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10 Places Jacqueline Bisset scuba dived on RMS Rhone while filming THE DEEP

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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 and Impressionism hiding in 'plein air'

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Jacqueline Bisset next to an almost forgotten painting by French Impressionist Pierre Bonnard (Source  Sony Pictures ). When The Deep  Production Designer Tony Masters , finished David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail's ( Jacqueline Bisset )  Orange Grove Hotel  interior, the set revealed Bermuda's coastal palette and paintings by artists known for their use of intense colour, light, and  Impressionism  in " plein air ". Bermuda "vast turquoise", "lush greenery", "almost unnaturally colorful beauty"  (Source  Sony Pictures ). Producer Peter Guber wanted  The Deep  to be portrayed in "jewel-like color" and when the production arrived in Bermuda, in August 1976, saturated colour was everywhere. Bermuda was a "lovely island ... in the full flush of summer", "gorgeous pink", "vast turquoise", "rainbow-colored", "lush greenery", "peaceful ... bobbing boats" "twinkling across the