awesome explore - it's a shame the humidity is so high - where did it all originate from? Good work guys - as usual!
When you see that much rust it means it is humid, means bacteria too, means health hazard.
Great exploration guys. Loved it :-)
you raised a fuss with this visit, great video
what do you mean?
I took notes on various machines and yeah, it was abandoned around the 80s. The UCIMU Logo used is from around 1950s. Those drill arms are pretty expensive as well...
So glad I got home just in time, this is gonna be great!!
Your ambiental music is on POINT!!!! Felt like it was part of the real bunker, amazing editing!! Haha
Epic video, up there with your best (the Space Shuttle comes to mind). And looks like you nailed the year of closure: in 1992, April 22 was indeed a Wednesday ✅
Great one as always ! You guys are really crazy... !
The workshops are amazing. Thanks guys!
Awesome, thats quality content. Thank you! 👍
These guys are absolutely mental. I love it.
This is in La Spezia, my city! wooow!
La spezia?
@@DesmoGabe Si La Spezia, Liguria..
@@AnDeaBeRtettoDJ Si, sono di Zena!😁 conosci quei posti??
So... you like to put the door open for everybody to make a mess of it? 🤔
@@AnDeaBeRtettoDJ spezia anche io
One of the best video's imho, great sounds!!!
Thanks! It was made by sinius ( check the description)
this place is amazing guys thanks for sharing your great exploration video 👍👍
Wow excellent exploration video! Thank you for sharing
Aaaaaahhh!!! So many drawers just walked past and didn’t open!! LOL! If I had this opportunity, it would take me forever, I would want to be looking in EVERY drawer and box and case and crate and cabinet 😂
Can't wait for it :)
That looked epic guys!!!
Awesome video as always :)
you missed the other 2 twins bunker on the same hill.all around the city you were,theres big bunkers.
Oops.. 😰 We have been looking and researching for others..
Hey Bob at about the 15 min mark you were looking at a bank of Cylinders . Next time you run across Somthing like that you should check the Dates on those . You will find them on the shoulder . It will give you date of manufacture , dates of retest , pressure rating and the type of steel used . Great Explore . Thanks
Amazing, thanks for sharing
Incredible - as always!
Really excited 😃
Exploring the Unbeaten Path never disappoint me, keep exploring guys 👏👏👏
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎊🎉
Greetings from Argentina👋
Great video !
Ogni volta che passavo di lì con il P mi chedevo cosa ci fosse,ed ecco svelato il mistero 👌 bravi
alla fine si vede anche S Pietro
Con il P ?
@@lampa298 si con il P (autobus)
@@francescogrossi1278 dove è sto posto ?
si si lo scrivo qua cosi poi lo sanno tutti :-)
a parte che se ti beccano ti fanno un culo come un secchio
Amazing find guys well done👏👏👍👍🇬🇧
Out of all the warship promos ive seen this guy actually makes me want to try world of warships.
A great discovery and explore, place looks great, stairs did not wow.
Excited!
The administration of M.M. evaluated the recovery of the equpment but the amount of asbestos inside the tunnels prevented the recovery of the materials. Turning inside Is very ,very Dangerous.
Wow guys , awesome , loved it , greetings from New Zealand 👍👍👍😎
Awesome video, this bunker is really special. But Bob, that staircase looked so sketchy 😨
What a sick huge bunker... Great job guys!! :)
I have to wait 6 days!.........Let me break out the sleeping bags and Coffee
I was sweating for you on that staircase
Amazing find!!
this is easily a Top 5 explore on this channel. i would definitely suggest anyone new to this channel watch this episode first or close to it!
Thanks ! It is yes.. The Carabinieri is investigating this case now :')
Great video 😁👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome video. Seemed a deep but low-tech bunker as couldn’t see any thick blast doors?
Also, would love to know what the first location was that you couldn’t visit at the start of the video.
Seems like Italy has quite a few strategic bunkers from Cold War NATO days.
Keep it up!
Incredible place! Visit a bunker like this one goes in my bucketlist.
Ai tempi della leva ero spesso dentro a queste misteriose gallerie ...sono stati costruiti per alloggiare le officine meccaniche in caso di distruzione (eventuale 3° conflitto mondiale) delle officine esterne dell'Arsenale Militare da cui il 9 settembre del 1943 salpò la Corazzata Roma ...
You guys explore the absolute best best places..awesome
Thanks, I invest a lot of time in research
wow cool lost place bunker, unbelievable is partly also there. Congratulations. and great film.
Thanks mate
hello bob i'm a new member beautiful your exploration in this military base i am also a fan of abandoned places and a pleasure to see your exploration
Love your channel
That was it? I was looking forward to seeing more of this place. The footage looked great though.
Is in La spezia
Thank you!
Great job Baab
Thank you ! Epic vid gents
😍😍😍geweldige locatie weer
Amazing video guys, what a find. It must have been huge a shock to all of you once you began to realise just what you had stumbled upon because a find like this really is a "once in a lifetime" find. Looking forward to seeing many more of your videos. Stay safe guy's !
Bunkers are the one thing that's lacking in Ireland. I'd love to get in a few, but if there is any here, they're well hidden or blocked up. Great vid again guys.
love your videos
Anyone else weirded out that the only thing not falling apart or rusting and/or decaying were the fire extinguishers? They look brand new!
Congratulation super explorations ;) Greetings
This is so cool! You are urbex heros! :D
I found the information about “COMPRESSED AIR “ starters for the engines to be quite fascinating 🧐
Awesome spot good job
Great video guys. Thanks from the UK. ..
Thanks Karen, we often explore in the UK.. many great places