![]() “Goods from the ship were salvaged at the time of her sinking as were many parts of the ship,” says a report on the wreck posted by Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services. The “Constellation” sits in 35 feet of water some four miles north northwest from Daniels Head and centres around a massive pile of cement bags with remnants of her general cargo broken and strewn on the bottom. “Divers would find ampoules on the wreck and take them home as souvenirs, a practice that gave customs officials migraines and caused innumerable planes to be delayed, for although the Food and Drug Administration declared that the drugs had long since become inert, United States Customs officials tested the narcotics and found them to be active indeed.” The bestselling author of “Jaws” and other maritime novels continued: “In the mid-1970′s, I used the ‘Constellation’ as a model for an adventure story called ‘The Deep’, and after the film was shot in Bermuda, the ship became a major tourist attraction. “For decades after the sinking, a probing hand could free a cache of ampoules from the sand, and they would float and dance like tiny Tinkerbells in the shallow, sun-dappled water.” “She carried a cargo of Scotch whiskey, tennis rackets, cement, radios, cosmetics, yo-yos, cheap glassware, barrels of crockery, crucifixes and medicinal drugs: hundreds of thousands of ampoules of adrenaline, iodine, penicillin, opium in alcohol, morphine and heroin. “The ‘Constellation’, a four-masted schooner on her way from New York to Venezuela when she sank in 1943, loaded down with an inventory so diverse that it must have resembled a floating K-Mart,” said Mr. ![]() On July 31, while waiting for a local pilot to bring her into port, the “Constellation” was driven by a strong current onto the reef to the north east of the island where she sank in 30 feet of water. The ship was a total loss though some salvage was carried out at the time of her sinking by local sailor and shipwright Albert Darrell. Benchley’s book - was bound for Venezuela when she headed for Bermuda for repairs after floundering for several days. Readers of Sport Diver Magazine consistently vote Bermuda as the 'Wreck Diving Capital of the Atlantic.' Following a sightseeing cruise through Bermuda's beautiful turquoise waters, you will visit an offshore reef site - home to the Constellation and Montana shipwrecks in close proximity to each other in 30 feet of water, and home to an abundance of coral and fish species.She remains the most famous of the hundreds of ships to have come to grief on Bermuda’s reefs - the four-masted, 192-foot long wooden hulled schooner “Constellation” immortalised in Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel “The Deep” and the subsequent 1977 film adaptation, as reports.īuilt and launched in 1918, in July, 1943 the “Constellation” - renamed the “Goliath” in Mr. Although beautiful, the reef is treacherous, and there are over 300 shipwrecks to prove it. After Hours Experience (Bermuda Food Tours)īermuda is home to over 200 square miles of the Atlantic's most northerly fringe reef.(Dockyard) Parasailing Adventure – K.S.(Dockyard) Jet Ski & Snorkel Safari (2Hr) – K.S.(Hamilton) Turtle Coves Glass Bottom & Snorkel.Two Stop Snorkel & Shipwreck (From Hamilton).Two Stop Snorkel & Shipwreck (From Dockyard).41′ Private Boat with Captain (Native Spirit – Sunset Sail).41′ Private Boat with Captain (Native Spirit – Day Sailing).
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