BERRY ISLANDS
The Berry Islands are comprised of over thirty small islands with
the largest
and most frequented by tourists being Great Harbour Cay and Chub
Cay.
The Berry Islands lie 35 miles north of Nassau, and are known for
their
excellent game fishing, bone fishing, and of course diving. There
are miles
of wall diving to be done along the barrier reef of Chub Cay. Due to
the
great visibility, averaging over 100 feet, and the large assortment
of marine
life living on the reef, divers will find many nice photo
opportunities.
For more information about the Bahamas visit the Bahamas Board of
Tourism’s official website –
www.bahamas.com
PANTHER SHIPWRECK
Port side
of the Panther, a 70 foot long tugboat sitting in 60 feet of water.
Photo courtesy Cathie Cush.
The Panther wreck was a steel, 70 foot long tug boat. She rests on a
slight
starboard tilt in 60 feet of water still completely intact and
upright. The
cause and actual date of her sinking is still unknown.
Wide angle photography is best for this dive. Dramatic bow or stern
shots,
or photos taken of divers entering her wheel house should result in
unique
photos worth framing. The Panther is, to say the least, a beautiful
picture
perfect shipwreck.
PLANE WRECK
This site is a bit
more than just a four seated, single engine Piper airplane.
Other wreckage close by includes a Toyota truck and a Ford van. In
our
opinion, this site should be called "The Junkyard". Depth of the
assorted
wreckage ranges from 40 to 60 feet, and the plane, van and truck are
all
decent photo opportunities.
Basic shipwreck
information and images for the Bahamas section of this site was
taken with permission from the book Tropical Shipwrecks by Daniel
and Denise Berg. You are invited to submit your shipwreck related
articles, images and information. As long as the text, photographs,
sketches etc are of professional quality we will showcase them. Full
credit will be provide and a same page link to your web site can be
arranged.
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