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HMS Minnow Dive Charters offers crowd free, customized scuba diving and snorkeling trips to the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary (more commonly known as John Pennekamp Park). Our dive boat, the HMS Minnow, carries a maximum of six people. We provide a comparably priced alternative to the many large dive boats in the Key Largo area carrying as many as 50 divers. The Minnow normally departs at 8 AM and 1 PM daily. Your in-the-water time is approximately two hours. The trip takes about 3-1/2 hours from departure to return. However, our schedule and itinerary are flexible to meet the needs of your group. We also offer night dives (1 tank, 1 location). We conduct full SCUBA diving certification courses, refresher training courses and resort diving courses. The scuba charter HMS Minnow {not to be confused with Gilligan's boat, the "SS Minnow"} is 25'4" in length with a beam of 9.5 feet. It features a large, covered cockpit area in the back and an enclosed cabin forward. The Minnow is specially outfitted for diving and snorkeling, and is equipped with, GPS, VHF radio, cellular telephone, depth sounder, and fresh water shower, in addition to all safety equipment required by U.S. Coast Guard Regulations. The Minnow is powered by an environmentally friendly 225 HP Mercury Optimax engine . This means no noxious exhaust fumes. The trip to the reef takes about 30 minutes.