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Very sad story. I'd not heard about this incident until my wife brought it to my attention. Looks like this occured yesterday ... Wed 3/13/24. https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/juno-beach/father-dies-during-diving-tour-with-14-year-old-son-off-juno-beach

For those who have broken your clavicle, I’d love to hear your recovery story. I broke my left clavicle last Thursday 8/31 in a cycling accident. I’m already missing diving as I was supposed to dive this past Friday 9/1 & next weekend 9/9-10. I realize I’ve got several months of recuperation...

A discussion of the use of scooters split from the Vandenberg Diver missing from the A&I It is also possible to safely dive in strong currents without scooters as long as proper procedures are followed between the boat and the divers. I'm not a scooter diver and I dive in strong currents in...

Force-E continues to expand across SE FL. COMING SOON to Fort Lauderdale...Force-E Scuba's first Training Facility Force-E Scuba Centers will be assuming control of Pineapple Scuba effective Monday, April 24th. The location at 2935 N. Federal Hwy (along with the pool) will now serve as a...

I'm selling a lightly used Fourth Element Thermocline Hooded Vest, Men's Medium. It’s been worn on less than a dozen dives. These are $158 new, asking $80 shipped continental US. Paypal F&F only.

I am selling two Thermulation batteries for a Yellow Plus series heated vest. I have never had an issue with these batteries. They were purchased in Oct-2015 and only used through Jan-2016. A dozen dives total. My remote on/off switch for the vest has died and will not charge. The two...

There is an ongoing thread for trip reports and condition updates for Jupiter and one for Blue Heron Bridge, but we don't have one for the sites off of Palm Beach/Palm Beach Shores. I dive this area frequently and often want to post an update without creating a whole new thread. So I decided...

I was able to get out this past weekend with Pura Vida Divers out of Lake Park Marina. The late season cold front made for an interesting weekend but I was able to get in all 4 planned dives. Sat afternoon 4/9/22 ... two shallow 50-60' dives off of Palm Beach proper Winds were pretty strong...

I was finally able to dive Horseshoe Ledge. Beautiful reef line! It lies off of Lake Worth northeast of the Lake Worth Pier. I went out with Pura Vida out of the Lake Park marina. This is the furthest south that they run. 1-2’ seas 60-70’ viz, nice blue water Beautiful sunny day so lots of...

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/palm-beach/coast-guard-searching-for-missing-diver-off-palm-beach Text: PALM BEACH, Fla. — Multiple agencies are searching for a missing diver off the coast of Palm Beach on Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted around 12:30 p.m. that...

Sat 15Jan2022 Afternoon charter 1-2‘ seas building through the afternoon to 2-3’ Mild south current Blue water with some stirred up sand at points 60’+ Vertical viz, 30-50’ horizontal due to the sand in the water column 77F water temps Sunny, mid-70s on the surface … beautiful day! 1st dive...

I was able to get out diving this weekend. Here is a quick summary for those watching for condition updates. Sat 13 Nov, AM charter with Pura Vida. Dive Sites: (1) Paul's Reef and (2) Flower Garden. Seas were almost flat! Just a gentle, rolling 1' or less. Water temp was uniformly 80...

Partly cloudy skies and rainy at times, 2-3’ seas, 82F, minimal N current, 40-50’ viz. Here are a few stills.

Saturday 10/23/21 I filmed a yellow jack following and shadow hunting with a spotted moray. I witnessed this behavior not once, not twice, but three separate times on different parts of Breakers. Each clip is a different moray/jack pair. The first two clips are from two separate sections of...

I had the pleasure to dive with @DavidFL once again this past Monday. We dived together on Pura Vida's Aurelia in Palm Beach. Seas were calm (1' maybe), warm (84-85F) with manageable viz (30-50'). We had two enjoyable, relaxing dives together. Here are a few photos. I'll add a couple of...

Jeff Corwin has a new Saturday morning series called Wildlife Nation. He visited south Florida this past summer to look at sea turtles for an upcoming episode. He visited Gumbo Limbo Nature Center's Sea Turtle Rehab Center in Boca Raton on his visit. That episode airs THIS SATURDAY Oct 9th...

Anyone who dives regularly in South Florida or the Caribbean has seen scorpionfish. If you haven't, you're not paying close enough attention! I see them on almost every dive. However, this is the first time I was ever lucky enough to see one strike. This was on the deck of the Ana Cecilia...

Very sad news. This pandemic has claimed another life. Gone way too soon. I met Joe at Our World Underwater a number of years ago. Great guy. I also enjoyed his magazine for many years. Joe Porter - Founder of Wreck Diving Magazine - dies

New announcement from Shearwater. Just reading it now. The new SWIFT™ smart AI transmitter - Shearwater Research New smart AI transmitter New firmware supports up to 4 transmitters New advanced screen customizations

It’s an end of an era in Boynton Beach. Underwater Explorers has gone out of business for good. It’s very sad but I’ll choose to focus on the good memories I’ve had on the boat. Kevin Metz is a great guy and knows the Boynton reefs like the back of his hand. I wish him the best!!