Bluewatersdiving

Location: Off the coast of Bavaro Beach,Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Coordinates: Lat 18°58.265’ N, Long 68°40.431’W El Niño reef is located just off the coast of Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This beautiful shallow reef is a great place for learning how to dive as it is between 5 feet to 35 feet in different areas. Unfortunately for this dive, there was a huge storm that passed through the night before that caused the water to be stirred up with red algae and seaweed. I was debating whether or not to post this video due to the quality. I decided to post this video, as I want to share all of my adventures whether good or bad. When you are working with nature, you can’t really dictate how it’s going to behave.

Location: Of the coast of Bavaro Beach,Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Coordinates: Lat 18°39.265’ N, Long 68°20.806’W Monica Wreck is a sunken ship that ended its journey off the coast of Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic over a century ago around the year 1900. The wreck now lies at about 40 feet deep. Divers can now see the remains of this wooden-hulled railway cargo ship that was transporting sugar plantation machinery. After 100 years the ship is encased in coral making it almost indistinguishable from the natural reef. The wreck also sits on top of caverns which are very easy to swim through. Unfortunately for this dive, there was a huge storm that passed through the night before that caused the water to be stirred up with red algae and seaweed. I was debating whether or not to post this video due to the quality. I decided to post this video, as I want to share all of my adventures whether good or bad. When you are working with nature, you can’t really dictate how it’s going to behave. Trust me when I say, this is the best footage I was able to put together from the hour long video that I recorded.

Location: Near French Reef, Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A. Coordinates: Lat 25.0523° N, Long 80.3320°W The Benwood was built in England in 1910 and sunk in 1942 when it collided with another ship. The ship was salvaged and used as target practice by the Army Air Corps. The wreck is highly popular and remains one of the most frequently visited sites in the Florida Keys. The Benwood lies between 25 feet and 45 feet of depth.

Location: Horseshoe Reef, Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A. GPS Coordinates: Lat: 25° 08.362 N, LONG: 080° 17.641 W This shallow reef is U-shaped giving the reef its name. There are East to West sandy ledges, were marine life congregates. Since the reef is close to shore, the Visibility can be poor at times. Depth is between 10 to 30 feet.

Location: The Fingers, Elbow Reef, Key largo, Florida, U.S.A. GPS Coordinates: Lat 25°08’44”N, Long 80°15’39”W The fingers is a section of reef in the mid south area of elbow reef. This area is home to many different species of tropical fish and coral formations. There are many ledges running north to south in this area of the reef.  The reef has a relatively constant depth profile that is mostly shallow between 25 and 40 feet.

Location: Bimini, Bahamas GPS Coordinates: Lat 25°39'0" N, Long 79°19'0" W Short video SCUBA diving with Caribbean Reef sharks.

Location: Bimini, Bahamas GPS Coordinates: Lat 25°39’3”N, Long 79° 17’36” W “Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site. It is also a good place to see tropical fish attracted to it as an artificial reef.”