THE DEEP Filming Locations

David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail ( Jacqueline Bisset ) first meet Adam Coffin at  Mangrove Bay Public Wharf  which is at the end of Cambridge Road in Somerset Village.  Most people never notice the rusty old winch on the edge of Mangrove Bay Public Wharf.  'Coffin's winch' at Mangrove Bay Public Wharf (Photo Ben Hartley and Google Maps ) But fans of The Deep know this is where Romer Treece ( Robert Shaw ) showed Adam Coffin ( Eli Wallach ) the ampule David and Gail had found.  Eli Wallach works the Mangrove Bay winch while Teddy Tucker cameos as the Harbour Master (Source Sony Pictures ) This scene also contained cameos by people linked to Peter Benchley's novel and an acknowledgement of Mangrove Bay's role in maritime exploration.  Teddy Tucker  cameos as the wharf Harbor Master. Tucker, who inspired the character of Romer Treece ( Robert Shaw ) was also a special consultant during production.  "Coffin! Coffin!" Teddy Tucker (right) as Harbor Master and

The Deep   is inspired by numerous real shipwrecks that author  Peter Benchley  became aware of after meeting Bermudian explorer  Teddy Tucker . Tucker was himself the inspiration for the character of Romer Treece, and first meet Benchley when National Geographic sent the Jaws author to Bermuda in 1970*. Benchley's brief was to tell the  story of Bermuda  through its shipwrecks and according to  Emory Kristof , the National Geographic photographer who accompanied Benchley: " We went out catching sharks on long-lines. Benchley was a smart one. While I was taking pictures, he listened to all of Tucker's yarns about sharks and shipwrecks and turned it into Jaws and then made The Deep. " In  1976  Benchley said he dived the wreck of the Constellation (sank 1942**) which lay on top of two other ships; the Lartington (1878) and the Montana (1863). He contemplated a story about a honeymoon couple who stumble upon the wrecks but decided that readers wouldn't believe t