Do you know PCB is the Wreck Capital of the South? Our interactive map for scuba diving Panama City Beach contains almost 150 dive locations with over 50 wrecks sunk as artificial reefs and eight feature dive sites you have to try! We’ll give scuba lovers everywhere the low down on why they have to blow bubbles on the Florida Panhandle.
It's a three-story tall vessel that is home to an incredible amount of marine life. The "Happy Holidays" unidentified townsfolk were still visible on the deck of the vessel, which you can see as cars pass over the bridge.
Inshore diving can be defined as being less than 8 mi from St Andrew's Pass. This is more accessible to open-water divers. Red Sea, an 125-foot tug boat, was built in 2009 and is a notable dive. Also, the wreckage of the E. E. Simpson Tug which sank back in 1929 are also noteworthy. Stage 2 (a Navy platform which was demolished and rebuilt in 1984), Fontainebleau's Boxcars (two boxescars and related reef material) and two Voodoo planes that are anchored in Seltzer Reservoir make for interesting dives. Below is a list of all inshore dive locations in Panama City Beach, with their bottom depths.
Scuba Diving Magazine has named Scuba Dive Panama City Beach the top dive operation! Scuba Diving Magazine lists Scuba Dive Panama City Beach in the Readers Choice Top 100 for 2011.
She is a three-story high vessel with an unbelievable amount of sea life already finding a home there. As of our last trip, you could still see the “Happy Holidays” unknown townsfolk painted onto her deck for all the cars to see passing over the bridge.
Scuba Diving Magazine identifies Scuba Dive Panama City Beach as the best dive operation. Scuba Diving Magazine listed Scuba Dive Panama City Beach as one of the Top 100 Readers Choices in 2011.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach limits dive trips to 14 divers in order to provide comfort and ample space for all. If there's space, all charters are available to the public. We usually offer 2 trips per day during the season.
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.