New York Local Scuba Diving Information
Forum Topics about New York
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Articles about New York
Long Island NY
On Thursday August 19th I spent 10 hours on the road driving to Long Island to visit my daughter, it was really a dive trip in disguise but we won’t tell her that, and Hurricane Bill had the nerve to cut into the weekend and mess it up for everyone except the surfers. I was excited and looking forward to diving with a crew from Tiedemann’s Dive Center, Levittown, NY at the Ponquoque Bridge. I had just recovered (so I thought) from ear infections (yes both ears) from my last dive trip and was rea...
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USS New York- #2 - Subic Bay - Philippines
The following description of this dive site at Subic Bay is from the Boardwalk Dive Center web site. You can access their web site at - www.boardwalkdivecenter.com/ Built in 1891, the ship served in the Philippine-American war, the Chinese revolution and WW1. She was decommissioned in 1931 and stayed in Subic Bay for the next ten years until the time that it was scuttled by US forces themselves to prevent the massive 17-inch guns from falling into Japanese hands. She lies on her port side in 27m...
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USS New York - Subic Bay - Philippines
The picture here is of the USS New York that was scuttled at Subic Bay by the US Navy at the start of WWII so that its large guns would not be captured by the Japanese. This wreck lies at 22m to 27m and offers may possible penetration dives. You can see a video clip of diving on this wreck at - http://www.divebluerock.com/html/vclips3.html The Philippines has a ton of dive sites, but I mainly go to Subic Bay and Coron to dive the wrecks. I could describe the various dive sites, but you can learn...
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