A dedicated group of locals recently proved this statement true by rescuing two ailing turtles and nurturing them back to health.

And last month, the thriving sea turtles were transported back to their proper habitat in the Sargasso Sea and released into the wild.

The smaller of the two turtles, named Daylu, came into the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo's care after it drifted into the cambers at the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Jennifer Gray, head aquarist and Bermuda Turtle Project coordinator, said the young Loggerhead turtle weighed in at only 130 grams, was listless and covered in barnacles when it was discovered by Morris Pitcher last October.

"Away from its home in the Sargasso Sea, our little friend needed to winter-over in Bermuda, gain a little weight and then wait for the winter seas to subside,'' explained Ms Gray.

Normally, tiny Loggerheads spend their first months well camouflaged in floating rafts or sargassum weed. But during the winter months, young Loggerheads like Daylu are frequently found stranded on Bermuda's shores clinging to small clumps of sargassum.

Ms Gray said that when Daylu finally left Bermuda last month, the Loggerhead had doubled in size and weighed a healthy 787 grams.

The second sea turtle to be nursed back to health at the Aquarium was a rare find -- a juvenile Hawksbill sea turtle which officials named Sophie.

"While Hawksbill turtles in the five to ten pound range are known to live in the coral reefs around Bermuda, juveniles are rarely seen throughout the world,'' explained Ms Gray. "`Sophie' is only the second Hawksbill turtle in the 100-500 gram size range on record for Bermuda.'' The 130 gram turtle was found by the Farrow family as it poked about a dock pylon in Ely's Harbour. Officials named the tiny turtle after its rescuer, Sophie Farrow.

After five months of `TLC' from Aquarium staff, `Sophie' was weighing a healthy 606 grams and was ready to return to her ocean home.

Danna Neeby, a student participating in the BAMZ field course on sea turtle biology and conservation, recruited captain Frank Wiltse of the Bermuda Biological Station for Research's vessel Weatherbird , to deliver the turtles to the Sargasso Sea during one of their field trips.

After an eight-and-half hour boat ride, sponsored by the BBSR's BATS programme, the rejuvenated turtles were release into the Atlantic Ocean on August 6.

Each year, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Programme at the BAMZ receives and cares for up to 20 stranded sea turtles, noted Ms Gray.

"Our efforts have resulted in the recovery and release of many stranded, injured and sick sea turtles,'' she added.

While recuperating at the BAMZ, the sea turtles are often used in educational exhibits and prior to their release, the turtles are tagged so officials can monitor the success of the programme.

Namesake: Sophie Farrow says goodbye to the sea turtle she found in Ely's Harbour. The Hawksbill turtle was named after the little girl.

Homeward Bound: The two revitalised sea turtles made an eight-and-a-half hour journey back to the Sargasso Sea.