Florida Travel 360°Video: Boca Raton Reef Scuba Diving
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Lobster Dive in Boca Raton FL 3/20/13
This is the first of three tanks on a dive I did on 3/20/12 with Trent and Glenn in Boca Raton FL.
United Caribbean Wreck | South Florida Wreck Diving
United Caribbean Wreck | Boca Raton Wreck Dive
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The United Caribbean is better known to the public as the Golden Venture. At 2am on June 6, 1993 the 147-foot steel cargo ship ran aground 300 yards off Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Aboard the vessel captained by Amil Humuntal Lumban Tobing and 10 crew members were 286 undocumented Chinese immigrants (262 men, 24 women) who’s goals were to be smuggled into the United States. Many of the immigrants panicked when the Golden Venture hit the sandbar and jumped into the frigid 53-degree water. Between the temperature, the current and not knowing how to swim, 10 immigrants drowned. The 4.5 month voyage costed each immigrant between $25,000 – $35,000.
The Coast Guard inspected the single diesel engine vessel and reported that the 286 immigrants lived in horrid, un-livable conditions.
The Golden Venture was seized and renamed the United Caribbean After the 1993 tragedy.
The United Caribbean Wreck:
Palm Beach County paid $60,000 for the United Caribbean to be part of its artificial reef program. On August 22, 2000 the United Caribbean took a 23-minute journey to its final resting place 76 feet under water. The cargo ship landed upright about a mile off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida.
Now broken into three sections due to the 2004-2005 hurricanes, the United Caribbean Wreck is a popular South Florida dive spot. Knowing its history prior to exploring it will you make you asking yourself, “How did nearly 300 people live in here for months?!?! when you penetrate the United Caribbean Wreck.
United Caribbean Wreck | Boca Raton Wreck Dive
Freedive Spearfishing Clearwater, FL - Summer 2019
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Diving with Sand Tiger Sharks - Morehead City, NC June 2019
I spent a couple of days diving with Olympus Dive Center, Morehead City, North Carolina. It was really amazing to see so many Sand Tiger Sharks!
Noula Express Wreck Dive - Boca Raton, FL
Scuba diving and spearfishing the Noula Express ship wreck in Boca Raton
Paddleboarding Boca Raton Underwater
Simple video of me going out and checking out what was under my board
Sombrero Key Snorkeling
This video is about a family snorkel at the Sombrero Key Lighthouse.
This is the Underwater World of the Florida Keys
Join divers as they explore a portion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo.
I Am Boca Raton
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Join me on a journey covering 450 years. This is a tour of Boca Raton, Florida, during the summer of 2015, driving through the history of tomorrow.
Utilizing video, photography and personal account, we will explore the Jeaga Indians, the first white settlers, Pearl City and its black settlers, Addison Mizner, the Boca Raton Army Air Field (BRAAF) and its top-secret significance during and after World War II, Florida Atlantic University, polo, green beans (huh?), the Boca Raton Resort & Club, even Billy Graham and the President of the United States. While many may not know the names Rickards, Long, Gates, Mitchell, Hughes, Butts and Fleming, they should. These people are vitally important to the story of Boca Raton.
Boca Raton is my hometown. I grew up listening to family friends Carl Douglas and Floy Mitchell tell tales of early Boca that fascinated me. They inspired me to learn more.
This two hour video is my first attempt at anything related to videography. It has technical flaws and about 9 minutes of boring stuff. Please overlook all that. It is my hope that you will take away that same inspiration I gained from Carl and Floy and find out more about the past of your hometown. Explore, write it down, record it somehow, somewhere. Visit your local historical society or start one. Your local public libraries are a treasure chest of information waiting to enrich your quest. Do not let the past and those memories fade away and be forgotten.
This video is for educational purposes and cannot be sold. Any copyrighted material contained within, remains the property of the copyright holder. Use of said material is based on the Fair Use standard.
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
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This video was shot with a GoPro 3+ Silver and the OrcaTorch D810V video light.
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Blue Heron Bridge Overview:
The Blue Heron Bridge is the premier beach dive site in the country! And the best part about it, it’s in our backyard! It’s so popular that there’s even a Blue Heron Bridge Dive Club Facebook Page that we recommend all divers to join.
The Blue Heron Bridge is a FREE beach dive and is accessible from Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach, Florida.
EVEN THE PARKING IS FREE AT THE BLUE HERON BRIDGE!
Diving the Blue Heron Bridge is permitted 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset.
With the Blue Heron Bridge being a tide-dependent dive, enter the water no earlier than one hour before high tide, and be out no later than one hour after high tide. Doing a dive which is a half hour before and after high tide is recommended for people not familiar with diving here.
Blue Heron Bridge Tube-Dwelling Anemone The bridge is home to countless creatures, small and large, so take your time, don’t rush! Be on the constant lookout, especially for those smaller creatures which may be hiding. On busy days, well over 100 divers will scuba and snorkel the Blue Heron Bridge. Be observant of your surroundings so you don’t get tangled up with someone else’s flag or the bridge itself.
When navigating around the Blue Heron Bridge, remember not to scuba dive in the swim area. Scuba in this area is not permitted. But don’t worry, the lifeguards are cool with divers surface swimming.
Like most dive sites in South Florida, a dive flag is a must at the Blue Heron Bridge. You run the risk of getting a ticket if you enter the water without a flag. TRUE STORY.
Diving The Blue Heron Bridge:
There are 3 primary dive areas of the Blue Heron Bridge:
• The Blue Heron Bridge East Span
• The Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail (South of the bridge)
• The Blue Heron Bridge West Span
Blue Heron Bridge East Span:
The East Span of the Blue Heron Bridge is a little over 20ft deep. There is minimal light here, so many divers bring a light with them. Under the bridge you will find pilings and small sunken boats that many creatures at the Blue Heron Bridge call home.
For the geographically challenged, the East Span of the Blue Heron Bridge is on your left as you’re walking to the water.
Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail:
The area straight out from the beach sits in 6-10 feet of water and is the shallowest area of the Blue Heron Bridge. 600 tons of limestone boulders and prefabricated reef modules were used to build the 800-foot-long Snorkel Trail. The various shaped piles are separated with a trail of smaller boulders. After the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail was completed in August 2012, sea life quickly made these newly placed reefs their home.
To dive the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail, enter the water from the beach and swim south (straight out). Once you reach a reef module, continue on by exploring east and west Be careful not to enter the boat channel near the West Span when you’re diving the western portion of the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail.
Blue Heron Bridge West Span:
The first rule of Fight Club the West Span is to NEVER enter the boat channel! To dive the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge, enter the water on the right side of the beach. This side of the bridge is where many divers see seahorses! If you stay close to the bridge footings, you will see where the boat channel begins. Fortunately for us divers, it’s pretty easy to recognize, as the last set of bridge footings looks like a wall. Once you reach the wall, do not explore any further west. The other side of the wall is the boat channel.
Blue Heron Bridge Seahorse near the Beach With the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge having many smaller organisms, take your time. You can explore the pilings by zig-zagging back and forth. Make sure to scope out the growth below and between the pilings as well as the bottles/cans/trash that cover the West Span. From our experience, there are always fire worms and scorpion fish here, so watch where you put your hands (Wear gloves!). Both will cause a ton of pain! The max depth here is about 20ft.
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
Big Iguana Lizards in Boca Raton Florida Silver Palm Park
Went to Silver Palm Park looking for a fishing spot and ran in huge Iguana lizards coming out of a big hollow tree.
Sorry about the shaky video, I had fishing gear on me while holding the camera, and I was concerned about them jumping on me from the tree :).
Video by Joyce Ray-Loper
Nurse Sharks off Red Reef Beach, Boca Raton, Summer 2016
Swimming at Red Reef Beach Boca Raton Summer 2016. Nurse Sharks just of the coast.
Peanut Island: Snorkeling May 2019
Snorkeling at peanut island with my trident underwater scooters.
Snorkeling the Florida Reef
Subscribe to MonkeySee for more great videos: Check out the best place to snorkel in the U.S., the Florida Reef off Lou Key in the Florida Keys.
USS Rankin Tec Scuba Dive | Site Guide and Review | Stuart, Florida
USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103)
History
USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship (later Rankin class amphibious cargo ship) named after Rankin County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Rankin was designed to transport military cargo and landing craft, and use the latter to land weapons, supplies, soldiers and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations. She was the 103rd of 114 ships eventually constructed for this purpose.
Her construction was part of the country's emergency program for replacing the hundreds of cargo ships lost to enemy attacks during World War II. The Maritime Commission administered the program and dozens of the ships it produced were acquired by the United States Navy and converted into warships. Many of these ships would be used for amphibious warfare.
Rankin's keel was laid down on 31 October 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was launched 52 days later on 22 December, and commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina on 25 February 1945. She served as a commissioned warship for a total of 21 years and five months.
Final disposal
On 24 July 1988, the ship was sunk as an artificial fishing and diving reef, six miles off the coast of Stuart, Florida. She rests on her starboard side at a depth of 130 feet at 27°12.148′N 80°06.087′WCoordinates: 27°12.148′N 80°06.087′W.[1] The site remains popular among fisherman and advanced SCUBA divers.
A sink from the ship was salvaged and is currently installed in the training room at Scuba Dive Addiction in Kissimmee, Florida
Florida Travel: Why You Should Dive Florida's Treasure Coast
If you're looking for some of the best diving in the world, Florida's Treasure Coast is not to be missed. The many natural and artificial reefs in the area, combined with close proximity of the Gulf Stream, provide an amazing variety of sealife for divers to see.
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Florida Muck Diving
Muck dive at night under Blue Heron Bridge
Miami Beach Coral Reef
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Red Reef Park snorkel adventure Boca Raton FL
5/6/2016
This was a fun day playing around the submerged rocks at Red Reef Park. Lots of fish, including some huge sheepshead, some slot and under slot size snook, a few nurse sharks, a giant 5ft barracuda, as well as a 60lb tarpon, and various reef fish, including some gray and mangrove snapper I want to go back to pole spear and eat!
Filmed with GoPro Hero 3+ silver at 1080w 60fps
I do not own the music, but The Movement is my favorite reggae band, and have bought every one of their albums, because I believe in supporting artists. This is the title track from their newest album, Golden. Go check out The Movement if you're into reggae, they are some awesome Philly boys killing it!
Make sure to watch in HD!!