Fourteen years after it was deliberately sunk for divers, the wreck of the former Government ferry Triton has finally been found.

The 65 foot ferry was scuttled around seven miles southwest of the Island near Southwest Breaker in poor weather in May 1988.

But because the transient visual markers taken at the time were not accurate, no one has been able to locate it since then.

But earlier this month, Fantasea Diving owner Mike Heslop and Craig Scott of Bermuda Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) finally spotted the wreck in about 60 feet of water.

They are excited about the find and hope the Triton will be a new attraction for local and overseas divers.

"We dive most of the wrecks on the South Shore and a lot of our club members pay a set fee to dive all year long, and I thought it would be nicer to have another wreck. Then I remembered there was one out there," Mr. Heslop told The Royal Gazette yesterday.

He said that at the beginning of the month he went out with diver Ian Murdoch, who was involved in sinking the Triton in 1988, to try to find the boat.

They were unsuccessful in finding it but Mr. Heslop, who runs Fantasea from Sonesta Beach Hotel, got a good idea of the location from one of the visual markers, and guessed it would have to be at either the north or the south.

"A week later when that storm brought in a lot of clear water I went out in our glass bottom boat with Craig and we started to do grid marks over the possible site," said Mr. Heslop.

"About an hour later Craig, who was looking through the glass bottom was whooping 'we're right over it'. It was great. The mid-section has collapsed and the bow has broken off the wreck."