Rita Zovetta
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About this site
Rita Zovetta is a wreck lying just off St David's lighthouse on the east end of Bermuda. She sits just outside the breakers in 20 to 70 feet (7 to 21 m) of water, close to the wreck of the Pelinaion.
The 399-foot (122 m) Rita Zovetta was built in 1919 as a tanker and later converted to carry dry cargo. On 24 February 1924 she was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Baltimore, Maryland. Approaching Bermuda in bad weather and following a pilot boat, she ran aground off St David's lighthouse. Her crew made it safely ashore, and her cargo of manganese ore was later salvaged.
The wreck lies in the shallow surf zone just beyond the breakers, with depths ranging from 20 to 70 feet (7 to 21 m).
Marine life here
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
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetulaReported here · unconfirmed
Antipathes atlanticaReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
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