Shark Diving the USS Spiegel Grove

[@kennethgentry7079]

I was stationed on board the Spiegel Grove from 1982-1986 I recognized a lot of the ship even though she has massive about of buildup on her! I watched her attempted sinking, which didn’t go as planned, even then the old girl wasn’t gonna go down without a fight! Miss those days decades ago! She was called the Top Dog with snoopy as our mascot in those so long ago days! Rest easy Old girl! RM3 K Gentry

[@timwalker3157]

Enjoyed the video. Always great to see the Spiegel and the Benwood. Last summer the shark was dragging about a 100 feet of that line. It is shorter now. Eventually it'll be gone I hope. He seems to be a resident. Thanks for sharing this. Safe diving to all.

[@DarthMuffin007]

Taking my daughter here for her first wreck dive in a month! I love this wreck….was one of the first divers on the wreck after it get flipped right side up back in 2005 after hurricane Dennis. SO much fun!

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

That is epic! Hopefully you can catch calm conditions with excellent visibility and weak current. The sharks and groupers are still hanging out and doing their thing as of June 2024.

[@freedomwanderer]

I Love diving in the Keys. Thanks for sharing.

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Thank you for watching! Stay tuned...more diving videos on the way.

[@freedomwanderer]

@@BonaFideWorldGuide Awesome. I am waiting on warmer weather here in Myrtle Beach to get back in the ocean. Gonna be filming it all.

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Charlie! Some beautiful sites. The clarity was unreal! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Thanks for watching! If only conditions on the spiegel grove were like that every time!

[@franiannarone8196]

Thanks Charlie for taking me along 😊

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Anytime! :)

[@TheThinkinGuy]

watching that shark with the hook in its mouth is somewhat of a bummer. However, the clear footage is awesome.

[@willsmooth45]

Id love to dive with y’all I love seeing the good trim buoyancy and frog kicking ❤️❤️❤️my dive club/ instructor drilled all those into my head from day one

[@lorimartin3827]

Excellent footage Charlie as always. I always look forward to your posts. Keep up the great work. 😊

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

[@danp148]

I love the Spiegel! My favorite dive site hands down. Looks like you got to see that huge grouper at Molasses. I saw it there in December!

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

There's been more life on the Spiegel Grove in the past year than i've seen in 15 years. Sharks, groupers, hogfish, jacks, permit...it's like an aquarium if you can catch it while the current isn't screaming.

[@LifeWithElizabeth]

Great video! I dove the Spiegel 8 times last week and it was amazing. The sharks were definitely my favorite part.

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

holy mackerel - 8 dives in one week on the Spiegel! That must be some kind of record!

[@LifeWithElizabeth]

@@BonaFideWorldGuide 🙃 It wasn’t quite on purpose - we scheduled 2 deep dives for certification, then 4 deep for fun and 2 shallow. Then the shallow didn’t have enough divers so they cancelled and we opted for another deep, and they all were on the Spiegel. But every dive was awesome and different!

[@williamfoster3180]

Good day for a new video it’s cold outside🤙🏻

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Stay warm my dude! We're freezing down here in the keys - it's 71 degrees!

[@1DrElectric]

Very cool dive. Great to see. A lot of life down there.

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Definitely the most life i've seen on the Spiegel in 20 years of diving that wreck.

[@1DrElectric]

That makes me happy .Do you think that is because of the lionfish kills. How often do people go there and hunt lionfish. When I was young 84 85 there were so many fish you had to swat them away to see under a coral head. I went to the keys a couple years ago. It made me sad was like seeing the surface of the moon. The cornucopia of fish and colors were all gone. I was devastated.@@BonaFideWorldGuide

[@collegeboiuw]

Great dive. What kind of shark was that? Poor guy had a long line in him 😔

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Those are Caribbean Reef Sharks. Normally, they're very passive. But they love to eat fish that have been hooked - thus the jewelry in their mouths.

[@margekaralis4212]

Beautiful

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

Thanks Marge! Sending good vibes from the Florida Keys!

[@margekaralis4212]

@@BonaFideWorldGuide I’m in the keys now. Love it here looking for yellowtail every day we can get out

[@Evan-Sherer]

You got ad breaks!

[@TheThinkinGuy]

is the shark at 8:45 a bull shark or a reef shark? it's got kind of a short snout?

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

I thought it was a bull - but apparently it's a very fat, stubby reef shark. The bulls typically don't come too close on the wrecks.

[@Evan-Sherer]

how did you survive with only a 5mm suit?

[@BonaFideWorldGuide]

I put a 2mm vest with a 3mm hood on - over the 5mm!

[@willsmooth45]

What’s a 3mm and 5mm I only know 7mm semi dry and drysuits 🤣🤣

[@marktweet7395]

Many fish in Vicinity of those sharks. Plenty of food. Why attack humans.