A Facebook friend shared this link from a recent 60 Minutes, and I thought that maybe others may be interested in the topic.
Who knew Anderson Cooper had good buoyancy control?
You can find the video HERE.
Gardens of the Queen
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 11:25 AM
Thanks for sharing the link, John! Not likely that I'll be one of the lucky few to dive those reefs, so I'm glad I saw them through the video report.
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 11:56 AM
I have sent requests for availability already! We may be able to pull it off afterall!
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 12:22 PM
It's in Cuban protected waters....how do Americans go about diving in Cuba?
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 01:13 PM
It's in Cuban protected waters....how do Americans go about diving in Cuba?
Pretty much impossible, as far as I can see when checking HERE.
The relevant statement is:
The Cuban Assets Control Regulations are enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and affect all U.S. citizens and permanent residents wherever they are located, all people and organizations physically located in the United States, and all branches and subsidiaries of U.S. organizations throughout the world. The regulations require that persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction be licensed in order to engage in any travel-related transactions pursuant to travel to, from, and within Cuba. Transactions related to tourist travel are not licensable. This restriction includes tourist travel to Cuba from or through a third country such as Mexico or Canada. U.S. law enforcement authorities enforce these regulations at U.S. airports and pre-clearance facilities in third countries. Travelers who fail to comply with Department of the Treasury regulations could face civil penalties and criminal prosecution upon return to the United States.
Anderson Cooper and his 60 minutes crew were able to go because they are legitimately able to prove that they are working journalists on a story assignment--one of the few exemptions that can be approved after review.
While I have a lot of faith in the Wreckwench, this is one I don't see happening until the Cuban Assets Control Regulations are done away with.
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 01:13 PM
Seems we can go there if we follow certain restrictions. I am checking on them as we speak.
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 01:33 PM
Meh, he landed to talk to the camera. 
Ack, It gets worse. Shame on him, shame shame.
Ack, It gets worse. Shame on him, shame shame.
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Posted 19 December 2011 - 08:33 PM
Wenchie, if you can pull this one off I am on board. You don't even have to put me on the interested list. It is a go. I have wanted to dive Cuba for ever and it is a must before I kick the bucket..
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 09:18 AM
I've wanted to do this dive for years, and have been ridiculed. Now with the some favorable press, it's being looked into.
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 11:08 AM
I've wanted to do this dive for years, and have been ridiculed. Now with the some favorable press, it's being looked into.
Hee! Hee! Its not that..iIts only been recently that I have been exposed to people who have done the Dive from America. I still have to figure out how we can LEGALLY do it as a group! Its one thing to have a few friends sneak into Cuba and do it but its another advertising it as a full blown trip. The current trend is to abolish all barriers with Cuba soon enough so it seems the walls are falling down in terms of it becoming a reality.
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 02:07 PM
Two guys I work with were scuba instructors in Cuba and have experience in the Gardens of the Queen.
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 02:16 PM
Two guys I work with were scuba instructors in Cuba and have experience in the Gardens of the Queen.
The diving is supposed to be FANTASTIC!! The trick is how Americans can go and enjoy it!
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 02:43 PM
John.....It's magnifcent!!! The other hidden treasure of Cuba besides it's known cigars...Who wouldn't want to Dive there?It's also a catch 22.Open the Gates & look out for what maybe another flood of commercialization.Maybe it
could be controlled in numbers moderately.
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Posted 20 December 2011 - 07:54 PM
I've wanted to do this dive for years, and have been ridiculed. Now with the some favorable press, it's being looked into.
Hee! Hee! Its not that..iIts only been recently that I have been exposed to people who have done the Dive from America. I still have to figure out how we can LEGALLY do it as a group! Its one thing to have a few friends sneak into Cuba and do it but its another advertising it as a full blown trip. The current trend is to abolish all barriers with Cuba soon enough so it seems the walls are falling down in terms of it becoming a reality.
A LDS has a group trip planned this coming year, but it didn't fit with my work schedule.
Certainly, we could go to "assist with marine research".
Time on earth is precious, time underwater even more so. Live life one day at a time. Dive your @$$ off!!!
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 12:56 PM
maybe we could go as a group of highly trained and skilled lionfish hunters 
that would fall under marine conservation and research, right? and we could teach the local how to cook up the catch plus the local government would know how bad the lionfish population is - sounds like a plan to me!
that would fall under marine conservation and research, right? and we could teach the local how to cook up the catch plus the local government would know how bad the lionfish population is - sounds like a plan to me!
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