Spirit of Miami?

[GusinCA]

Hello,

I will be in Miami for a couple of days in February (15-16).
I would like to dive the Spirit of Miami (airliner a.reef) with my wife and don't want to just pick any dive shop, who do you all recommend?
Since my wife is coming (God love her!), the boat should be comfortable, stress free, all those things that make novice divers (and wives in general) happy...

Thanks!

 

[GusinCA]

Anyone? Anyone?
At least does anyone have the name of a dive company in Miami they have had a good experience with?

 

[dk2943]

Contact RJ Diving 305.861.6277. They run trips every day. Very professional. Sadly, little or no competition.

 

[Divers Direct]

Ft. Lauderdale is 30 minutes north of Miami. There I can recommend American Dream II Charters. Great Charter!

 

[njmorrell]

The 'Spirit of Miami' 727 wreck no longer exists, the various hurricanes over the years have broken it up completely. I dive Miami all the time and I can't remember the last time anyone even reported seeing a part of it.

Try 'South Beach Divers'.

 

[mike_s]

Interesting....

here's a dive site review on it from
Spirit of Miami - Miami SCUBA Site - Dive Spots

Spirit of Miami
The Spirit of Miami is a 727 jet sunk in the Key Biscayne Artificial Reef Site by DERM (Department of Environmental Resource Management) on September 8, 1993, in 82 feet of water.

In contrast to the usual explosive technique of sinking ships, she was simply placed on the sandy bottom with a crane.

During the 1995 hurricane season tropical storm Gordon generated seas in excess of 15 feet for an extended period of time breaking the 727 in half. The nose, forward fuselage and wings remain on site while the tail section now sits in 110 feet of water 150 yards to the north east.

Not much of the Spirit of Miami remains. The wings came off during a hurricane a couple of years after it was sunk. According to recent reports, all that is left is a couple of pieces of fuselage. A diver might find a piece now and then, but local dive boats don't consider this a viable dive any more.



If you're really wanting to dive a Boeing 727, there is one sunk in Mermet Springs (quarry) and a 737 sunk off the coast of British Columbia/Vancouver

 

[fisheyeview]

RJ's is good in Miami.

I would agree about American Dream II in Ft. Lauderdale. Captain Todd is great.

 

[netwurk13]

Without a doubt, go with RJ Diving! Reputable since the '80's. Very good guys. However, I dont think they do the Spirit any more.