Totaling in at around 26 acres, Blue Water Park is Alabama’s premier dive site. They quarry offers diving at depths ranging from 4 to 140 feet, with an average depth of 100 feet. Visibility ranges from approximately 25 feet in the summer to 50-100 feet in the winter.
This 500+ acre Resort produces approximately 32 million gallons of crystal “gin“ clear water daily and is a consistent temperature of 68 degrees. Vortex Spring is one of the most dived locations in all of Florida and is popular among technical as well as brand new divers.
New Venture, a 250-foot surveying vessel, located 20 miles south of Orange Beach in 120 feet of water. The top of the structure is between 55 and 60 feet below the surface. A great dive site for those looking for a large intact wreck. There are large “cut outs“ on the sides of the vessel for an easy exit.
LuLu, a 271-foot, steel-hulled former coastal freighter originally named Yokamu. Purpose-sunk on May 26, 2013, LuLu sits upright on a 115-foot sand bottom; its picturesque wheelhouse tops out at a rec-diver-friendly 60 feet.
USS Strength, a World War II minesweeper, saw action off Iwo Jima and Okinawa where she survived both a midget submarine attack and a kamikaze raid. Later in life, Strength served as a training hulk for Navy salvage divers in Washington, D.C., and then Panama City.
The Hathaway Bridge was originally built in 1929. The spans were from the old bridge that connected Panama City to Panama City Beach. There are 14 Hathaway bridge spans. The spans were sunk in 1988.
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