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Missing Florida diver rescued thanks to surface marker buoy
A diver who disappeared during a dive off Key Largo in the Florida Keys was rescued by the US Coast…
Missing scuba diver found dead off Florida’s Treasure Island
The body of a scuba diver reported missing after failing to return from a solo dive off Treasure Island Beach…
Tennessee diver dies after surfacing during Florida charter trip
A 60-year-old diver from Tennessee died after surfacing from a recreational dive in the Gulf of Mexico off Venice, Florida,…
‘Rescue Diver Ready’ programme launches in Florida with DAN and PADI support
A new initiative aimed at ‘strengthening diver preparedness through enhanced Rescue Diver training and ongoing education’ has been announced, with…
Young mother killed by speeding boat while diving Florida Keys
A 27-year-old woman from Key West has died after being struck by a boat while scuba diving in the Florida…
Florida couple rescued after boat drifts away during scuba dive
A Florida couple were rescued after spending more than six hours in the water when their boat drifted away during…
Florida diver found dead after disappearing during shark tooth dive
A 66-year-old man has died after going missing during a shore dive off Manasota Key Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast,…
Scuba diver finds Second World War bomb during Florida dive
A scuba diver has discovered a Second World War-era explosive device during a dive off the coast of Florida, prompting…
Jack Sparrow’s Black Pearl sunk as artificial reef off Florida
A ship built as a prop for Johnny Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean films has been deliberately sunk off the…
Florida diver dies on Key West’s Vandenberg wreck
A Florida diver has died while exploring the USNS General Hoyt S Vandenberg, one of the Florida Keys’ most popular…
Miami Seaquarium, former home of Lolita the orca, permanently closed
Florida’s Miami Seaquarium, brought into the spotlight for the appalling manner in which its captive cetaceans were being held, has…
Treasure Fleet shipwrecks yield million dollar haul
Divers have recovered more than US$1,000,000 of treasure in the form of gold and silver coins from the remains of…
Florida prop death captain sentenced to eight years
The captain of a Florida dive boat has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for the 2020 death of…
77-year-old diver dies off Pompano Beach, Florida
A 77-year-old man, said to be an experienced diver, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a dive off…
Diver dies following ‘medical incident’ in West Palm Beach
A scuba diver has died following a ‘medical incident’ off the coast of Riviera Beach in Florida, close to the…
Diver dies, two rescued in Florida’s Twin Caves system
One diver has died and two have been rescued after getting into trouble in the Twin Caves system in Marianna,…
Dive boat captain found guilty in scuba diver’s death
The captain of a Florida dive boat has been found guilty of manslaughter over the 2020 death of a 37-year-old…
SS United States one step closer to becoming world’s largest artifical reef
Following reports in the media that the onetime American flagship, SS United States, could be sunk as an artificial reef…
SS United States could become world’s largest artifical reef
The SS United States, the last holder of the Blue Riband award for the fastest transatlantic crossing, is the subject…
Mystery illness killing smalltooth sawfish
Scientists left worried about mystery illness killing critically endangered smalltooth sawfish in the Florida Keys. Can there be a more…
Wreck of 18th-Century warship HMS Tyger identified in Florida Keys
The remains of an 18th-century shipwreck discovered in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park have been positively identified as that of…
Scuba diving the wrecks of the Florida Keys
There are thousands of shipwrecks across the Florida Keys – here are some of the best to dive to complete…
Mating fish keep Florida residents awake at night
A mystery noise that has kept the residents of Tampa, Florida, awake at night may well be the sound of…
Scuba diving the Florida Keys – America’s coral archipelago
Exploring the vibrant coral reefs, many wrecks and conservation programmes of the Florida Keys and their exceptional scuba diving Words…