wreck diving

Unusual Wreckreational Diving: Boeing Aircraft Dive Sites

August 30, 2010

Tired of diving regular shipwrecks? Well, how about diving some planes instead, Boeing commercial aircrafts to be specific. Here’s a look at three pretty unusual dive sites that use old Boeing aircrafts to create artificial reefs and ofcourse cool dive sites! The first located of the coast of Miami in Florida, is a Boeing 727 [...]

Dive One of The World’s Best Wrecks, The Umbria in Sudan

June 25, 2010

Strange though it may seem, it’s true that one of the world’s best wreck dive sites is located just off Port Sudan. This dive site is classified as one of the world best for numerous reasons; wreck depth, condition, visibility, wreck penetration ease, history and intrigue as well as one explosive reason which we will [...]

Dive the Concrete Ship Atlantus for Cape May Diamonds

June 17, 2010

During the First World War as steel was becoming a scarce commodity, an experimental program sanctioned by President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of an emergency fleet of 24 ships to be made out of concrete instead of steel. Of the 24 sanctioned a total of 12 were finally constructed towards the end of the [...]

Egypt’s Most Controversial Wreck Dive: The Salem Express

May 28, 2010

The Salem Express is arguably one of the most controversial wreck dives in the Red Sea due to the tragic loss of life which occurred in December 1991 when she sank just an hour away from its final destination, the Safaga Port. Originally built in the French shipyards of La Seyne in 1964 and known [...]

Dive Two Unique Airplane Wrecks in Aruba

May 19, 2010

Tired of diving shipwrecks and looking for something unique to pique your interest underwater? How about the opportunity to dive and explore not just one, but two airplane wrecks and be able to swim through them as well? Aruba, a 33-kilometer (21 mi) long Island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, can [...]

Dive the Wreck of the Hilma Hooker Bonaire

May 12, 2010

If you’re in Bonaire, perhaps the best wreck dive you can do is that of the Hilma Hooker which is a cargo ship used for drug smuggling, sunk just off the shore resting on the sea bed in 90 feet of water completely intact. The ship itself is a spectacular dive site, and even more [...]

Giant Cage to Protect Treasure of Croatian Shipwreck

May 2, 2010

The Adriatic Sea is teeming with undiscovered ancient shipwrecks and untold treasures. Most recently an ancient Greek shipwreck estimated to contain a cargo of around $5-8 million was fitted with a large safe like metal cage that will protect the ship’s cargo from scuba looters who may be tempted to plunder the artifacts. The wreck [...]

Roatan a Diver’s Dream Come True

April 25, 2010

Roatan is the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands, located in the Caribbean just 40 miles north of the coast of Honduras. The Island which measures just 29 miles long and just 2 miles wide is located near the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (also known as the Belize Barrier Reef) which is the second largest reef in [...]

Dive the Felipe Xicotencatl C-53 Shipwreck Cozumel

March 17, 2010

Popularly known as “The Cozumel Wreck”, the Felipe Xicotencatl or C-53 is perhaps one of the most popular wrecks and dive site in Mexico. The Felipe Xicotencatl was a US Built Admirable-Class minesweeper formerly known as the USS Scuffle built in 1944 for the Navy during World War II. In 1962 she was decommissioned and [...]

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