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A brief guide to your
Bermuda dive adventures
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BERMUDA IS KNOWN AS THE
‘SHIPWRECK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD’.
Discover more than five centuries of nautical history waiting for
you beneath our clear waters. At some sites, shipwrecks rest so
close to one another that you can explore multiple ships in the
same dive.
Many people mistakenly believe our Island is part of the
Caribbean. In fact, we rest hundreds of miles north of the
Bahamas in an astoundingly beautiful stretch of the Atlantic, a
mere 650 miles (1,046 kilometers) east of North Carolina. Flights
from New York and other eastern US cities reach our shores in
less than two hours and flights from the UK reach the Island in
approximately seven hours.
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BERMUDA’S
TOP DIVE
SITES
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This 11M/36FT, two-masted American schooner was
bound from Turks Island to Nova Scotia with a cargo
of salt when she wrecked on our treacherous reefs
in February 1890. Today, she lies scattered along the
South Shore breakers in 6M/20FT of water.
subterranean cathedral. This is a very popular dive
with a high concentration of marine life.
Specifications
Type Reef | Max Depth 11m
CONSTELLATION
This classic American schooner was built in 1887 and
sunk in 1920 on our southwest reefs as she headed
here from Norfolk, Virginia. Today, the ship lies in
10M/35FT of water near the North Carolina. Cable and
rigging are scattered across the surrounding reefs.
Within her main wreckage is the centreboard box
for her retractable keel. Divers will also notice some
machinery and a capstan on the site.
This
58M/192FT,
four-masted,
wooden-hulled
American schooner was built in 1918. During World
War II, she was pressed into service and used as
a cargo vessel. In July 1943, she was bound for
Venezuela carrying a general cargo of building
materials, medicinal drugs and 700 cases of Scotch
whisky. Today, her hull lies broken on a coral and
sand bottom in 9M/30FT of water, exposing petrified
sacks of cement, building supplies, glassware and a
vast assortment of small items. The Constellation was
the inspiration for Peter Benchley’s book, ‘The Deep’.
Divers can explore two historical shipwrecks on a
single dive, see the Montana (Nola) on page 6.
Specifications
Type Schooner | Built 1887 | Sank December 1920 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 65 meters | Tonnage 1156 | Max Depth 12m
Specifications
Type Sailing ship | Built 1918 | Sunk July 1942 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 62 metres | Tonnage 533 | Max Depth 12m
CaraQuet
CristoBal Colon
A 106M/350FT combination mail packet and
passenger steamer, launched in 1894, was carrying
passengers and general cargo from St. John to
Halifax. On 25th June 1923, this fine ship wrecked on
our Northern Barrier Reef. All passengers, crew and
mail were landed safely without mishap and her cargo
was later salvaged. Her wreckage lies in 9M/ 30FT of
water.
Cristobal Colon is the biggest of Bermuda’s
shipwrecks. This massive Spanish cruise liner was
499 feet long and three decks high. This transatlantic
vessel was built in 1923 and operated between New
York and Central America. Cristobal Colon was one
of the most luxurious cruise ships of her time. It
crashed into the coral reefs off the Bermuda’s North
Shore as the captain wrongly interpreted an offshore
communication tower as the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. At
that time, she was travelling with 160 crew members
from Wales to Mexico under the command of Captain
Crescencia Delgado.
Specifications
Type Schooner | Built 1873 | Sank Feb 1890 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 12 meters | Tonnage 533 | Max Depth 7m
BlanCHe King
Specifications
Type Steamship | Built 1894 | Sank June 1923 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 165 meters | Tonnage unknown | Max Depth 15m
CatHeDral
Near Gurnet Rock off the East End and a favourite for
the dive shops at this end of the Island, the Cathedral
is well named. It is a huge underwater dome with
several windows, where shafts of light penetrate
into the gloom, giving a feeling of being inside a vast
Every night locals would take their boats to the
wreck and comeback with bags full of loots.
Literally hundreds of Bermudians took part in this
crazy piracy; only 13 of them were ever caught.
The British eventually sank the ship’s empty shell
by using it as a practice bombing target during
the World War II. Today the wreck lies 55 feet
under the water surface. It is a haven for varieties
of colorful reef fish. The Cristobal Colon, one of
Bermuda’s famous shipwrecks, is scattered across a
large area of the sea floor offering endless hours of
fascinating exploration.
Specifications
Type Luxury Liner | Built September 1923 | Sunk 25th October 1936 | Loss
of life 0 | Length 151 metres | Tonnage 10,833 | Max Depth 15m
Darlington
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Specifications
Type Steamship | Built 1881 | Sank February 1886 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 65 meters | Tonnage unknown | Max Depth 6m
The Hermes was built in Pennsylvania and used as a
US Coast Guard buoy tender until the end of World
War II. She then relocated to the Philippines as a
freighter carrying mixed cargo. Enroute to the Cape
Verde Islands, the ship experienced engine trouble
off the coast of Bermuda. There was no money
available for repairs and the crew hadn’t been paid
any wages for months, so the ship was abandoned.
The Bermuda Government took possession of the
ship and sold her on to the Bermuda Dive Association
for the princely sum of US$1. The Hermes was
pelinaion
A sturdy iron-hulled steamer built in 1881. On 22nd
February, 1886, she wrecked on the Western Reef
while travelling from New Orleans to Bremen,
Germany carrying a cargo of cotton and grain. Today,
she remains fairly intact, but has collapsed onto
herself and lies on her port side. The wreckage sits in
6M/20FT of water, with her steamer boilers, propeller
shaft and deck winches still visible. Within swimming
distance of the Darlington are the buried remains of
an unidentified Spanish galleon.
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Grotto Bay Barges
Within easy swimming distance from our shores rest
the remains of three intact barges, sitting upright in
4.5M/15FT of water. Although there is no historical
information on these wrecks, rumour has it that this
area was used as a dump site and the barges were
scuttled deliberately. However they ended up here,
the Grotto Bay wrecks are ideal for snorkelling.
Specifications
Type Barge | Built unknown | Sank Unknown |
Loss of life 0 | Length unknown | Tonnage unknown | Max Depth 4m
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thoroughly cleaned and made ‘diver friendly’ before
being towed approximately one mile offshore and
sunk as an artificial reef project. The wreck lies
upright and almost fully intact at a maximum depth
of 25m. Underwater visibility is usually very good all
year round. This is one of Bermuda’s most-popular
dive sites. Divers can either skirt around the outside
of the wreck or penetrate deep within. The engine
room and parts of the bridge are easily accessible.
Main features include the engines, mast, toilet,
wash basin and cargo boom, which used to pick up
the buoys.
Specifications
Type USCG buoy tender | Built 1943 | Sunk 1984 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 50 metres | Tonnage 254 | Max Depth 25m
Iristo (Aristo)
The 76M/250FT Norwegian freighter that sank in 1937
lies in 15M/50FT of water with her engine, boilers,
propeller and a fire engine still visible. A most unlucky
ship, she crashed because of another shipwreck.
Unfamiliar with our reefs, her captain was surprised by
the sight of the wrecked Cristobal Colon, and ordered
his ship turned away. The course change caused the
Iristo to crash into a submerged reef and sink.
Specifications
Type Freighter | Built 1918 | Sank 1937 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 76 meters | Tonnage 1821 | Max Depth 15m
Kate
A 61M/200FT English steamer, she was en route from
Galveston, Texas to Le Havre, France when she struck
a reef 35KM/22MI northwest of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
on 30th November 1978. Today, she sits in 14M/45FT
of water with her boilers, engine, propeller shaft and
deck winches still visible. Snorkellers can also find her
propeller sitting alone on top of the reef in 6M/20FT
of water.
Specifications
Type Steamer | Built 1874 | Sank 1878 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 60 meters | Tonnage 1413 | Max Depth 15m
Lartington
A 75M/245FT early vintage steel freighter sank in 1879.
The old steamer had departed Savannah, Georgia for
Russia with a cargo of cotton. Her voyage was not
an easy one; she encountered numerous storms and
heavy seas. When a giant wave cracked her hull,
causing a massive leak, the captain attempted a run
for Bermuda. She never made it. Instead, the unlucky
ship ran aground on the reef 8KM/5MI northwest
of the Royal Naval Dockyard. Subsequent storms
scattered her remains, but her bow section remains
fairly intact. She lies in 4.5-11M/15-35FT of water with
her steam boilers, stern section and propeller still
visible.
Specifications
Type Steamer | Built 1875 | Sank 1879 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 60 meters | Tonnage 878 | Max Depth 15m
L’Herminie
Bermuda’s most impressive warship wreck is this
first-class 60-gun French frigate that sank in 1838.
This three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing vessel
was returning to France from a skirmish in Mexico
when she crashed into a reef. Approximately 25
giant cannons remain scattered across the sea floor,
partially buried in the sand. The ship lies in 7.5-9M/2530FT of water off the western side of the Island, with
the cannons still visible.
Specifications
Type Passenger Ship | Built 1824 | Sank 1838 | Loss of life 0 | Length 100
meters | Tonnage unknown | Max Depth 15m
Madiana
Built in 1877, the Madiana was a new breed of ironhulled, transatlantic passenger/light cargo ship. On
10th February 1903, while en route from New York to
the West Indies with passengers and a general cargo,
she struck a reef northeast of North Rock. The wreck
was partially salvaged in World War II. Her engine is
gone, but her twin boilers are still there and her stern
overhangs into a sand hole. She sits in 7.5M/25FT
of water on a hard coral bottom, .33K/1MI from
the Caraquet.
Specifications
Type Passenger Ship | Built 1877 | Sank 1903 | Loss of life 0 | Length 110
meters | Tonnage 3080 | Max Depth 30m
Mari Celeste
Bermuda’s most-talked-about wreck site owing to
the fact that in June 2011, five bottles of 148-year
old wine were found stashed inside a wooden crate
at the tip of the bow compartment. The Mari Celeste
was a side-paddle wheel steamer chartered by the
Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
She was used as a blockade runner smuggling guns,
ammunition and supplies to the troops.
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The ship, under the command of Captain Sinclair,
had already made at least five successful runs back
and forth. On 13th September, 1864, she left for
Wilmington, South Carolina with a full cargo of food,
ammunition and rifles. They used a local Bermudian
pilot, John Virgin, to navigate a safe passage when
the ship hit the reef and sank close to South Shore.
There were allegations that the sinking of the Mari
Celeste had been an act of sabotage due to the fact
that the pilot’s house was in full view of the crash site.
How could the man not know the layout of the reef
directly outside his own home?
The wreck lies on a flat sandy seabed at a maximum
depth of 18M. The main features include the bow,
anchor, paddlewheels and boilers. Divers can also find
lumps of coal lying on the seabed. Blockade runners
used to use a high-grade ‘smokeless’ coal when they
were trying to evade enemy encounters.
Specifications
Type Side-paddlesteamer | Built Unknown | Sunk 1864 | Loss of life 1 |
Length 68 metres | Tonnage 207 | Max Depth 18m
Minnie Breslauer
One of the most unlucky ships to sink in our waters,
this 91M / 300FT, steel-hulled English steamer was
on her maiden voyage between Portugal and New
York with a cargo of wine, dried fruit and bales of
north Carolina
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cork when she sank in 1873. Unfamiliar with our
reefs, the Captain edged his new ship towards the
shore, where she collided with a submerged reef and
ground to a halt. The wreck is one mile off the South
Shore, in depths ranging from 10.5-21M / 35-70FT.
Still visible are the ship’s huge steam boiler, parts of
the wheelhouse, the ship’s steering quadrant, a fourbladed propeller and her rudder.
Specifications
Type Steamer | Built 1873 | Sank 1873 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 100 meters | Tonnage unknown | Max
Depth 20m
montana (nola)
Specifications
Type Side paddle steamer | Built 1862 | December 1863 | Loss of life
unknown | Length 80meters | Tonnage 750 | Max Depth 12m
nortH Carolina
The North Carolina was an English iron-hulled barque
built in Liverpool and owned by H Barber. While
en route from Bermuda to England with a cargo of
cotton, bark and fuel, she hit the reef and sank on New
Year’s Day. The wreck lies approximately 8.5 miles
west and five miles south of Gibbs Hill lighthouse.
There was an attempt to refloat the ship, but this all
ended in disaster when the anchor broke free and
The North Carolina sits upright at a maximum depth
of 12M on a sandy seabed. The bow and stern sections
are fairly intact, but she has collapsed amidships.
Underwater visibility varies depending on the
surface conditions and divers’ finning techniques.
The prominent bowsprit and rows of deadeyes
along her deck railings make perfect backdrops for
photographs. Hogfish and snapper are often sighted.
Specifications
Type Sailing ship | Built 1877 | Sunk 1st January 1880 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 62 metres | Tonnage 533 | Max Depth 12m
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An elusive ship of multiple identities, often operating
under the name of Nola, Gloria, Paramount and
Montana, she was a Civil War blockade runner
that made trips between England, Bermuda and
North Carolina. Built in Glasgow, Scotland this sleek
72M/236FT paddlewheel steamer could run at 15
knots. Our shallow reefs accomplished what no
Union gunboat could do when she sank in December
1863. She now lies in 9M/30FT of water, still partially
intact. The wreck is marked by two steam boilers and
two paddlewheel frames lying on their sides. She is
adorned with beautiful soft and hard corals.
crashed through the hull, sending her straight back
down to the seabed. Commander of the ship, Captain
Alexander Buchan, must have been absolutely cursing
blue murder!
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tHe Pelinaion
This 385-foot Greek cargo steamer was another
victim of World War II. The British had blacked out the
lighthouse in a bid to stop the Germans from spying
on Bermuda. The Captain Janis Valikos had a perfect
record, had sailed past Bermuda many times and was
only months away from retirement. He was making
one of his last journeys as a captain from West Africa
to Baltimore in 1940, carrying cargo of iron ore.
Without the lighthouse to guide him he couldn’t find
the Island until he struck the reef off St. David’s Head.
The Pelinaion was a large cargo steamer, 385 feet
long with a 50 feet beam and a displacement of 4,291
tons. She was built at Port Glasgow in 1907, but her
ownership changed numerous times before she was
purchased by a Greek shipping company and given
her present name in 1939.
The shipwreck is split into two sections. The bow
lies on the reef at a depth of 30 feet and the stern
is in the sand at 70 feet. She is an awesome sight
because of her large size and massive parts. Most
noticeable are the ship’s giant steam boilers, huge
triple expansion engine standing upright and a spare
propeller strapped to her deck. The surrounding reef
is riddled with tunnels and caves. Often big schools of
grunts and snappers are seen here, as are barracuda
and blue angel fish. Swim under the mid-section and
view this massive ship from underneath. It’s very
easy to become disorientated here due to the overall
massiveness of the wreck.
Specifications
Type Cargo steamer | Built 1907 | Sunk 16th January 1940 | Loss of life
Unknown | Length 116 metres | Tonnage 4,291 | Max Depth 20m
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A cargo steamer built in 1890 ran into a ‘white squall’
in 1915. For years her engine protruded above the
waves, inviting tourists to swim out and visit.
Today, the wreck can be found scattered in 6-12M/
20-40FT of water on a coral bottom. Loads of live
ammunition and shell casings can be seen amongst
her wreckage. Two substantial boilers, a propeller and
her triple expansion engine are also visible.
Specifications
Type Cargo Steamer | Built 1890 | Sank 1915 |
Loss of life 1 | Length 98 meters | Tonnage 2744 | Max Depth 10m
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(yet to Be FounD)
With a new historic Wrecks Act in place since 2004, Dr.
Philippe Rouja, Principle Scientist at the Department
of Conservation Services, has been working as the
Custodian of Historic Wrecks in charge of managing a
new era in shipwreck research in Bermuda. “With the
new Act, all work on shipwrecks needs to be done to
the highest scientific/archaeological standards. But
this does not preclude divers’ involvement especially
in the search and discovery phase where they are
irreplaceable.”
“Bermuda was, until the last 50 years, an island
primarily focused on maritime activities. All trade, all
commerce, all imports came via the sea and because
of our strategic mid-Atlantic location we were a hub
for north Atlantic voyages. The result is that many,
many ships tragically came to rest on our reefs. That
is why Bermuda has some of the best and most varied
shipwreck diving in the world. Bermuda has always
had a strong salvage diving community with even
the earliest settlers in 1612 looking for and salvaging
shipwrecks. This tradition naturally evolved into some
of the earliest tourist helmet diving operations and
then scuba schools in the Atlantic.”
In fact, even our best known and most dived
shipwrecks still have secrets to be revealed. Philippe
and dive buddy Stuart Joblin were the first divers
on the wreck of the blockade runner Mari Celeste
conducting a survey after a violent winter storm
in January 2011. The bow area had been emptied
of sand and a bottle of still corked wine was found
and emerging from the sand was the corner of a
wooden case. Philippe teamed up with colleagues
from the Waitt Institute and NOAA and with funding
from the Watt institute conducted a limited rescue
archaeology excavation of the forpeak of the bow
which uncovered a case of intact wine from 1864.
There are still very significant wrecks to be found
and building on the public interest generated by
the exiting discoveries on the Mari Celeste and their
Specifications
Type Paddle Steamer | Built 1875 | Sank October 1864 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 70 meters | Tonnage 1071 | Max Depth Unknown
soutH West BreaKer
South West Breaker reef is the southern-most breaker
reef in Bermuda. Not many are aware that Peter
Benchley, the famous author had chosen South West
Breaker reefs as one of the main locations for his
novel, ‘The Deep’, which was later made into a movie.
With an average depth of only 28 feet and typical
visibility in excess of 100feet, South West Breaker
provides an excellent shallow dive for both novice and
experienced divers. The shallow depth and the variety
of fishes make it a great place for snorkelling as well.
Vertical wall like structures and overhangs provide
ideal shelter for an amazingly diverse selection of fish.
Schools of snappers, grunts and hog fish are found all
around the breaker. A tunnel through the centre of the
breaker provides ample cover for green moray eels
and spiny lobsters.
Specifications
Type Reef | Max Depth 11m
taunton
The Virginia Merchant was sailing from Plymouth,
England to Jamestown, Virginia when she hit a
submerged reef and sank. Back in the 1600s, very
Xing Da
As part of a U.S. Immigration sting operation, the Xing
Da was searched for illegal immigrant smugglers and
towed to Bermuda in 1997. After considerable debate,
it was decided that the best place to sink the ship
would be in the northwest area, where it would be
accessible to most dive shops. In April of 1997, she
was sunk in 32M/106FT of water, and she landed
upright in a sand hole. The wreck is so large it takes
several dives to see it all.
Specifications
Type Freighter | Built 1902 | Sunk May 1997 |
Loss of life 0 | Length 67 meters | Tonnage 4,000 | Max Depth 31m
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tHe Virginia merCHant
Specifications
Type English sailing vessel | Built Unknown | Sunk 26th March 1661 |
Loss of life 169 | Length Unknown | Tonnage Unknown | Max Depth 12m
mari CeleSte
Specifications
Type Cargo steamer | Built 1902 | Sunk November 1920 | Loss of life
Unknown | Length 69 meters | Tonnage 4,291 | Max Depth 12m
Some interesting artifacts have been found at the site.
These include cannonballs, an onion bottle and clay
pipes. The cannons and anchor have been recovered
and are now on display at Commissioner’s House in
the Royal Naval Dockyard.
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Turn of the century Danish cargo steamer that fell
victim to our tricky reefs sank on 24th November,
1920. The 69M/228FT, steel-hull vessel was built in
Copenhagen in 1902. She featured a powerful triple
expansion steam engine. She was carrying a cargo of
coal when she encountered a misty fog. The captain
posted a lookout, but still the ill-fated vessel ran
aground in the Northeast Breakers. She now lies in
3-12M/10-40FT of water with her bow, steam engine
and boilers still visible. The Taunton is a favourite
shallow water dive and quite a photogenic wreck, as
her bow comes within 3M/10FT of the surface.
After spending more than 350 years on the seabed,
there is very little if anything left of the wooden
sailing ship to see. A pile of granite ballast stones is
the most-prominent feature. But this is a great reef
dive with a number of dramatic archways and tunnels
to explore. There is usually a shoal of around 100
horse-eye jacks patrolling the outer reef and large
grouper are often sighted.
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This tunnel also acts as a hiding place for the glasseyed sweepers. During the summer months the
tunnel is filled with millions of silversides. Often giant
groupers can also be seen in the tunnel.
few people knew how to swim. Tragically, from 179
passengers and crew, only ten survived.
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relevance to the US Civil War, Philippe with the local
dive shops are working with local iconic diver and
ocean explorer Teddy Tucker to relocate the wreck of
the Roanoke an American Civil War gunboat that was
scuttled of the east end of Bermuda in 1865. There
is an incredible story surrounding the sinking of this
wreck and the political forces that ultimately led to
its demise. Like the wine it offers us a unique glimpse
into the transatlantic intrigue that was an integral part
of the US Civil war.
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B E R M U D A’ S R E E F I N F O
P R OV I D E D B Y B R E A M
Encircling the Island like the walls of a sunken fort are
ecosystem is in an exceptional state of health thanks
to careful management guided by centuries of marine
science. The abundant massive and boulder corals built
towering natural edifices intersected by mind-blowingly
clear blue gullies, carpeted in soft pink sand. Dashing
about the reef are herds of pastel parrotfishes, busy
doctor fishes, psychedelic wrasses, serious snappers
and happy schools of yellow grunts. Caves and ‘swimthroughs’ harbour solemn black grouper, racy horseeyed jacks and sculptural silver tarpon. Purple sea
fans waft with the waves, inviting you to get in close
to investigate the myriad hermit crabs, sea slugs and
other tiny reef residents hidden in the reef’s wee niches
and nooks like living jewels. Hop on over to one of our
friendly dive shops and they can immediately immerse
you in this magical underwater world with comfort
and ease.
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Bermuda’s magnificent coral reefs. This thriving aquatic
DIVE SHOPS
BLUE WATER DIVERS & WATERSPORTS, BERMUDA - LTD
Blue Water Divers and Watersports has been operating in Bermuda for over 30 years. The
former owner, Michael Burke, sold the company to Chris Gauntlett in June of 2012. Chris
has been a SCUBA instructor and boat captain for nearly 20 years and is a hands-on owner.
BWD has two locations: one at the Elbow Beach Bermuda hotel and the other at Robinson’s
Marina at Somerset Bridge. BWD operates a 36’ Newton diving vessel out of the Somerset
Bridge location, with two-tank and one-tank wreck and reef dives and a full range of PADI
certification courses, all available year round and whale watching tours available in-season.
We also offer SCUBA training, shore diving and watersports from our Elbow Beach location.
Why aren’t you wet yet?
Tel 441 234 1034 | 441 232 2909 | Web divebermuda.com
TRIANGLE DIVERS
Triangle Divers, located at the Grotto Bay Beach Resort, was set up by Graham Maddox, a
Bermudian dive-industry veteran, in the wake of Hurricane Fabian in 2003. When you are
talking to Graham, it’s easy to understand why Triangle Diving has become so popular with
locals and tourists alike. “It’s my staff” he says, “they are all my friends, but to me they’re
family”. Triangle was built from their love of diving and their dedication to our guests. We
are a full service dive shop from beginning to end and it’s all about our customers; we set up
all your equipment and change out your tanks between dives. We always make sure we are
going to the very best dive sites that are available to us that day”.
Tel 441 293 7319 | Email info@trianglediving.com | Web trianglediving.com
DIVE BERMUDA
Dive Bermuda is a PADI five-star IDC, which is located on the south shore of the Island
on the property of the Fairmont Southampton. With its roots established in 1981, it is the
only Instructor Development Centre located in Bermuda. With over 30 years’ experience of
offering diving trips, snorkelling tours and PADI training courses, from beginner to instructor
level, their location on the private beach at the Fairmont Southampton is ideal for short
journey times (usually under 10 minutes) to the dive sites and also, their partnership with
the hotel guarantees a very high level of facilities and service. Non-hotel guests are very
welcome to join them at East Whale Bay to participate in all of their offered activities.
Tel 441 238 2332 | Web bermudascuba.com
FANTASEA DIVING & WATERSPORTS
Fantasea is one of the longest running dive companies in Bermuda and the only PADI Dive
Centre located in historic Royal Naval Dockyard. After 25 years in operation, we are proud to
now call Dockyard home. Located at the westernmost tip of the Island, Dockyard is Bermuda’s
most alive and exciting tourism hub and the ideal jumping off point to explore genuine
shipwrecks, vibrant coral reefs and secluded island beaches. Choose from daily two tank
dives on our 40 foot custom diveboat, Discover SCUBA Lesson and Dives and a full range of
PADI certifications and specialties. Fantasea also offers fantastic whale watching excursions
during the March to May season, with the longest serving and most knowledgeable captains
on the Island. With over 20 years of experience, top of the line equipment, and friendly and
knowledgeable staff, we invite you to come and explore Bermuda with us today!
Tel 441 236 DiVe(3483) or 441 236 1300 | Fax 441 296 4661 | Email info@fantasea.bm
Web fantasea.bm | facebook.com/fantaseabermuda
TUCKER’S POINT DIVE & WATERSPORT CENTRE
Experience the thrill of wreck and reef diving in Bermuda with Tucker’s Point Dive and Water
Sports Centre, the Island’s newest and best-equipped PADI Resort and water sports facility.
Open all year around, we offer one and two-tank dives daily, lessons for beginners and
trips for snorkellers too. If you desire exclusivity, be sure to ask us about our private course,
private guiding and private charter programmes. We can tailor a wreck or reef experience
just for you. Or, simply rent a motor boat, sailboat, kayak or snorkel gear and explore the
world’s most northerly reef system at your leisure. Whichever option you choose, our staff
has over 60 years combined experience diving in Bermuda and over 40 years combined
experience in the water sports industry. Our enthusiastic staff will take care of you every
step of the way as you explore the many wrecks and unspoiled reefs that Bermuda has
to offer.
Tel 441 298 4050 | Web divinginbermuda.com
B E R M U DA D I V E
D I R E C T O RY
BLUE WATER DIVERS & WATERSPORTS, BERMUDA, LTD
SOMERSET BRIDGE, SANDYS PARISH
tel 441 234 1034 Fax 441 232 3670
somerset@divebermuda.com
ELBOW BEACH BERMUDA, PAGET PARISH
tel 441 234 1034 | 441 232 2909 Fax 441 232 3670
elbow@divebermuda.com | divebermuda.com
THE DIVE SHOP BERMUDA LTD.
tel 441 238 2332
info@bermudascuba.com | www.bermudascuba.com
FANTASEA DIVING & WATERSPORTS,
ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD
tel 441 236 3483 | 441 236 1300 Fax 441 296 4661
info@fantasea.bm | www.fantasea.bm | facebook.com/fantaseabermuda
TRIANGLE DIVING LTD.
tel 441 293 7319
info@trianglediving.com | www.trianglediving.com
TUCKER’S POINT DIVE AND WATER SPORTS CENTRE
tel 441 298 4050 Fax 441 232 1137
watersports@tuckerspoint.com | divinginbermuda.com
OCEAN SUPPORT FOUNDATION
oceansupport.org
BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES
bios.edu
BERMUDA UNDERWATER EXPLORATION INSTITUTE
buei.org
BERMUDA AQUARIUM, MUSEUM & ZOO
bamz.org
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SERVICES
conservation.bm
BERMUDA BLUE HALO
bermudabluehalo.org
BREAM PROGRAMME BERMUDA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
conservation.bm/bream
Bermuda Department of Tourism
Bermuda Department of Tourism
Global House, 43 Church Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Tel: 441 292 0023
North America
Tel: 1 212 818 9800 or 1 800 223 6106
E-mail: travel@bermudatourism.com
Europe
Tel: (0) 800 883 0857 (UK)
E-mail: ukEurope@bermudatourism.com
Web: gotobermuda.co.uk
For more information, additional brochures or to book a Bermuda vacation call or visit
1.800.bermuda (Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST)
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subject to change without notice. Use other resources such as contacting hotels directly, your local
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