THE DEEP Filming Locations

Discover the real wreck of  RMS Rhone ,  in the British Virgin Islands, which was a filming location for  The Deep 's fictitious Goliath . The location is also connected to BVI's diving pioneers,  Bert and  Jackie Kilbride , and to Peter Island Yacht Club (now Peter Island Resort). The 10 exact places on Rhone where  The Deep was filmed are revealed below.  RMS Rhone (Source Illustrated London News) RMS Rhone is a real wreck which sank 29 October 1867 after striking  Black Rock Point , at Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands,  during the  San Narciso Hurricane .  The exact death toll remains uncertain because an unknown number of passengers from  RMS Conway   transferred to the "unsinkable" Rhone when both Rhone and Conway  began to drag their anchors while moored at Peter Island.  Conway featured on a 1985 Belize stamp commemorating the 350th anniversary of the British Post Office. It would be a disservice to skip over the dreadful events of Rhone 's si

THE DEEP 's 'Hamilton Library' scene was filmed inside the Queen's Exhibition Hall at the National Museum of Bermuda, 1 The Keep, Sandys MA 01, Bermuda . There really is a Bermuda National Library in Hamilton, Bermuda, but  THE DEEP  made their 'Hamilton Library' inside the Queen's Exhibition Hall. Two 'Hamilton Library' scenes were filmed but only one appears in the final cut of the film. That scene opens with David ( Nick Nolte ) looking over 'Treece's Treasure' while Gail ( Jacqueline Bisset ) tries to identify the mysterious medallion from the wreck of the Goliath .  "OPN means Ora Pro Nobis, pray for us, and SC I can't find in any of these" (Source Sony Pictures ) The deleted scene appears in the extended TV version and includes Eli Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as the librarian who directs David and Gail to St. David's Island. "And I should warn you about St. David's Islanders" says Anne Jackson

Kevin  ( Robert Tessier ) and Ronald's ( Earl Maynard ) outboard motor fight was filmed inside the Bermuda Department of Environmental Protection, Marine Resources Section cottage at  3 Coney Island Road, Saint George, Bermuda, CR 04 . The fight between Kevin and Ronald occurs late in the film but a deleted scene in the  extended TV version  shows  David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail ( Jacqueline Bisset ) walking through the cottage before they meet Kevin at what the novel called "Kevin's lunch". Deleted scene where David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail ( Jacqueline Bisset ) meet Kevin ( Robert Tessier )  (Source  Sony Pictures ) The scenes at 'Kevin's lunch' captured the appearance of a former Quarantine Station before it was renovated in the late 20th century. The Quarantine Station had previously been at Nonsuch Island and was  moved to Coney Island  in 1914. The former Coney Island Quarantine Station viewed from Treece's Lighthouse as filmed in 1976  (Source  So