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Shore Diving in Bonaire: What to Expect |
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Bonaire is one of the Caribbean's top shore-diving destinations, but what should you expect on your first trip? From finding dive sites and handling shore entries to renting a truck and picking up tanks, our latest guide covers the essentials of shore diving in Bonaire. Read the Guide → |
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Your Bonaire Dive Vacation, Your Way |
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Bonaire rewards divers who like to set their own pace, and that is where VIP Diving comes in. We are not tied to any one resort, so we can point you toward places to stay that suit the way you like to travel, and you still have a local team behind your diving.
Whether you picture easy shore dives, guided outings, training, or something more technical, tell us what you came for and we will help you build your vacation around it. We know the island well and we understand how much a smooth dive day matters.
We are happy to handle the details so your time here goes the way you pictured it. Tell us what your perfect Bonaire trip looks like at vipdiving.com, or contact us at info@vipdiving.com and we will help you make it happen. |
November Dive Brief (Preview) |
November brings some important changes for dive travel. Thailand's Andaman Sea diving season is underway, Raja Ampat is entering its prime months, and the Atlantic hurricane season is winding down.
Best bets right now: Thailand (Andaman Sea): The Similan Islands are open again, with diving conditions improving. Raja Ampat: Prime diving season brings excellent reef and manta ray encounters. Red Sea (Egypt): Strong diving conditions continue, with good visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Want the full November Dive Brief, including what's shifting this month and practical tips for planning your next dive trip?
Get the full November Dive Brief → |
Industry News |
World's Largest Artificial Reef Set to Sink This Month |
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Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP |
The historic SS United States is scheduled to be sunk on November 12 about 20 miles off Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The 990-foot ocean liner has spent more than a year being prepared in Mobile, Alabama, and will rest in about 180 feet of water, with its upper decks around 55 feet below the surface.
Once sunk, it will become the world’s largest artificial reef and a major new dive attraction for Florida’s Emerald Coast. The wreck will have accessible upper sections for recreational divers and much deeper areas for technical diving. Read more about the SS United States → |
Can Healthy Coral Help Bleached Reefs Recover? |
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Image credit: Danny Collins / Stanford University |
Stanford researchers have found that severely bleached corals can recover in less than seven weeks after brief contact with healthy, genetically identical coral. In lab tests, beneficial algae began moving into the bleached coral within days, and in some cases just five days of contact was enough for recovery to continue on its own.
The method isn’t practical for restoring entire reefs yet because it requires a healthy clone of the same coral. But the discovery could help researchers develop new ways to deliver beneficial algae to stressed corals and speed up recovery after ocean heat waves. Read more about the research → |
The Deepest Man on Earth |
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Image credit: digitalmovie studio and BW P / YouTube |
Polish cave diver Bartłomiej Pitala reached a depth of 338 metres (1,109 feet) inside Vrelo Cave in North Macedonia, deeper than any previously recorded scuba or cave dive. The passage was still descending when he turned around.
The dive lasted roughly nine hours and required months of preparation, more than 25 emergency gas cylinders staged throughout the cave, seven support divers and more than eight hours of decompression. Pitala’s depth is still awaiting formal record ratification, but it surpassed the current Guinness-listed scuba record of 332.35 metres (1,090 feet) and the previous cave-diving record of 312 metres (1,024 feet).
👏Congratulations to Bartłomiej Pitala and the BAD Exploration Team!
Watch the record-breaking dive on YouTube → |
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