Bermuda Shipwreck, Lake Superior, near Munising, MI

[@solarismoon3046]

I love the fact that this is so well preserved for the most part. What a wonderful find. What time and the waves rolling over it haven't destroyed is still in very good condition. Plus the fact that there's no salt in the water makes preservation even better! The choice of music was fitting although there a couple bow squeaks here and there. I am looking forward to see more. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us who cannot dive the great lakes.

[@corkcamden9878]

Everyone's a critic.

[@Jophlo78]

What I find most intriguing than the ship itself is the amazing sound system producing this music. What a system!

[@tindoortailgator]

What a Grand Old Ship - Nice Video - Thanks...

[@jalbert9613]

Great video and awesome choice of music! This video got me back into diving again after 14 years. I dove her August 24 2016 and she is still as beautiful as the video. Thank you John.

[@georgedanielsummersell8464]

This is the music the band was playing when it went down.

[@greenlantern1174]

That's hilarious! The guy sawing on the violin probably got thrown overboard.

[@koolerm4806]

They're STILL Playing It.

[@smudgey1kenobey]

Beautiful video. In cold Lake Superior water! Nice to see such a well preserved old wreck.

[@fjbutchbragg8129]

Great clip... love the slow moving over and through the ship.. Music's good to.

[@kelliebrooks9094]

Very nice camera angle swimming right over the bow an down the deck really enjoyed the slow speed nice touch ..nice wide open deck

[@suesisson740]

AWESOME VIDEO! I grew up going to Munising every summer as a kid to visit my grandparents and now my mom is retired there so we go to that ship wreck a lot by boat but I've never seen it up close ! Thank you for the Video! great job!

[@jehugo66]

I had no idea the enormity of the schooner until the diver came into view. Phenomenal footage! Music was great too! Thanks

[@4JohnJ]

You have a good eye for shipwrecks! Yes, that is my video of the Bermuda in Great Lake Warriors.

[@koolerm4806]

Great Footage!! Thanks.

[@rangoony]

just saw the boat in person! i only saw it on a boat but i had no idea it was this cool

[@VanguardShags]

Fantastic filming, and I couldn't disagree more with the person below - this is the single greatest piece of music I've *ever* heard accompanying underwater film footage...utterly haunting & beautiful!

[@vrccb]

Wonderful video. So clear and detailed. Beautiful ship too. Thank you

[@sandyb6324]

I dove on this wreck 35 years ago. What memories. The deck was completly intact back then, could only enter hull through cargo hatches. Lots of deck fittings where still there. Still an awesome wreck. Great shots.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

It's been pillaged for anything p3ople can grab....even the planks..looks like handprints a few places along the holes like someone was pulling them up but may be from pulling themselves through hatches

[@Swissindoorgarden]

Hi John, Great video! We are still alive living in CH. Still diving caves and Livin the dream🙂 Hope you are well.

[@aubreyallen1952]

Every year me and my family take a trip to Munising and there is a boat ride where you can see shipwrecks and the Bermuda was one of the ships we saw

[@sharonsplat]

My family went out two years ago and only saw one ship. Two water spouts formed and we had to turn back. Lol

[@bryophyte44]

this is great footage from a GoPro, I think i would like to dive this over the summer. great video!

[@SoloSailing77]

Thanks for sharing. Going thru my first diving certification right now.

[@crazyboy-gz3jm]

I got open water cert. in 8/20/72 Worked commercial diving for 11 years. Now old has been two strokes can only watch videos. No family. I enjoy the videos brings back good and fun memories.

[@ChuckTomasi]

My family used to run one of the charter services up there in the 70s and 80s. Nice work capturing the wreck! This video brought back many fond memories.

[@edwardhasiak7961]

Nice video John.I dived it back in the 80's.I remember seeing a glass bottom boat come over us.I like your rebreather,it looks like a closed circuit system,no bubbles!

[@politicaladvocate]

beautiful and haunting cello music accompanying an incredible dive - I was captivated by your video - thank you

[@srvfan454]

She's a grand old lady! Very beautiful!

[@scottgardner397]

Absolutely hauntingly beautiful. I love the U.P. Thank you!

[@meringandan]

amazing that a wooden wreck is so well preserved after such a long time

[@ideologger]

What an awesome video- quality and color is excellent. My kid and I really loved watching it.

[@mr.swirly1557]

How to start a fight on the internet: 1. Write something (anything) 2. Wait

[@insparationfloatcenter1345]

@Experimental Channel Still laughing at that....

[@mrwdpkr5851]

Oh it's on now !

[@delboytrotter8806]

Still waiting........2020.

[@timtaylor8503]

lol that tickled me

[@elijahebbert6884]

Fuck you

[@billhazard4946]

Stunning video,as many times in munising and grand island was never aware of it! Zebra mussels must not like cold water major difference between lower lakes , clarity is awesome!!!

[@MrRobjs83]

That's awesome! I'd love to dive that since it's only in 30 ft of water. Only need 1 tank but at least a 5 mil with hooded vest , or maybe a 7 mil with hooded vest in there. Superior is pretty damn cold I know

[@granskare]

I used live near Munising so nice you got there, thanks

[@fjbutch]

So well preserved!fascinating...cold fresh water ?

[@bruceh92]

Freezing year round

[@keithaldrich1862]

Yes. Lake Superior is so cold stuff is perfectly preserved, such as the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29.

[@Vader4Life77]

I just went free diving to that wreck last week it was so beautiful perfectly preserved ship really gave me in aw in how cool it was

[@fritzkramerkramer7855]

can you see much from snorkeling or freediving?

[@Vader4Life77]

@@fritzkramerkramer7855 I saw the whole outside of the ship and the deck in pretty great detail

[@fritzkramerkramer7855]

@@Vader4Life77 thats awesome! i think I will be snrorkaling this summer!!!

[@fdllicks]

This is the best thing I've ever found on youtube. (except for 'ain't nobody got time for dat!" and the soundtrack is wonderful. just wonderful.

[@mrwdpkr5851]

Oh jeebus it's a fire !

[@lippa2105]

No matter what ship it is... an old time wooden pirate ship or a big beautiful gorgeous iron ship like Titanic, shipwrecks always fascinate me.

[@jackrabbit5047]

Wow! that is a gorgeous wreck.

[@artmakersworlds]

Beautiful!!!! And I think the choice of music is perfect for this. Mysterious, sad, ominous and haunting. I can't help but think of the crew's last moments on this ship as they struggled to keep it afloat. And how many died? Surprised it's so well preserved being that shallow too. Thanks for posting this.

[@MaxSpeedMedia]

Wow great footage, I always wanted to learn how to scuba...

[@nunyabidness9100]

MaxSpeedMedia it's never too late to learn Scuba. I waited nearly 40 yes FORTY years from the time my desire to Scuba dive was piqued until I took my OW certification course just last year!

[@daddyrabbit835]

This is incredible footage. We dove this today and the viz was about 15 feet. At least there are no zebra mussels.

[@carlajaywinters2941]

a year ago I was in Paradise, Michigan on a fishing trip with a buddy and we made a stop at the Ship Wreck Museum* There I read that all wrecks weren't far at all from land and not in deep water* Very sad yet interesting, after my visit I've become even more interested in ship wrecks*

[@ElisabettaVS]

insane video quality!

[@steven2212]

Bulk ore carrier? Fantastic music, great vid. Beautiful vis.

[@paulgrimm7842]

I love the Great Lakes

[@olentangy74]

The bow on shot at 12:16 is awesome.

[@fritzkramerkramer7855]

So cool! Do you think i can snorkel this?? why or why not??

[@toddc2479]

this is the cleanest wooden I've ever seen.

[@david-shank]

I would not have expected the water to be this clear in a lake

[@Stalkergames916]

It’s quite amazing really the ship is wood plus it’s cargo cover blew up from the pressure into the sky it’s still has not been found but the ship is otherwise intact

[@glassbottomboatshipwreckto7411]

Amazing!

[@SEYMOURTUCHAS]

The deck looks like it's just dusty and a corn broom would clean it right up. Amazing

[@skyshyb24]

There used to be an old wooden barrel on deck,wonder what happened to it? Great video brought back memories.

[@jameswayton2340]

I like the music :)

[@themonster8042]

This and the Smith Moore are two of my favorite dives.

[@kandiebarreiro4776]

beautiful

[@sistergoldenhair4595]

Amazing 😉

[@perstaffanlundgren]

like the video nice good condition of shipwrek, breaking of deck due to rigging falling down or ancring dammages? any remains of steering construktinon. weel or "stick"?

[@jeremiahhumphries66]

Beautiful video, with apt music.

[@Hyjakk1]

Hijak: I dove this one a couple of times. Great dive. The Smith Moore, a wooden steam barge in 90' of water. This is the most famous shipwreck in the area. The Smith Moore was lost in the Munising East Channel on July 13, 1889 as the result of damages suffered in a collision. The wreck lies nearly intact on the sand bottom.

[@brownwrench]

Looks like the mast was recovered

[@cjdfv]

The weather started getting rough. The tiny ship was tossed.

[@SaintedDemon]

So much nicer than the Sweepstakes.

[@chevy2061]

Amazing it's made of wood and still around to this day.

[@bruceh92]

It's c-c-c-cold.

[@granskare]

I've been to Munising many times :)

[@RobFerrara216]

We'll be there in May. I would like to see a shipwreck but we're not divers. Are there any to be seen from land or boat?

[@tonyloechte9994]

Wow. So much beauty. The timber alone would make it worth salvaging. Imagine the grain and colours.

[@blackdogadventures7531]

cool video

[@fdllicks]

wow , what a great video!!!! the music is great. I really liked this , tx for posting!!!!!

[@TaxiManSteve1]

Is this old schooner Dreadnaught? Looks the same as the one I dove on in the 80s.

[@4JohnJ]

YEs, it is sometimes called the Drednaught.

[@farlane]

Hey there - we're featuring this today on Absolute Michigan (dotcom)

[@4JohnJ]

I wish I could have seen it then. Do you have any photos from back then?

[@jamescooke5310]

Awesome , why no zebra mussels?

[@FubarGuy666]

Coordinates please. Been picked clean, but there is always something good to be found if you look in the bilges and scattered around the wreck.

[@markulatowski5607]

Hmm , it had a tiller ?

[@perstaffanlundgren]

that wall midship, is it a box for a "mobile" keel? strange to se bulkhead going from keel to upper deck in that mannor/ direktion. or maybe a reinforsment to prevet long ship deformation? (midship hull rasing in relation to bow stern , over time due to difrent water desplasment / uppdrift)

[@johnpietros9439]

Dam...that ship was picked clean over the years. No relics left

[@maureenvideogallery8803]

How many shipwrecks have been discovered??

[@greenlantern1174]

What was her name John? Do you know where she came from or what she was doing when she went down?

[@4JohnJ]

shipwrecktours.com/the-bermuda/

[@greenlantern1174]

@@4JohnJ hey thanks John very interesting someday I'd love to visit lake Superior it's on my bucket list. Thanks again.

[@genekelly8467]

No zebra mussels? Thought the Great Lakes were infested with them

[@billyboy4797]

Superior has low dissolved nutrients and its cold temperatures deter the mussels.

[@GunzNGrit1911]

How many of you turned the volume down completely watching this video?😊

[@jonadams4402]

Lake Superior is a very cold lake.

[@umbrellacorpsoldier1]

Very Cool :) and her condition shes in is pretty neat.

[@blackdogadventures7531]

Is this the wreck in the bay that had to have the mast removed so it wouldn't be a hazard to other boats cruising through the area? Just curious from non diver non boater.

[@rbakken2999]

I see they took the iron ore out of the hold. It sparkled like silver.

[@zaclloyd3441]

Can anyone dive this? Or is permission required

[@DEI6500]

John, would it be possible to use a couple of seconds of your footage, so I could incorporated the Bermuda into my project. I'm working on a video to showcase Grand Island and I would love to show couple seconds of the shipwreck, I will give you full credit at the end. Thank you.....

[@that_guy2944]

I’m 14 and have been to the wreck many times as my grandparents live on the beach near so we take there boat out and look at it

[@lssu86]

I may be wrong but if you watch the first episode of History Channels new show Great Lakes Warriors they show a clip of this video starting at 9:35

[@banjosail123]

She still has her lines. Thanks

[@jimkinner]

Very little marine life for a shallow wreck site??

[@Mr360cuda]

Superior is the only Great Lake that hasn’t been seriously affected by the invasive Zebra Muscle. The Great Lakes hav some of the best preserved wrecks in the world but the 4 lower lakes, recreational diving has seen these muscles attached too the wrecks and are hiding the true beauty of these time capsules!

[@VerilyCandid]

Find anything good down there?

[@neving.summers7572]

Your computer has a volume control. If you don"t like the music, mute the sound and shut up.

[@jonathanwheeler4767]

why is there so little vegetation , fish / wildlife in the lake ?

[@100PERCENTCALLOFDUTY]

All the great lakes are low allgey but lake superior is really rocky

[@keithsage1593]

I dove that wreck, I am surprised the the water is not as clear as it is most of the time.

[@4JohnJ]

Yes there are some shipwrecks that have human remains that are visible. The remains are usually decomposed to a point where it is not immediately obvious that it is a human.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Where are all the zebra mussels?

[@colintodd222]

remarkable

[@eandatoo]

Jimmy Page had to be playing the cello. Gives you goose bumps 😎

[@edwardwojtecki1534]

Good call Christie. It is a nice choice of music.

[@scottfirman]

Back in the 70's before preservation, you could still plunder these ships, people wanted portholes and anything brass. Tables, even the wood was grabbed and used for coffee tables. I know this by an older guy that used to dive on them. Cables, brass, anything metal was taken. Oak batrrels, lanterns, personal effects, all plundered until the later 70's then maritime laws put a stop to it. I remember going to flea markets seeing port holes and hatches being sold anything ship wreck brought big money on the resale market. The poor populations up in the UP thought nothing of pilfering these old ships. They would strip them of their wood if they could. I see brand new snowmobiles being stolen up there every winter. The police dont even bother looking because they probably get kickbacks.

[@charlottemills3752]

john do you live in michigan