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Scuba Dive Panama City Beach Directions


The SS Tarpon is a historical shipwreck. In 1937, she sank and claimed the lives of 18 crewmembers, including Willis G. Barrow (captain). Adley Baker, one of the crew members, was able to swim 9 miles in gale-force wind to reach shore. It was a 25-hour marathon, but Adley Baker lived to tell it all.




Scuba Dive Panama City Beach provides another excellent charter option. They are known for personalizing their trips and can send you with a US Coast Guard-certified captain on the spearfishing or diving trip to your heart's content. You can choose to drop at natural limestone reefs or an artificial, made from fighter jets. Would you like the opportunity to discover an underwater bridge. The decision is up to you.

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St Andrew's Park Jetties is the place to go for shore diving in Panama City Beach. It takes only a short distance from the parking lot and you'll soon be on the water. The beach-side is quite shallow with little boat traffic. If you are crossing over to the channel-side, bring your dive bag. In the rocks of the jetties, you'll find many tropical fish. High slack tidal is the best time to dive. Visibility and current are more clear. St Andrew's Park's Jetties are also an excellent place for snorkeling in Panama City Beach.

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Never tried scuba diving before? No problem. Panama City Beach is the ultimate spot to get your feet (as well as the rest of you) wet. Our dive shops are ideal to get you certified and on your way to the bubbly deep. For instance, Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is more than equipped to get you started on your new, aquatic lifestyle. A one-stop-shop, they have offered dive training, equipment rental and repair.

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Have you ever dreamed of exploring the underwater world of sunken ships and Pirate’s treasure? Sign up for a class at Scuba Dive Panama City Beach and add the new and exciting adventure of scuba diving to your next trip or cruise!

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We Teach Technical Scuba Classes from TDI. Technical Divers explore beyond the limits of recreational diving. This can be deeper, longer, overhead and on more exotic gas mixtures to manage narcosis and decompression obligations. If you are an accomplished diver and want to see the deep end of the pool. This is how you get there. Intro to Tech, Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures, Trimix, Advanced Trimix and more are available with us. If you want a fun class with an expert in the field using the highest quality gear with fully inclusive prices, we have you covered.

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Grey Ghost is a lengthy offshore dive and takes between 6-8 hours. It's only about 105' in length, but it's the diversity of aquatic animals that makes this dive amazing. She stopped at the edge, where she was protected by a natural reef. The reef has been enriched with fiberglass boats and scrap steel. This makes this spot an ideal place to raise fish.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.