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USS Spiegel Grove (Wreck)
The iconic Florida Keys wreck dive, the Spiegel Grove, has been a “must dive“ for Advanced Divers, Wreck Divers, and the occasional Open Water diver (if conditions are perfect) since the ship was sank in 2002 as part of an Artificial Reef project in the National Marine Sanctuary.
The wreck is home to hundreds of French Angelfish, Yellowtail Snapper, soft corals that grow on the giant cranes across the wreck, the occasional frog fish, and dozens of Barracuda.
DIVE TYPES
- Drift Diving
- Wreck Dive
- Artificial Reef
Level
- Advanced
- Expert
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt
currents
- no
- moderate
- medium
Maximum Depth
- 30m
Visibility
- 16m
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| Portuguese Man o'War |
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
Maximize your SCR training with the SCR Extended Range program. Take your semi-closed rebreather diving deeper as you learn to safely dive to a maximum depth of 40 meters / 132 feet. With this high level of SCR rebreather dive training, you will be able to dive well beyond the recreational no decompression limits. SSI’s advanced SCR training methods will sharpen your in-water skills and strengthen your teamwork. Start your SCR Extended Range course online today!
Do you want to explore iconic towering shipwrecks and dive World War airplanes covered in vibrant marine life? Discover the world of wreck diving and get started today with this SSI wreck diving course. You will learn all you need to dive above and around wrecks and artificial reefs, plus earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification.
Discover pristine dive sites that cannot be reached from shore and experience the excitement of liveaboard diving. Become an SSI boat diver. You will learn all the skills and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably from a variety of boats, including small personal craft and liveaboards. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Boat Diving Specialty certification.
You always wanted to stay down a little longer, go a little deeper or explore farther? XR diving opens up a variety of aquatic environments, increases your dive depths limits and extends your bottom times. The SSI Extended Range program is the core root program that all other open-circuit XR programs are built upon.
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