Spiegel Grove Dive Plan

The spiegel grove is the backbone of the artificial reef system that has formed in this area.

Spiegel grove dive plan. The spiegel grove is a destination dive. Fascinating dive opportunity takes a turn for the better. I was thinking ean30 or 29. Divers may see goliath grouper barracuda large jacks and a large colony of gobies.

Diver bob snyder was the first person to view the wreck. Algae sponges and coral mingle with 130 species of fish to create enormous biodiversity in this region. A diver and a friendly bar jack hover over the bow of the spiegel grove at a depth of 80 feet. Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.

Spiegel grove conducted refresher training and then spent march and april in amphibious exercises in the caribbean. This assumes i dont drop below 110 is there much im missing by sacrficing that extra 20 ft. On june 10 2002 the date she was sunk the spiegel grove was the largest artificial reef in the world. In may she took part in operations supporting malcolm scott carpenter s manned space flight in mercury atlas 7 in july and august she returned to the caribbean for phibulex 2 62 on 1 december 1962 a tender availability period was begun to prepare the ship for solant amity iv.

The bow in its post hurricane dennis upright position is covered with sponges and gorgonia corals. Ill be diving from a boat so ill have 2 dives to make probably with a short si so i cant max out my o2 exposure on the 1st dive. Since 2000 scubaboard has been the place to go for internet based discussions related to all things scuba. Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5 500 000 posts.

Spiegel grove arrives off key largo.