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Diving centres: Nevis’ only dive shop, Scuba Safaris (divenevis.com), enables trips to dozens of reefs, wrecks and volcanic vents - just minutes offshore. The company offers a multitude of diving
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remains of warehouses are waiting to be explored.
Diving centres: Dive Statia Dive Center (divestatia. com); Golden Rock Dive Center (goldenrockdive.com); Scubaqua Dive Center (scubaqua.com).
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