Dive Bahamas Fleet
Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas fleet consists of 10 primary dive boats. In addition, we also operate 3 small boats used for water-skiing and private dive charters at our Lyford Cay Watersports operation.
All of the Dive Bahamas vessels have been customized for diving. Two of our boats are custom built Michael Fitz deep V diving boats and three boats are Newton custom dive boats. No matter which boat you are on, the following features are available to all divers:
- Fresh drinking water
- Covered Areas
- Camera Rinse
- DAN O2 Oxygen Kits
- DAN Diver First Aid Kits
- Coolers
- Ice
- Ladders & Platforms
- Marine Radios
- Fire Extinguishers
- Emergency Flotation Jackets
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The table below will provide you specific descriptions of each dive vessel:
Boat
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Size
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Description
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Maximum Capacity
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Rec'mnd Capacity
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| Phoecena |
40 feet
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Custom Michael Fitz Dive Boat |
24
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20
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| Tursiops |
40 feet
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Custom Michael Fitz Dive Boat |
24
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20
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| Youngdom |
40 feet
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Sport fishing vessel converted to diving. Larger upper deck space than the Fitz boats. |
24
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16
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| Black Coral |
54 feet
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Flat top custom dive boat |
30
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20
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| Cetacea |
46 feet
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Custom Newton Dive Boat built for diving and snorkeling |
40
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30
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| White Bungee |
46 feet
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Custom Newton Dive Boat built for diving and snorkeling |
40
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30
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| Zambezi |
46 feet
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Custom Newton Dive Boat built for diving and snorkeling |
40
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30
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| Leucas |
31 feet
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Northeast fishing boat converted for diving and snorkeling with smaller groups. |
10
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8
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| Alien Orders |
30 feet
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Open V-hull sport fisher converted to diving. Large open deck area. |
10
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8
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Total 2-Tank Dive Trip Capacity
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242
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182
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Total Capacity (AM & PM Trips)
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484
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364
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On each of these vessels, divers are allowed anywhere on deck or on the fly bridge. We encourage you to move around and find a comfortable spot.
How Many Divers Are On A Boat?
Divers benefit at Stuart Cove's from both the size of our boats and the size of our fleet (see our fleet description above). When doing boat assignments in the morning and afternoons we operate according the following principal:
We start with the first boat we have. We fill it to our "recommended capacity". Once we reach the recommended capacity, we put the next boat into service. When the recommended capacity is reached, we put the next boat into service. This process is repeated until all boats are in service. At that point, we will then begin to add people to the boats until their maximum capacities are reached.
As you can see, compared to some smaller operations, divers at Stuart Cove's benefit by having a greater potential to travel on uncrowded boats compared to operations that can only offer 2 or 3 vessels.
We are the busiest on holidays, so that is when you can expect the heaviest loads. Weekends are busier than midweek, so expect more people on the boats then as well. If diving during midweek, you can expect the lightest boat loads - many times between 12 and 14 people per boat!
If you desire to do something special or are traveling with a small group and would like to have a boat to yourselves, please contact us for our Private Charter options. With a group of 6 divers many times it only adds $15-$25 per person to your cost in order to have your own boat!