The Iristo

While the Montana sank on her maiden trip, the Iristo is known as Bermuda's unluckiest ship, as it was lost in yet another shipwreck in these North Atlantic waters. The Norwegian-built 250-foot cargo sank in 1937 after the skipper, startled by the sight of the Cristóbal Colón, ordered his crew to maneuver the ship away from the ruins.

The Iristo (also known as the Aristo) collided with an underwater reef and sank to its current location on a sand and reef seabed as a result of this abrupt change in steerage. The Titanic, of course, was another famous historical collision of a big ship and an unanticipated maritime impediment. Although the Titanic sank twenty years earlier, keep in mind their shared fate as you explore the relics of early 19th-century life beneath the sea.