Diving South Shore Bermuda - Ep 31

Welcome to episode 31!

In this episode, Holly & Mark head out with Blue Water Divers to scuba dive the South Shore of Bermuda. They dive the popular wreck Hermes and the famous South West Breaker dive sites.

The opening scenes of the 1977 film, The Deep, were filmed at South West Breaker.

Come dive in with us to explore this amazing wreck!

Dive Sites:
Hermes Shipwreck
South West Breaker

Hermes History:

Built in 1943 in Pennsylvania, the Hermes was originally used as a U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender until the end of World War II. The steel vessel featured a tall mast forward of the wheelhouse and was fitted with a single cargo boom. The cargo hatch itself was on the foredeck – a unique design to accommodate raising and lowering navigation buoys for repair and replacement. After being decommissioned, the ship was turned into a freighter registered in Panama under the name Brava Fogo, which relocated to the Philippines to carry mixed cargo. In 1983, en route from Rhode Island to the Cape Verde Islands, the small freighter experienced engine trouble off the coast of Bermuda and barely reached St. Georges Harbour. There was no money available for repairs and the crew hadn’t been paid any wages for months, so the ship was abandoned. Even the cargo of second-hand gifts had little value. The Bermudan Government took possession of the ship and sold her to the Bermuda Dive Association for the sum of one U.S. dollar. The Hermes was thoroughly cleaned and made ‘diver friendly’ before being towed approximately one mile off the south shore near Horseshoe Bay. The ship was more than 40 years old when she was scuttled on May 15, 1984 to become an artificial reef and dive site.

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Other videos you may enjoy:

Missed Episode 30?    • Bermuda Shipwrecks - Darlington - Ep ...  

Wreck diving in Bermuda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPdmX...

Bermuda Colourful Reefs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQON...

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