This 210-foot former interisland freighter sits on a 100-foot bottom and shares its home with huge goliath groupers.
Ginnie Springs Resort, located in central Florida, is a set of several different springs that allows for excellent scuba diving and snorkeling. The water is a steady 72 degrees year round and has excellent visibility.
The statue, called Christ of the Abyss, was placed at the Key Largo Dry Rocks in 1966. A popular site for underwater weddings, the statue sits in about 25 feet of water. Its popularity means you might have to contend with many other divers, but youll be captivated by the variety of fish life and a massive brain coral nearby
Also located off Key Largo, the Benwood sits upright in 50 feet of water. Formerly a freighter, she was sunk in 1942 and in the 1950s had been used as target practice by the U.S. Navy. The hull, covered with sponges and corals, is still intact and offers refuge to moray eels, grouper, snook, lobster and more.
One of the most talked-about wrecks in the Keys
the Spiegel Grove is a 510-foot Navy ship that was sunk in 2002 off Key Largo. Its now home to goliath grouper, barracuda, gobies and 130 other species of fish. The Spiegel Grove sits in 130 feet of water, with the majority of access at 80 to 90 feet.
The USCG Duane sits in about 120 feet of water just outside the reef line in an area with a pretty strong current. It offers penetration for certified wreck divers and visibility is generally in the 100-foot range. The Duane supports many varieties of fish including jewfish, cobia, amberjacks and barracuda. You might also spy a nurse shark or ...
The Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary features slopes, ledges, vast coral formations and caves offering something for divers of every level. The highlight of this dive is the H.M.S. Looe, a British ship that sank in 1744.
Vortex Springs is a commercially operated dive park. A 200 ft basin with 68 degree water year round. Depths to 50 feet for the cavern dive and depths to 115 feet for the cave dive. A handrail leads back in the cave dive for 400 feet. There are two dive platforms for stationing and air pockets/bells at 20 feet.. Large carp swim around you ...



