Add quantity, quality and variety of the wrecks with excellent visibility, plentiful marine life and warm water and Olympus Dive Center becomes the answer to your diving needs. Go to such sites as the "Papoose", "Aeolus," and "U352." The 412 "Papoose" lies completely upside down with a slight list to her port side. You can easily scoot under her elevated starboard side and enter her many compartments. While you’re getting wet, non-divers can explore the historical sites of Morehead City and Beaufort... Reserve your spot on the "Olympus" by calling George Purifoy at 1-800-992-1258.

Divers traveling to the Maya world, south of Cancun or to Cozumel, are discovering conote diving. "Conote" means a natural well or simply a form of collapse of the soft, porous limestone crust. A conote dive is a cavern dive, diving the "overhead environment" within the limits of natural sunlight. You, too, can learn how to conote dive. These sacred waters will grab your inner self and instill a new desire for fun and safe diving... For more information, e-mail Steve at 104164,1441@compuserve.com.

Dark, shadowy shapes could be seen circling beneath the boat andaround the cage. Our hearts were racing with the adrenaline rush of jumping into shark infested waters. San Diego is the gateway to the fabulous Channels Island, a string of eight natural wonders lying some 60 miles offshore. Our journey took us past three islands into the open Pacific Ocean. It was there where the Blue Shark could be found; torpedo shaped and reaching lengths of 11 feet of more...

New York State Police Scuba Team - by Hillary Viders

The NYSP rank among the ten largest police departments in the U.S. The original scuba team members, in 1934, were diving pioneers. In 1957, when the NYPD switched to modern scuba gear, the NYSP divers went through the U.S. Navy Diving Program. To qualify as a candidate for the Scuba Diving Program, an individual must have a minimum of two years of police experience with the NYPD and then undergo a highly competitive selection process. The NYPD Scuba Team and this type of training and experience, along with sense of duty and collaborative spirit, made the search and recovery of TWA Flight 800 possible...