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She is a three-story vessel, with incredible amounts of marine life already living there. As of our last visit, you could still spot the "Happy Holidays", unidentified townsfolk on her deck for all cars passing by the bridge.
Expect visibility of 30-50 feet with water temperatures ranging between 60s in the winter and 80s during summer. Hands are recommended for sharp edges on wrecks. You also need to bring gloves and a knife in the event of a line being pulled.
The Black Bart, a 180 foot vessel, was built in 1993 to create an artificial reef. Vulcano del Golfo, which was christened in 1977, is dedicated to Charles' Black Bartholomew, Navy Supervisor for Salvage Captain. He died in 1990 while diving off Panama City Beach. His accomplishments include the Recovery of Space Shuttle Challenger, and the Navy's Cleanup of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. This is a poetic tribute to Charles' Black Bart, a supply ship for oil rigs.
The report was created by members of the Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (Mexico Wildlife Commission) and assessed the impacts on the reefs. The reef near the Varmar, which is not shown on the dive map due to its location off Mexico Beach, had the greatest impact. It was only 25 feet deep and contained 35% of the original reef material. The artificial reefs in deep and moderate water were unaffected. Below is a graphic taken from the report that shows the path of Hurricane Irma through the wrecks and reefs of Panama City Beach.
It seems that during this summer a writer from Sport Diver took an excursion on one of our boats and was so impressed, he/she wrote a great little article about us and the great diving off Panama City Beach.
Grey Ghost offshore dive is 6-8 hour long. While she's only a mere 105 foot vessel, what makes this dive so spectacular is the wide variety of aquatic species. She landed at the edge a natural reef, which was enhanced with scrap steel and fiberglass boats. This area is an ideal habitat for fish.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.