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Archaeology Magazine Features Local Shipwreck
Archaeology Magazine is carrying an article featuring a local shipwreck project, in which the remains of an American Civil War blockade runner have yielded long-buried secrets to an international team of archaeologists working with Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services. Items including wine and perfume have been excavated from the Mary Celestia... Read more of this article
Dr. Saul’s Deep-Sea Treasure Odyssey
Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, co-founded by former Bermuda Premier Dr. David Saul, has located two shipwrecks carrying millions of dollars worth of silver. One vessel was sunk off Ireland in 1917, when a German torpedo crippled the British steamer “Mantola” — sending the ship and its cargo of an estimated 20 tons of silver... Read more of this article
Shipwreck Featured On National Geographic
National Geographic is carrying an article featuring a local shipwreck project, in which the remains of an American Civil War blockade runner have yielded long-buried secrets to an international team of archaeologists working with Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services. Items including wine and perfume have been excavated from the Mary Celestia... Read more of this article
150-Year-Old Perfume Found In Shipwreck
Analysis of the artifacts excavated from the Mary Celestia shipwreck continue to reveal new information – and forgotten secrets – of a contraband stash of private goods hidden inside the steamer when it crashed into the reefs off Southampton on September 6, 1864. In June, Dr. Philippe Rouja, Conservator of Historic Wrecks [pictured below] from Conservation... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sub Aqua Club 40th Anniversary
The Bermuda Sub Aqua Club [BSAC] celebrates its 40th anniversary with a cocktail party and dinner this weekend. Over the years, the club has taught hundreds how to dive and taken part in projects to enhance appreciation of Bermuda’s natural environment. BSAC was formed in the summer of 1971, in affiliation with the British Sub-Aqua Club — the biggest... Read more of this article
Photos: 150 Yr Old Wine Found in Shipwreck
[Updated with additional photos & video] The storm-tossed remains of an American Civil War blockade runner have yielded long-buried secrets to an international team of archaeologists working with Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services. A secret stash of wine, lodged inside the bow of the wreck of the Mary Celestia, which lies immediately... Read more of this article
CNN Report Disputes Bermuda Triangle Myths
Everything from gargantuan sea monsters [pictured] to Unidentified Flying Objects have been blamed for the disappearance of vessels and aircraft in the so-called Bermuda Triangle and the neighbouring Sargasso Sea. But CNN reports today [May 31] there are natural, scientific explanations for what have often been labelled as paranormal or supernatural... Read more of this article
Artifacts To Be Recovered: Historic Shipwreck
This Summer the Bermuda Government’s Marine Heritage Section at the Department of Conservation Services will be partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’ [NOAA] Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in the rescue of artifacts from the infamous American Civil War shipwreck the Mary Celestia sunk in 1864. Dr Philippe Rouja,... Read more of this article
Teddy Tucker: Grand Old Man And The Sea
Author Peter Benchley – whose 1976 bestseller “The Deep” and the subsequent blockbuster movie adaptation were inspired by his friend’s maritime exploits – once said Teddy Tucker had brought Bermuda to the world and the world to Bermuda. Mr. Tucker, now in his 80s, has been diving on shipwrecks locally and internationally... Read more of this article
Video: “Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades”
LookTV has produced a new film chronicling a voyage of archeological discovery by Bermuda Middle School students who helped to identify a previously unknown shipwreck in Castle Harbour. “Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades: A Voyage of Discovery Aboard the ‘Spirit of Bermuda’,” captures an exciting interdisciplinary education initiative... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda Shipwreck Study
A coral encrusted shipwreck discovered during construction of the cruise ship wharf in 2007 led to a research team led by East Carolina University (ECU) Maritime Studies professors traveling to Bermuda to help Government determine the origin and history of the vessel. While the main aim of the archeological survey was to determine the environmental... Read more of this article
TV Tonight: “House MD” Virus Picked up in Bermuda
A teenage girl retrieves an unwanted artifact from a Bermuda shipwreck on tonight’s [Nov 15] episode of “House, MD” — a possible 200-year-old case of deadly smallpox. According to an on-line advance review of the top-rated Fox medical drama, the show opens with a four minute mini-movie set off Bermuda’s coast complete with... Read more of this article
Photos: Sea Venture Memorial Unveiled
This afternoon [Nov 11] a new memorial to the Sea Venture was unveiled in St. George’s, overlooking the area where the Sea Venture ran aground over 400 years ago. Over 100 people turned out to witness the event, which started with a shower of rain that produced a beautiful rainbow with both ends hitting the sea close to the location. The town... Read more of this article
NYT Lists Bermuda as Top Scuba Diving Area
Although the New York Times concedes Bermuda technically isn’t a Caribbean destination, the newspaper has nevertheless listed the island as one of the top half-dozen scuba diving sites in the region. Along with such West Indian diving meccas as the Dominican Republic and St. Martin, Bermuda offers one of the best locations for Americans in search... Read more of this article
Historical Photos: Boat Passengers Escape in 1915
History comes alive via the photos below showing people streaming off a wrecked boat almost 100 years ago. The Pollockshields wrecked in 1915, and came back to the public attention yesterday due to tourists discovering an ammunition box from the 95-year-old wreck in the waters of the Coral Beach Hotel. With the approach of the first World War, the boat... Read more of this article
Photos: 95-Year-Old Ammunition Pulled From Sea
Earlier today [Oct 17] a group of visitors pulled a chest from the ocean, which after a delayed time that saw the Police Bomb Squad clear the area, was determined to be ammunition from a ship that wrecked off Bermuda in 1915. The guests had flown into Bermuda to celebrate a wedding, with the majority coming in from New York and staying at the Coral... Read more of this article
