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Panama City Beach Scuba Diving, Wreck Diving History & Training
Panama City Beach wreck diving history is rich with stories you have never heard, but always wondered about. Now you have the opportunity to learn the stories behind each and every wreck dive and shipwreck in the history of Panama City Beach. The dive sites, the people and the stories.
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The History of Wreck Diving in Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach has been the number one dive destination in the Florida Panhandle for over 50 years. The number of wreck dives we have in Panama City Beach can be attributed to the determination and effort of a local industry populated by tenacious diving addicts that helped to grow the number of wrecks dives in this area to over 23, and even more artificial reefs and and sunken barges we all love to dive. Learn more about one of the most prolific men involved in those efforts since the late 1970’s here. <<–Link to bio.
From Beginner To Advanced, Wreck Diving Is Panama City Beach Diving
The diversity of wreck diving is Panama City Beach virtually unlimited. Penetration dives, overhead dive environments (advanced) to wrecks you can dive and swim around, all skill levels are available. Learn more about the older historical wrecks to find your perfect dive. <<<—Link to historical wreck page here.
Diving Panama City Beach’s Oldest Ship Wrecks
Vamar
Intermediate - Advanced Diver 29° 58.475’ N - 085° 51.915’ W
Built in England as a patrol gunboat, the steamer became famous for carrying Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s American expedition to Antarctica in 1928. She brought supplies to the polar base…
Dive Panama City Beach’s Most Popular Wrecks
San Pablo
30° 3.61’ N - 085° 49.45’ W
The story of San Pablo proves that fact is often stranger than fiction. Launched from Belfast, Ireland, in 1915, San Pablo started her life…
Popular Shipwreck 2
30° 11.333’ N - 087° 13.057’ W
Blurb about Popular Shipwreck 2
Popular Shipwreck 3
29° 58.132’ N - 085° 51.259’ W
Blurb about Popular Shipwreck 3
Popular Shipwreck 4
29° 58.475’ N - 085° 51.915’ W
Blurb about Popular Shipwreck 4
Panama City Beach’s Deep Wreck Dives
Vamar
Intermediate - Advanced Diver 29° 58.475’ N - 085° 51.915’ W
Built in England as a patrol gunboat, the steamer became famous for carrying Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s American expedition to Antarctica in 1928. She brought supplies to the polar base…
Learn The Story Behind Your Favorite Shipwreck
If you are familiar with wreck diving in Panama City Beach already, discover the story behind your favorite dive sites and find out all the details you have always wanted to know. If you are new to SCUBA and Wreck Diving, it’s time to make your own personal discovery and learn all the information you need, and want to know, about diving your own favorite wreck in the shipwreck diving capital of Florida.
