LARTINGTON - North Shore
The Lartington, resting in just 10 metres of water off Bermuda’s North Shore, is a real favourite of ours for a relaxed dive. She was a 75-metre freighter that went down in 1879, and time has definitely taken its toll, but that’s part of her charm. We love how her iron bones are scattered across the seabed, creating these fantastic nooks and crannies for marine life. You’ll spend your dive weaving through crumpled plates of steel and massive boiler sections, all encrusted with sponges and soft corals. Look for the schools of Bermuda chub that swirl around the larger pieces, and we often spot green moray eels tucked into the darker recesses. It’s a site that really suits anyone comfortable navigating around a broken wreck; there’s no penetration, just plenty of open exploration. We’d suggest going at high tide for the best visibility, which tends to average 15-20 metres here on a good day. It’s a gentle drift over history, with plenty to discover without pushing any limits.
- Location
- North Shore, Bermuda, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 32.363674, -64.914130
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 10m
Marine Protected Area: Morgan's Island
Nearby Dive Sites in North Shore
- AMERICA - 4m (wreck)
- ARISTO - 12m (wreck)
- Bermuda Great Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Bermudian Tug - 10m (wreck)
- BLANCHE KING - 10m (wreck)
- Caeser - 5m (wreck)
- CARAQUET - 11m (wreck)
- Chaddock Bar (reef)
- CONSTELLATION - 4m (wreck)
- CORINTHIAN - 20m (wreck)
- CRISTOBAL COLON - 11m (wreck)
- Curlew - 6m (wreck)
- Daniel's Island Flat (reef)
- DARLINGTON - 5m (wreck)
- Fantasea Diving and Watersports
Nearest Dive Centres to LARTINGTON
Marine Life in North Shore
Home to 339 recorded species including 286 reef fish, 17 hard corals, 10 sharks & rays, 8 seagrass & algae, 5 other, 3 octopus & squid.
Notable Species
- Lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus) - Reef Fish
- Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) - Reef Fish
- Diaphanous Hatchet Fish (Sternoptyx diaphana) - Reef Fish
- Viperfish (Chauliodus danae) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Bolinichthys photothorax) - Reef Fish
- Axefish (Argyropelecus hemigymnus) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Notolychnus valdiviae) - Reef Fish
- Lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Hygophum hygomii) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Gonichthys cocco) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Lobianchia dofleini) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Lampanyctus crocodilus) - Reef Fish
- Bristlemouth (Cyclothone microdon) - Reef Fish
- Day Sarpon (Alepisaurus ferox) - Reef Fish
- Hatchet Fish (Argyropelecus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- Gulper eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) - Reef Fish
- Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) - Reef Fish
- Bigscale (Scopelogadus mizolepis) - Reef Fish
- Glaucus (Cyclothone braueri) - Reef Fish
- Dotback Lanternfish (Lampanyctus photonotus) - Reef Fish