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Nice wreck if you can get it!

A rather shy Goliath grouper JOHN BANTIN drops into quiet Palm Beach in Florida for some wreck-diving, but nothing’s ever easy more...

Scarface rising

The humpback whales are known for their displays at the surface, including breeching – this is Scarface Early spring brings a sea full of icebergs; summer finds thousands of whales migrating along the Newfoundland coast. ELINE FEENSTRA and photographer RENE LIPMANN are on what is billed as ‘the ultimate adventure quest’ – snorkelling with humpbacks and diving on some of the world’s best wrecks more...

Ding dong bell

Here’s a holiday idea from MIKE WARD that every coldwater wreck enthusiast should consider – Bell Island in Newfoundland.
These shipwrecks are a bit special
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In a land of giants

Sunflower stars (Asterias helianthoides) living in cramped conditions in BC Sue Daly travelled to British Columbia dreaming of encountering marine creatures big beyond her wildest dreams - but found some smaller pleasures along the way
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Wrecks of the Florida Keys

One of the two tracking antennae of the Vandenberg It's a fly-drive-dive holiday, and the kingsize wrecks at your stopovers were all put there deliberately. John Bantin hits 'the highway that goes to sea' - Highway 1 more...

Where icebergs go to die

tip of the iceberg ...you can go tomorrow! There's something unnerving about diving under a ship-killer, as Gavin Parsons discovers in Newfoundland. This really is a holiday with a difference more...

PAYING A VISIT TO WRECK WORLD

There's no sweat to fixing up a dive in the Sunshine State, says John Liddiard - just pick up a phone and jump in the car. A Florida holiday can take you to Disney World one day and an underwater theme park the next more...
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WRECKS and RAGGIES

From the many shark-shrouded wartime wrecks of Torpedo Junction to artificial reefs attended, surprisingly, by lionfish, John Liddiard finds much to enjoy in the hectic Gulf Stream currents off North Carolina more...

An uncommon thief

Octopuses grow to awesome size in the Pacific North-west. Susan Crane had an interesting encounter with an acquisitive specimen while diving in Washington state more...

Home of the blues

Travelling to California, Zac Macaulay learns to dive the American way as he goes in search of a shark he has always wanted to see more...

Ghost Ships on Ice

Never mind raising shipwrecks to fill museums - marine archaeologists in Canada have brought the museums to the shipwrecks. Brendan O'Brien braves the chill waters that keep these exhibits in spookily pristine condition at Fathom Five Marine Park. more...

Halifax Give You Extra

One of the best things about diving in the UK is that we have more wrecks per mile of coastline than anywhere else in the world. But if we are number one for wrecks, who comes second? John Liddiard had heard that it was Nova Scotia, so he headed for its capital Halifax to find out if it was true more...

Canada Wet

The deliberate sinking of the frigate Scylla in Cornwall has drawn a lot of attention, but what do the past masters of coldwater artificial reef-laying have to show for their efforts over the years? John Liddiard dives some of their wrecks and finds a lot else besides in Nanaimo more...

Paddling in Catalina

It's the ultimate one-man dive boat, though only the Californians seem to have discovered the merits of the kayak as a handy way of reaching those awkward dive sites. But you ignore expert advice at your peril, as John Liddiard discovers more...

The Empress's New Clothes

It didn't sound promising, just a barge scuttled off Florida's east coast. At first Denise Mattia turned up her nose at the prospect but, as she discovered, a decade can work wonders on an artificial reef more...

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