Dive Sites

Dive Bermuda visits a wide range of dive sites to ensure variety.

The Map gives an indication of the difficulty of navigating the waters of Bermuda.

Depth: 30 feet or 10 meters.

Location: North West End

Key Features: A wooden hulled wreck which carried war supplies, scattered with medicine bottles, pool table slates and if you are very lucky you may find a lead crucifix or a vile of morphine. Grouper, snapper and barracuda.

Montana: Located just 50yards from the Constellation, an English built paddle steamer, 236ft long and just waiting to be seen in 30ft of water

Depth: 30 feet or 10 meters.

Location: North West End

Key Features: Also known as the Nola a confederate gun runner, with its bow still intact and clearly visible paddle wheels and boilers. Grouper, snapper, octopus and barracuda. Look out for the anemone shrimp!!!!

Lartington: Unfortunate weather contributed to the downfall of this vessel in 1879. Great for photography as shallow waters and visible propellers, stern and boilers make it easy for anyone to snap.

Depth: 35 feet or 11 meters.

Location: North West End

Key Features: An intact wreck with shattered propellers, anemones, lobster and a vibrant reef surrounding the wreck.

Minnie Breslauer: Wrecked during its maiden voyage on New Years Day in 1873 this 300ft English freighter should be on your list.

Depth: 70 feet or 21 meters.

Location: South Shore

Key Features: A tramp steamer, half on the reef and half off. Swim through in the deeper section and black coral above the propeller, search for the 4 ton winch on the reef line.

Hermes: Now an artificial reef, the Hermes, once a US built freighter is one of the few wrecks that lies upright, intact and in 75ft of water.

Depth: 75 feet 0r 22 meters.

Location: South Shore

Key Features: Sit on the Captain's toilet, explore the engine room and the main hold on this artificial reef.

Cristobal Colon: This Spanish Liner met her end in 1936, Bermudas largest wreck, she is a definite site to dive on your vacation.

Depth: 55 feet or 17meters.

Location: North East End

Key Features: Huge, more than just one dive so pack some lunch.

SouthWest Breaker: This is another location from the film “The Deep”. Rich in aquatic life such as Barracudas, Damsels and Parrot fish. It is an easy reef for divers.

Depth: 35 feet or 11 meters

Location: South Shore

Key Features: The divemaster's favorite, a very busy reef site with a great swim through, grouper, barracuda, snapper, black durgons and flamingo tongue.

Marie Celeste: A confederate Gun Runner sunk in 1864. The reef has many swim throughs, tunnels and caverns.

Depth: 60 feet or 19meters

Location: South Shore

Key Features: From 15ft to 55ft a great site for any level of dive, this confederate gun runner has its paddle wheels and boilers intact (one still standing in an upright position), a site not to be missed!!!

Barracuda Reef: With Bermudas’ fishing laws and respect for the marine environment, the reefs are in good health. This particular reef attracts Barracudas’ and many reef fish as well.

Depth: 30 feet or 10 meters

Location: South Shore

Key Features: Exactly what it says on the tin. Look out for the schools of the big boys.

Pollackshields: English Steamer, carrying ammunitions wrecked during a hurricane September 1915. Ideal site for snorkellers and divers.

Depth: 35 feet or 11 meters.

Location: South Shore

Key Features: Huge ammunition shells are still littered over this site, with the wreck sitting along a line of submerged breakers, it makes for a very interesting site. No load noises!!

Blue Hole: A huge sand hole surrounded by reef. There are caves and tunnels to explore too. The coral is in excellent condition and there are many sea fans. This is a superb site for snorkeling too.

Depth: The depths range from 6 to 66ft. or 2 meters 20 meters.

Location: North Shore

Key Features: An amazing site with a swim through to enter and anemones everywhere, look closely for the shrimp.

Hangover Hole: The dramatic Tunnels and arches are a major feature of this site. With many swim throughs and caves it is perfect for video and photography. Marine life is plentiful it is ideal to observe a wide range of Bermudas sea life. The depths range from 10 to 43 ft. It is ideal for snorkeling too.

Depth: 15 - 50ft.

Location: South Shore

Key Features: Swim throughs galore!!

Darlington: A steel hulled English steamer, wrecked on the Western reef in 1886. The wreck is fairly intact, with boilers, winches and boilers all still easily recognisable. Close by is an unidentified Spanish Galleon.

Depth: 30 feet or 10 meters

Location: West End

Key Features: A similar wreck to the Lartington, full of snapper and wandering grouper

L’L'Herminie: A 300 foot long, 60-gun French frigate. Sunk in 1838 when her crew weakened by yellow fever encountered rough weather off Bermuda. 40 cannons can be seen and cannon balls. There is a huge anchor and two crossed cannons to be seen.

Depth: 35 feet or 11 meters

Location: West End

Key Features: Not just a wreck site, an vibrant reef with octopus and an array of parrots.

Ceasar: An English brig sunk in 1818 on a reef off the West End of Bermuda. A cargo of grindstones, medicine vials and glassware can still be seen today surrounding the site.

Depth: 35 feet or 11 meters

Location:

Key Features: A great site for photography, shallow with some images shots of the wrecks cargo available.

Caraquet: A British mail Steamship, which was sunk in 1923. Divers will recognise the four boilers, capstan, deck plates, massive anchor her propellers. There is plenty of lead pipes to see.

Depth: 45 feet or 4 meters

Location: North Shore

Key Features: Another huge wreck, scattered over the reef line beside some very interesting breakers, take your time to survey the site.

North Carolina: An English iron barque, 205 feet in length. She sunk on New Years day 1880. The bowsprit and stern fantail along with a row of dead eyes all make excellent backgrounds for underwater photographers.

Depth: 45 feet or 14 meters

Location: West End

Key Features: Stunning photographic opportunities, get in early and avoid kicking up the silty bottom.

TugBoat King,Tugboat Forceful: Scuttled in 1984 as a dive site and artificial reef the old Navy diesel powered tug boat. Divers can explore the pilothouse, galley and see her engine room. King is 55 feet long and excellent site for photography.

Depth: 65 feet or 20 meters

Location: South Shore

Key Features: Two tugs sunk as artificial reefs, the King has been under for a while but the Forceful is still shiny, a great image as you drop down onto the site.

Sandy Hole: A sandy hole surrounded by a coral reef, which has many sections and attractions. Plenty of fish life can be found on this reef. There are green morey to be found here. Snappers, yellow damselfish and purple tipped anemone can all be found here.

Depth: 33 feet or 10 meters

Location: South Shore

Key Features: A great site for a refresher or a long afternoon potter.

Deep Mooring one: A site used for Divers with Advanced certification or those taking the specialty. There is plenty of marine life here on this reef. Hog fish are a common attraction at the site.

Depth: 100 feet or 30 meters

Location: North Shore

Key Features:

Deep Mooring two: Like its sister site this is a location used by Divers with Advanced certification or those taking the specialty. There is plenty of marine life here on this reef which has a thriving coral community. The Puddingfish, one of the largest of wrasse can be found here.

Depth: 132 feet or 42 meters

Location: North Shore

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The list is long and the history varied.
A good reference book is Bermuda Shipwrecks by Daniel and Denise Berg.