Panama City Beach was directly impacted by Hurricane Michael, which was a category four storm in October 2018. It made landfall in the Panhandle with maximum sustained winds of 154mph. Hurricane-force winds were experienced by more than 650 artificial reefs.
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Warsaw Reef is one of the most popular reef dives. It is a natural hole made of concrete rubble and tire packages. It is a favorite spot for fish and they travel regularly between it and nearby wrecks such as the Black Bart.
SCUBA diving is serious fun and we want you to enjoy it as much as we do. Our entry-level SCUBA programs, available through NAUI, PADI & SSI, are designed to get you, your family and friends into the water as quickly as possible, while at the same time, satisfying your individual training needs.
You will find many historic wrecks scattered all over the area. These wrecks and many other artificial reefs make Panama City Beach the "Wreck Diving Capital of the South".
Grey Ghost is a long offshore dive that takes 6-8 hours. Although she is only a 105-foot vessel, the amazing diversity of aquatic life makes this dive extraordinary. The natural reef she came to rest on was enhanced with fiberglass boats and scrap metal, making it an ideal spot for fish habitat.
The Black Bart (180') is an artificial reef that was built in 1993. Vulcano del Golfo is a memorial to Charles' Black Bart’ Bartholomew. He was the Navy Supervisor of Salvage captain who drowned in a dive off Panama City Beach in 90. His contributions include the rescue of the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as leading the Navy’s cleanup of Exxon Valdez, an oil rig supply vessel.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.