Divers are the ideal choice if you're looking for a unique, memorable vacation experience in Panama City Beach. A second world awaits below the surface of the turquoise waters. It is a completely different kind of paradise. Numerous historic shipwrecks litter the region. Bottlenose dolphins, goliath grouper and sea turtles all frolic on the beaches. The region is home to many historic wrecks.
Panama City Beach offers a safe haven for both divers as well as non-divers. You won't want to miss out on any surface activities or feel guilty about taking your family along to PCB while you dive. Even if your partner's certified, you can combine a diving trip with a romantic weekend in Panama City Beach. T
The Hathaway Bridge, where she was left desolate, served as a reminder of the storm's devastating impact on winter and spring. She became a premier diving site in May 2019. It is a three-story tall vessel that has an incredible variety of sealife already living there.
ivers with different levels of experience will find plenty to love about coming back, and so will their families. Even if you are unable to travel the globe, we hope that our site will allow you to enjoy the escape it offers. K
Vulcano del Golfo was established in 1977 to honor Charles' Black Bart Bartholomew who was Navy Supervisor of Salvage Capt. Bartholomew died while diving off Panama City Beach on September 30, 1990. His feats included leading the Navy's recovery of the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as the cleanup of Exxon Valdez, an oil rig supply vessel. Its unique structure is remarkable. Divers can inspect the wheelhouse at 40 feet. The deck can be found at 66ft below the surface. There are also accesses to the cargo holdings. The ship's head, or toilet, is found outside the wreck on the sand. There is also a smiling skull. A lot of sealife visits the Warsaw Reef nearby.
lso, you can see the historical wreck of E. E. Simpson Tug. It sank in 1929. Stage 2 (a Navy platform) was demolished in 1984. The FountainbleauBoxcars (two container cars and associated reef material) are also interesting. A pair of Voodoo Jets anchor in Seltzer Reservoir is another example.
A Navy minesweeper tender, measuring 184' in length, with a 33-foot beam, was destroyed to make way for a dive training site. Storms destroyed the bow and it lies on the port side. The boat rests intact and is upright, rising 20ft above the water. The Black Bart is an 180' boat that was used to create artificial reefs. It was sunk in 1993.
An Average Diver, at an Average Depth, With an Average Tank
Based on personal experience, an average open-water certified diver using a standard aluminum 80-cubic-foot tank on a 40-foot dive will be able to stay down for about 45 to 60 minutes before surfacing with a safe reserve of air still in the tank.
So just to reiterate: don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).