Empire Mica Dive Charters
Empire Mica Charters– The 436' Empire Mica is the largest war wreck in the Gulf. She sits on the bottom 60 miles from Panama City in 110' of water. Advanced Certified Divers and up only please its 110' deep. This is an all day trip, almost 3.5-4 hours each way due to the remote lacation.
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The British freighter Empire Mica was taken down by a German U-boat during their predations on allied shipping during WWII. Due to the violent nature of her sinking and destructuve salvage methods utilized in the 60's and 70's, most of the sections have collapsed. The wreckage however is still incredibly tall and has created complex habitat for virtually every possible resdient of coastal waters. These remote dive trips are special events usually planned well in advance and are not offered often. If you have a small group of divers and want to start planning one of these trips we’d be happy to set that up but do not commonly have them open for reservations through out the year. To inquire about organizing a trip like that email us and we’ll get started trying to put it together with you. 20 miles from Appalachicola, this shipwreck is a 60 mile run from Panama City Beach. Pat@panamacitydiving.com
Prices are listed for the boat trip only without rental as many of our customers have their own gear. There is no charge for the use of our lead weights which we have plenty of on the boat.
Reservations for private and custom charters are also possible by calling the shop.