Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Travel Tuesday: Glass Bottom Boat Tour in Bermuda

This shore excursion was easy to get to, walk along the pier to the end of the ship, turn right and the it was there waiting for us to board. It was about a 90 minute ride on a 75 foot boat, around the point, and to a nearby reef and sunken ship. The reefs in Bermuda are loosely formed, with somewhat healthy corals. The sunken ship, is not a shipwreck.  It was a British navy ship, a cast iron clad wooden ship. The ship was corroding badly, and it was determined that it was not feasible to return it to England for repairs. There was a deep chanel that allowed access to the port, that the Navy really wanted to close off. So they stripped the ship, packed it with explosives, towed it out and sunk it. They used too many explosives and split the ship in half, driving the bow up onto the shallows, where it still sticks out of the water. 











19 comments:

  1. So many fish and sharks. It looks like a great experience.

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    1. The sunken ship is a no-fishing zone, the fish week to know where they are safe.

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  2. Ooooooo! Don't I look all nautical!!! ⛵🚤🛥️🛳️⛴️🚢

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  3. What a great experience! The photos are wonderful. I especially like the third to last. Beautiful.

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  4. Ocean blue is such a beautiful and relaxing color. What a fun experience. Those sharks...yikes!

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  5. Beautiful day and love the idea of the glass bottom boat!

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    1. The operators Uncle built the boat.

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  6. A fun adventure on a lovely day!

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  7. I've never done one of those tours yet with a glass bottom. But I think I'd like to do that one day which might be sooner than later. Although in P town I've done many whale watches. That's an excellent place to whale watch.

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    1. We have done glass-bottoms twice, great fun

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