Scuba XOC Dive Center

06/03/2026

It's always fun diving with these talented showmen!

13/02/2026

Spotted on today’s surface interval: this beautiful starfish was just hanging out on the sandy bottom at El Cielo, the most famous natural cove in Cozumel.

Starfish play an important role in the local ecosystem. They help keep reef life in balance and are a sign of healthy waters. That’s why we always admire them from a distance and leave them exactly where they belong.

If you’ve been dreaming about warm water, colorful reefs, and unforgettable marine life, this is your sign. Come dive Cozumel with us and see it all for yourself: drift dives, coral gardens, turtles, rays... and maybe even a starfish or two.

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28/01/2026

Many thanks to our good friend Nacho Ignacio Cureno, Manager of Public Relationsand Sales at Costamed Hyperbaric Medicine for his unwavering support of the professional diving comnunity. As Divers' Alert Network only preferred provider in Cozumel, Nacho's CMC plays an instrumental role in ensuring divers get the best available care in the island.

13/12/2025

24/02/2025

Diving is fun. Learn to dive today!

06/12/2024

Let's go diving!

06/09/2024

Check out this cool article by Benjamin Skuse about the mantis shrimp and the extraordinary optics in its visual system: "... the most complex visual system ever observed in the animal kingdom."

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/septoct-2024/inspiring-mantis-shrimp

23/08/2024

At Scuba XOC we believe that dives with friends are the best dives. Grab your fins and let's go diving today!

02/08/2024

We often get the question of how dive sites got their names. While some names are very descriptive or obvious, there are a few names that are hard to explain or that defy the collective memory of the local diving community.
We have compiled a list of some of Cozumel most iconic dive sites and the origin of its name. Fee free to delve into this piece of history, maybe you will find a few surprises in the list. Dive sites of Cozumel: https://www.scubaxoc.com/?section=diveSites
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09/07/2024

Cozumel is home to the well-known C53 Felipe Xicoténcatl, but also to two more fascinating shipwrecks: the retired Mexican Navy vessels PC321 Lago de Pátzcuaro and P74 Laguna de Mandinga. In June 2006, both ships were sunk purposedly off Casitas Beach in downtown Cozumel in an effort to create artificial reefs.

The steel-hulled Lago de Pátzcuaro was built in Mexico City in 1961 and started as the F14 Albatros Class Riverine Patrol Boat. Its name and classification changed several times over its career, finally becoming PC321 Lago de Pátzcuaro in 2001. At 10 meters long and displacing 18.5 tons, it was crewed by 5 and powered by a single Caterpillar engine for a top speed of 8 knots. Notably, it wasn't equipped with any mounted weaponry.

The Laguna de Mandinga was built in 1960 in Acapulco. This 20.5-meter-long, 4.5-meter-wide patrol boat began its service as the Polimar-class F05 Aspirante José V. Rincon. It also changed names several times until it finally became P74 Laguna de Mandinga in 2001. This coastal patrol boat sported two 456 horsepower diesel engines for a top speed of 16 knots. Equipped with small arms and a bow-mounted Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun, it patrolled the waters around Isla Mujeres.

Ready to dive into history? Come see these two pieces of history by yourself on your next Cozumel trip!

Special thanks to Cozumel historian Ric Hajovsky for providing the historical research.