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Lady Luck Artificial Reef Pompano Beach Florida

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Article by Alan Lupsha – Images by Joe Marino The Lady Luck (formerly known as the Newtown Creek), is a 324 foot (98 m) decommissioned City of New York sludge tanker. It was sunk on July 23rd, 2016 about 1.5 miles east of the Pompano Beach pier, and became an artificial reef, a haven for fish, and…

Ana Cecilia – Palm Beach County SCUBA Diving Wreck Dive

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Article by Geoffrey May. Photos by Joyce Klein Palm Beach County gained a new adventure spot on July 13th 2016 with the sinking of the Ana Cecilia. At 170 feet long and resting in about 80 feet of water she set down gently just outside the Lake Worth Inlet sitting upright and intact, but not without…

Is Your SCUBA Diving Tool Box Complete? Don’t Limit Yourself

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I like wine and I’m often asked, “What type of wine do you drink?” My answer is, “I prefer reds but, I like them all and the type of wine I drink depends on the food and the occasion.” The same can be said for SCUBA diving equipment. I have several different types of gear…

SCUBA Diving Computer Expert Goes Hi Tech with Underwater Inventions

admin — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:37:19 +0000

The work of SCUBA diving computer expert Alan Lupsha took the world record dive of Allen “The Grouper” Sherrod live around the globe with his ingenious underwater camera system that transmitted the video from beneath the waves and beamed it through the air for a worldwide internet broadcast. In September 2014 Allen Sherrod set the…

DEMA Show, Is It Worth It?

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Each year DEMA, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association, brings us the DEMA Show; the international trade show for SCUBA diving professionals, industry leaders, equipment manufacturers, marketers, and others related to the diving industry. DEMA bills it as, “… the largest trade-only event in the world for companies doing business in the scuba diving, ocean…

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Scientist Solves 1991 Mystery of Florida Cave Diver Death

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In November of 1991 news of the tragic death of well known cave explorer Parker Turner shook the cave diving community to its core. Turner and exploration partner Bill Gavin were conducting a well planned deep exploration dive at Indian Springs in Wakulla County, Florida when the unthinkable happened. A sudden collapse and flow reversal…

Snorkelbuoy – Don’t Lose Your Mask!

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Every now and then, we come across a new idea and think, “Wow! Why didn’t I think of that?” The Snorkelbuoy® is one of those ideas; a compact, lightweight accessory that attaches to a snorkel and has enough buoyancy to float both a snorkel and mask in fresh or salt water. It’s a simple concept…

Repairing the Past- Whale Bone Restoration in Devil’s System

admin — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:02:45 +0000

Published with permission from the National Speleological Society – Cave Diving Section. Originally printed in the July/August/September Edition of Underwater Speleology Repairing the Past By: Gene Page and Michael Angelo Gagliardi It may be hard to imagine Florida’s cave country during the Eocene Epoch around 35 to 55 million years ago but let’s…

Fighter Jets Artificial Reef for SCUBA Divers Offshore Panama City Florida

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In the summer of 2014 two U.S. Military F101 Voodoo fighter jets splashed into the Gulf of Mexico off Bay County Florida and sank to the bottom. This was not a tragic accident but rather a boon for local divers and fishermen. As part of an active area artificial reef program, the retired fighter jets…

SCUBA Diving For The Love of It!

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Back in 2010, after many years of diving, I decided to become a Divemaster and help share my love of the sport with others. A PADI Instructor was kind enough to take me “under her wing” and I completed the course. I’ve done most of my diving with my children, friends, family, and new divers,…