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

  Cloche ( Louis Gossett ) and Treece ( Robert Shaw ) at the 1976 Bermuda Cup Cricket Match (Source  Sony Pictures ). St. George's Cricket Club 1976 was a special year for the  Bermuda Cup Match  and The Deep was there to capture the action during the game's 75th Anniversary. Cloche ( Louis Gossett ) and Treece ( Robert Shaw ) discussed raising the ampules from  Goliath  as they watched the  Bermuda Cup Match  at St. George's Cricket Club,  56 Wellington Slip Rd, St Georges GE 02, Bermuda . Most of the scene was filmed live amongst spectators at the real Bermuda Cup Match in 1976. Much of  The Deep  was inspired by Bermuda's real underwater exploration history and there are discreet acknowledgments throughout the film. However, sometimes it's possible to read too much into a scene and assume there are  Easter eggs  that may just be random props with no deeper meaning. The Bermuda Cup Match scene is an example of what might contain  Easter eggs  which honour a 1961