Comments on: Regiment Divers Help Safeguard Sea Venture

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:09:18 +0000

Thanks guys . The names and dates are coming back to me now . I have a strong feeling that this is a part of our history that at least 90% of locals do not know . The ship depicted then is the Bonadvantura and that cliff like mini island is north Rock

Hell ,even the Guv was wrong .. lol

By: consider

consider — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:21:21 +0000

You can see the film here. https://vimeo.com/9173090

By: Thomas Mahoney

Thomas Mahoney — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:53:44 +0000

The wreck depicted on the crest is supposed to depict a 1593 wreck on which Henry May, the first Englishman to set foot in Bermuda, was sailing. The Survivors including May built a small vessel and sailed to Newfoundland where they eventually found a fishing ship willing to take them back to Europe.

By: mangrove tree

mangrove tree — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:15:56 +0000

Raymond Ray , you are completely out of touch with reality.
The wreck site is no secret, by mounting a conservation effort on the wreck, the direct result is not going to be hordes of nameless faceless divers arriving to loot and plunder the (previously excavated)wreck.

By: mangrove tree

mangrove tree — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:00:29 +0000

Territ,I don’t know how you start off by calling this a great effort, and then followed by “a farce “.
You must try really hard to be so miserable.
The Regiment divers are trying to do something positive.
You as far as I know ,are not even living here, you are not contributing anything positive , by your actions or words.

The wreck site of the Sea Venture is no secret, it is after all on the “Sea Venture Flat”.
No one is going to go and raise its timbers and destroy it after seeing leaked footage , you really are being ridiculous.

By: mangrove tree

mangrove tree — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:49:35 +0000

The wreck on the crest would be the Bonadventura, a Frenchman(ship) wrecked in 1595 with Henry May on board.This occurred near North rock.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:16:57 +0000

Note: When mentioning, “It’s because many will now know where this wreck lies and they may attempt salvaging
“items”, either for their person “conversations” or financial gain.” I was NOT referring to them that assisted in this act of preserving the wreck; I was meaning the site is on maps and now with the bags encircling the site this makes it easier for a diver to dive…

By: Mariner

Mariner — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:38:42 +0000

There is very little to be taken. All valuable or historical artifacts have already been documented and removed. Most of the ship was salvaged in 1610. The wreck consists of a few wooden beams and some ballast. The excitement of diving this wreck is solely due to the knowledge of it being the “starting point” of an inhabited Bermuda. It is not visually exciting.

By: Mariner

Mariner — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:34:46 +0000

There are pictures and video footage. The wreck itself is miniscule, most of the ship was salvaged in order for the Deliverance and Patience to be built. Just a few wooden beams peeking out of the sand.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:19:57 +0000

This had been “a bitter sweet” exploration. Why I say this? It’s because many will now know where this wreck lies and they may attempt salvaging “items”, either for their person “conversations” or financial gain. Remember, countless people dive and these are shallow waters…
With there now being sandbags surrounding the wreck, this will make the Sea Ventures remains more visible to any diver wishing to locate the historical wreck Food for thought…

By: Mariner

Mariner — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:04:57 +0000

Said “farce” event also resulted in the removal of a large illegal pot containing a protected species of grouper.

By: Anna Swann

Anna Swann — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 23:02:56 +0000

I was wondering if they took any photos of the wreck that the public would be allowed to see? I would really love to see what it looks like.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:00:58 +0000

** Mr Fergusson said: “It’s extraordinary to be so close to something so symbolic to Bermuda in the flag and the crest. There aren’t many places whose history starts with a single boat.” **

I recall seeing a Bermuda documentary some time back that revealed that it is a common misunderstanding that it is the Sea Venture symbolized on the Bermuda flag.

It was supposedly a much earlier incident in which the wrecked vessel was somehow repaired and eventually continued on its way that is depicted in the flag.

Perhaps Dr Rouja can clarify this .

By: Onion Seed

Onion Seed — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:28:46 +0000

Well done, Conservation Services, Regiment divers and Wrecks authority and dive operators. The 50 Dives project is a wonderful team effort. It’s amazing that the Sea Venture passengers and crew were able to salvage much from the vessel. What a leap of faith it must have taken to set off across the Atlantic to unknown lands in such a small, heavy, craft.

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 20:50:35 +0000

Great symbolic effort.

But a farce and no disrespect to the participants.

I am sure some/many were out with video and phone and cell et al.

Some fool will put it up and we loose out last timbers.

Shalom.