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About this site
The Virginia Merchant lies off Southampton parish on Bermuda's south shore, part of the barrier reef system that has claimed hundreds of vessels approaching the island from the open Atlantic over the centuries. The site sits over a reef bottom with a maximum depth of around 16.8 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Bermuda's shoals and reefs have long made this stretch of coast treacherous for shipping, and the Virginia Merchant is one of the named wrecks tied to that history.
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Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalisReported here · unconfirmed
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetulaReported here · unconfirmed
Gulfweed CrabPlanes minutusReported here · unconfirmed
Sinuous Cactus CoralIsophyllia sinuosaReported here · unconfirmed
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