Welcome to the October 2025 edition of TheScubaDirectory newsletter, where we explore the incredible world beneath the surface of the ocean. In this month's edition: - Shipwreck Capital of the Atlantic
- New Mobile App Predicts Dive Site Visibility
- Underwater Heist at Disney Springs
- Garmin Launches the Descent X30
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New on TheScubaDirectory | Bermuda Dive Sites |  | Image Credit: Kinø on Unsplash | 🌴 Bermuda offers a unique diving experience with its combination of historical shipwrecks, vibrant coral reefs, and rich marine life, all set in the backdrop of some of the clearest waters in the Atlantic. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned diver, Bermuda's underwater world has something to offer. 🚢 Bermuda is often referred to as the "Shipwreck Capital of the Atlantic" due to the numerous wrecks scattered around its waters. The island is surrounded by treacherous reefs that have claimed many ships over the centuries, creating a diver's paradise. 📍Bermuda Dive Sites | Been Diving or Snorkeling Lately? |  | Image Credit: User jazzbazz7 | Your insights make a real difference! 🙏 Please take a moment to review a dive site, snorkel spot, or dive shop—your input helps everyone! | | |  | Industry News | New Mobile App Predicts Dive Site Visibility | | | | | For divers tired of arriving on-site only to be disappointed by murky water or unsafe conditions, a new app called Marla Blue offers a promising tool. The app aims to predict underwater visibility at specific dive locations. What It Does - Marla Blue provides forecasts of how clear the water will be at various dive sites.
- It gives hourly visibility forecasts for today, tomorrow, and recent days so you can track trends or see how conditions are changing.
The app combines over a decade of satellite observations with environmental inputs like wind strength, wave/swell conditions, recent rainfall, topography, and chlorophyll concentration (which indicates algae or plankton density). Currently the app covers the UK and Ireland. Expansion is planned to include other dive-regions such as Australia. Learn More | Underwater Heist at Disney Springs | | | | | At Disney World’s Disney Springs, a thief in full scuba gear pulled off a robbery straight out of a James Bond movie. His target was The Paddlefish restaurant, a massive steamboat-style eatery anchored on Lake Buena Vista. According to reports, the man swam in underwater, stashed his dive gear, and slipped aboard unnoticed. Once inside, he headed straight for the back office where two employees were in the middle of depositing cash. In less than two minutes, he had allegedly forced them to shut their eyes, grabbed somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000, and vanished back into the night escaping by water just as he’d arrived. No one was harmed, and the suspect is still at large. | Garmin Launches the Descent X30 |  | | | Garmin just unveiled the Descent X30, a new large-format dive computer with a 2.4" display, one of the biggest on the market. Built from recycled ocean-bound plastics, it’s rugged, eco-friendly, and designed for easy readability underwater. Key features: - 30-hour battery life in dive mode
- NDL Aware depth metrics to track no-decompression limits
- Multi-gas support (including trimix)
- Surface GPS + 3-axis compass for navigation
- Audible + vibration alerts
Retail price: US$749.99. Learn More | | | Thanks for reading! If you have any comments or suggestions for this newsletter please contact us at admin@thescubadirectory.com. Happy Diving, Logan Brown | | |  | |
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