Grotto Bay diving - enjoy distinctive feeling
Triangle Diving is located on the eastern end of Bermuda on the beautiful property of the Grotto Bay Beach resort. About 10 minutes out of the historical town of St. Georges and about 20 minutes out of the city of Hamilton. Helmet Diving is a great way to experience the underwater world without all the gear and instructions of scuba diving, you don't even get your hair wet. Helmet Diving is so easy and fun, you will be in 10 to 12 feet (3-4 meters) of water in just a few minutes. All tours are guided. Your guide will help you walk on the ocean bottom. Come and see Bermuda beautiful coral reefs and feed the colourful Tropical fish. When your not diving then you can have a swim in the beautiful torques water. Come and have a fun and a laugh with the Crew of PepperCorn diving. Dive among the spectacular wrecks found in the waters Bermuda. The Pelinaion was a large cargo steamer, 385 feet (117 meters) long with a 50 foot (15 meters) beam and displacement of 4,291 tons. She was built at Port Glasgow, in 1907, but her ownership changed numerous times before she was purchased by a Greek shipping company and given her present name in 1939. The Pelinaion was heading from West Africa to Baltimore with a cargo of iron ore when she struck the reef off St. Davis's Head on January 14, 1940. The wreck lies one mile offshore in depths ranging from 20 feet (6 meters) to 70 feet (21 meters). She is an awesome sight because of her large size and massive parts. Most noticeable are the ship's giant steam boilers, huge triple expansion engine standing upright and a spare propeller strapped to her deck. Depth range: 20-70 feet (6-21 meters). The 5,107-ton steamship Rita Zovetta is sunk in 20 (6 meters) to 70 feet (21 meters) of water off St. David's Island at the north-easten end of Bermuda. Christened the War Gascon when it was launched in 1919 by a Scottish company, the 360-foot-long (109-meters-long) vessel was sold two years later to Parodi and Accame of Genoa, Italy. In 1924, while bound from Poti, Georgia (of the Russian Federation of State) on the Black Sea to Baltimore, Maryland, the Rita Zovetta ran aground off St. David's Light. Strong winds brought heavy seas and most of the manganese ore cargo was off-loaded before the ship sank. No lives were lost. The stern section is still intact and divers can swim through the shaft housings and view the huge boilers and condensers. The propelller is still visiable, wedged into the reef. Depth range: 20-70 feet (6-21 meters). The Cristobal Colon is Bermuda's largest shipwreck, measuring 499 feet (152 meters) in length and three decks high. The Spanish trans-Atlantic luxury liner was completed in 1923 and operated between New York and Central America. She was wrecked on October 25, 1936, when she crashed into a coral reef at a speed of 15 knots (17 miles/h or 27 km/h). Today she lies in 55 feet (16 meters) of water and has become a haven for large groupers and variety of reef fish. The Cristobal Colon is one of the few wrecks that has rectangular portholes. Her wreckage is scattered across 100,000 square feet (9,290 square meters) of sea floor, offering endless hours of fascinating exploration. Depth range: 55 feet (16 meters).
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