Free PADI Shipwreck Specialty Certification

Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 04, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The summer is here. So are the best diving conditions for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You don’t have to travel to the Caribbean or South Pacific to experience swaying palm trees, broad golden sand beaches, warm tropical water, elaborate coral reefs, 100 feet plus visibility, and absolutely amazing diving. It’s all in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Fort Lauderdale has often been called “the best diving in the continental United States.” With over 130 shipwrecks within 3 miles of the coast, Fort Lauderdale is also known as “the shipwreck capital of the world.” The Fort Lauderdale area Artificial Reef (sunken ships) Program is one has of the most aggressive in the world. For nearly 25 years, they have been selecting, stripping and sinking ships to create a SCUBA diving paradise. Some natural wrecks are even more than 100 years old. Fort Lauderdale boasts one of the only State Underwater Archaeological Preserve sites. It protects the nineteenth century natural wreck of the Copenhagen, which met its demise in an unexpected hurricane. Many of these sunken vessels, after residing on the ocean floor for nearly a quarter of a century or more, are encrusted in rich coral, and inhabited by thousands of colorful tropical fish and lobster. Popular big residents include loggerhead turtles, dolphins, sting rays, moray eels, giant grouper, nurse sharks, and bull sharks, which makes for thrill-filled diving.

In an effort to bring divers to this tropical dive destination, Aqua Sports, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale, based SCUBA training institute, offers divers a free PADI Shipwreck Specialty certification course. Just book three days of diving with Aqua Sports, Inc. and their professional divers will explore, penetrate, and photograph up to six different wrecks with you. They will train you on how to survey a wreck, when to penetrate, superior buoyancy control, safety procedures, how to use lights & reels, and simply have fun aboard sunken ships rich in history. Best of all, there are no boring classrooms. Your training will be conducted on the dive boat or underwater. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to become a PADI Shipwreck Specialty Diver.

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