Do you remember the ABC song or maybe the Beach Boys Kokomo song?

Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
Bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go
Jamaica……

Both The  ABC and Kokomo songs take us to the southern Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.  Often called the ABC islands, these 3 islands offer some of …

As gas and airline continue to prices go up, and airlines are cutting back flights across the board, divers might want to look at more economical places to visit.  In May I wrote about wreck diving in Lake Erie and the Florida.  In addition there are articles about West Coast …

So, what do you know about Lake Erie of the Great Lakes?  It is the 2nd smallest of Great Lakes but still the 10th largest lake globally.  It has an average depth of only 62 feet and is the warmest of Great Lakes.  Did you also know that there are 277 known wrecks?  Check out the website Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake …

One of the most popular dive off North Carolina’s coast is the sunken U-352.  You should be an advanced open water diver before making this dive.  Penetration is not recommended.  There is a link to a really good U-352 video at the bottom of this article.  Enjoy.

DIVING NOTES:
Diving Depths: 100-115 ft.
Visibility: Generally very good; range 50 to 100+ ft.
Current: Slight to moderate
Summer Temperature: high 70s to lo 80s
Points of Interest: Hey! It’s a U-Boat! What more …

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program has developed a colorful new printed guide and Web page for scuba diving enthusiasts about diving in our nation’s 13 national marine sanctuaries, home to some of America’s most spectacular underwater sights.
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The new diving guide, introduced at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s annual show in Orlando, Fla., describes the wonderful world beneath the sea at each of the national marine sanctuaries, …

MSNBC is reporting on a great deal to dive at Cayman Brac for $832.  The real deal: Seven nights’ accommodations, all meals, six days of guided boat dives, and round-trip transfers, from $832 per person.  The diving will be with Reef Divers II.  Cayman Brac is considered the prime diving spot of the 3 Cayman …

EAGLE-VAIL - Arlan Moore glided inside sunken naval ships most would never get a chance to see - or wouldn’t have the guts at 180 feet below the ocean’s surface.

Scuba diving at slower than a crawling pace in one of the ship’s tight passageways, Moore saw 14-inch artillery shells, clips filled with ammunition and full sake bottles at Truk Lagoon, where allied aircraft sunk a Japanese fleet near …

A really deep woman: Nina Preisner
 
A Briton who gave up her job as a lawyer to pursue a career in watersports has claimed the record for the world’s deepest dive on to a wreck by a woman. Nina Preisner, 37, took just four minutes to reach a depth of 525ft (159.8m) but her ascent was an agonisingly slow three hours as she had to make frequent stops to decompress. Her dive to …

When we think of wreck diving we often think of Bermuda.  Here they hand out certificates for each wreck you dive.  Now that everywhere outside the US requires a passport, you might want to look no further than Florida for wrecks from the north all the way down to the Keys.  Below is a list of wrecks found in and around Florida.  I hope you enough …