Dive Sites in Alabama
USS Oriskany Shipwreck
888 foot decommissioned aircrat carrier
intentionally sunk in May of 2006 to establish
an artificial reef. Sits about 23 miles offshore
of Orange Beach at a depth of about 212 feet.
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New York Times Article About the Sinking
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Video of the Sinking II
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Pictures of the Sinking
Madison Quarry
Inland diving and snorkeling spot located at 600 Lime Quarry Road
in Madison, Alabama. The site usually has a depth of
up to about 50 feet and it
features several dive training platforms
and sunken items that include
an F4 Phantom Jet, a Minuteman Missile, a
Titan missile cone, a fire truck, a pickup truck,
and several vessels including a house boat.
Pelham Keys Quarry
26 acre flooded limestone quarry
with a maximum depth of about 40 meters.
Submerged items include two fire trucks,
a school bus, and several vehicles.
Diveland Park
Freshwater quarry site with submerged
items that inlcuede a tractor trailer
and several vehicles and boats.
Dive Shops, Boats, and Tour Operators
Dive Alabama
Offers technical and recreational dive training,
scua diving excursions, air fills, and sales
and rental of scuba diving gear.
Dive Alabama is located at 100 Industrial Park Drive in Pelham, Alabama.
For more information call 205-663-7428.
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Down Under Dive Shop
Offers beginner to instructor level training,
scuba diving excursions, scuba gear rental and repair,
ocean kayak rentals, and
scuba diving and snorkeling dive boat charter excursions,
Located at 1129 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
For more information call 251-968-3483.
Gary's Gulf Diver
Dive boat operator with a Web site that includes
information dive sites on the Alabama Gulf Coast
and spearfishing tournaments and boat excursions.
Gary's Gulf diver is located at 27844 Canal Road in
Orange Beach, Alabama.
For more information call 251-747-6563
More Alabama Diving Resources
Scuba Doll: Alabama Scuba Diving
Open Directory of Alabama Diving Web Sites
Alabama Travel Guide
Southern United States Travel
United States Travel Guide
North America Travel Guide
