She's three stories tall and home to incredible sea life. As of our last journey, you could still find the "Happy Holidays", unknown townsfolk written onto her deck.


Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association and Florida Wildlife Commission compiled a report on the effects of human activity on reefs. The report found that the Varmar Reef, located near Mexico Beach, experienced the most impact as it was in 25 feet of seawater. There were only 35% remaining of the original reef materials. The artificial reefs that were in deep and moderate waters remained unscathed. Below is a graphic that was taken from that report and shows how the hurricane traveled through Panama City Beach's wrecks and reefs.

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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.

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Florida Panhandle

Florida Panhandle


Warsaw Reef is a top-rated reef dive. It's a natural, undeveloped hole that is filled with concrete rubble and tire bags. Fish love it, and often travel between the hole (and nearby wrecks like Black Bart) to find food.

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Panama City Beach’s latest wreck is El Dorado. Hurricane Michael brought the ship to shore in October 2018. She stood abandoned at the Hathaway Bridge in October 2018, as a constant reminder about the storm's terrible wrath during winter and spring. She started her life at the top of the dive sites in May 2019.

How is scuba diving in Panama

How is scuba diving in Panama


Panama City Beach is both a great vacation spot and a great dive destination. It's even more convenient to drive from many locations. Diverse individuals of all levels of experience will find many reasons to return again and again. Their families will be proud.

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Scuba Dive Panama City Beach offers divers at all levels of difficulty. Their passionate divers can create the perfect experience for you, whether you're on a couples getaway, family vacation, or solo adventure. You will feel the thrill of diving to new depths at carefully-chosen locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.