Need Wilkes-Barre advice

couple of quick questions.
Has anyone recently dove on the Wilkes-Barre wreck near Key West, Florida?
What dive shop do you recommend?
thanks,
Dirk Peterson.

We dive the Wilkes frequently and recommend Florida Straits as our operator. The owner, Chris Norwood, is knowledgeable and does a great job for us.

Downside is that Chris has a small boat, so we have also chartered Sub Tropic a few times, although their boat tends to be expensive and slow. But in rougher seas there are limited options!

Dive Safely!

I probably run more charters to the deep wrecks of Key West more than anyone does. If you have a small group, Chris Norwood indeed has a fine small boat to dive from. Other options for a small boat include Steve Moore from Keys Mobile Diving with his 26 foot Glacier Bay is a little bigger choice. Subtropic is going through some pains right now with the loss of their tech staff, but if you don't need gas fills or instruction, they indeed have a bigger boat. For the most expensive option, I will take you there. I blend gas on the boat, have all of your rental doubles, sidebars, rebreather sorb, rental 2 and 3 liter cylinders, and everything else you need to do your dive. One problem with the Spree is it's large size. As big as it is, we very rarely are able to anchor to the Wilkes, although we have tied in a few times. We always shoot an up/down line for reference, but recovering your scooters can be an issue live boat. If you don't have scooters, that's OK, I rent those too.

If you get the opportunity to dive off the Spree I assure you that you won't be disappointed, Frank & Melanie run a first class operation!

cost not an issue.
safety always is.
thanks for the advice.