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Diving for Treasure Off Bermuda's Coast
Lester Hotola
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Diving for Treasure Off Bermuda's Coast
Lester Hotola

For those who have tried it, you know that scuba diving is a wonderful experience, which gives you a look at a whole new world.  The marine life, vegetation and natural growths beneath the ocean, as well as the feeling of peacefulness that they inspire, seem almost surreal.  Folks who are ready to try something a bit more adventurous, however, should consider wreck diving ~ diving at the site of a noted shipwreck, in order to explore the areas in and around the wreckage.

Although you can wreck dive in many parts of the world, some of the best opportunities are available in Bermuda. The following are the best sites off Bermuda's coastlines.

The Constellation/Montana

Just off the northwestern coast of Bermuda are the remains of two ships which sank in exactly the same location, though 80 years separated them.  The Montana ~ which sank on her maiden voyage ~ was an English steamer during the time of the Civil War that sank on December 30, 1863.
Eighty years later, The Constellation met her demise at precisely the same spot, and her wreckage virtually overlaps that of the Montana.  Today, schools of colorful fish make this heap of underwater ruins their home.
Carrying a vast treasure trove of cargo ~ including china, pistachio nuts, religious artifacts, cosmetic supplies, 78 rpm records by RCA, tickets to Coney Island (printed in Spanish) and a plethora of other goods ~ what~s left of the Constellation can be found just 30 feet beneath the water~s surface, making for a very profitable dive, indeed.  To this day, divers find abundant goods for the taking.

The Cristobal Colon

One of the largest wrecks off Bermuda's coast, the remains of this Spanish luxury liner make for fascinating diving.
The ship ran aground in October of 1936, so that the ship sank in stages. That gave the passengers enough time to remove many of their valuable belongings, including fine art and furnishings. The wrecked ship sat on the reef for about a year, in fact, until another ship, the Aristo, saw it and came to its rescue. Unfortunately, the kind- spirited people on board the Aristo met the same fate as those on the Cristobal, and this ship, too, ran aground.
The remains of both are in shallow water, anywhere from
15 to 80 feet below the water's surface.

Other wreckages that are suitable for diving in the area include the Lartington, Southwest Breaker, Mary Celestia, Minnie Breslaur, The Hermes, The Xing Da Wreck, L~Herminie, The North Carolina, the Darlington, Rita Zovetta, The Taunton, Caraquet and Madiana, as well as the wreckage of a
B-29 bomber, simply referred to as ~The Airplane Wreck~.

Lester Hotola is the creator of Judy Bermuda one of the leading information resources on the subject of Bermuda available on line. For more insight, and immediate access to his articles library, visit http://www.judybermuda.com