It is with deep regret and extreme sadness that we confirm that Joe Porter, founder and editor of Wreck Diving Magazine, has died.
Joe Porter pictured at 2016 Beneath the Sea Dive Show
He passed away on the evening of Monday 6 September 2021, after fighting a battle with Covid-19.
Joe, and his ground-breaking USA publication, were much admired around the globe. In 2008, the magazine won the inaugural EUROTEK Media Award because it had educated, inspired and influenced many divers in a positive manner.
Wreck Diving Magazine is dedicated to the men, women and children who lost their lives in the tragedies contained within our publication and website.
Joe Porter was a very kind, decent, gentle man. He was always positive and rose above the politics in diving. No one ever heard him say a bad word. He was a loving father and grandfather, and a good friend to many. Many in the dive industry are mourning his passing.
Joe Porter married his High School sweetheart, Heidi in 1976, a year after they graduated. Joe and Heidi Porter were a very devoted and strong couple and married 45 years.
In Lieu of Flowers
Heidi Porter has requested that if you wish to send flowers at this time, please chose a charity that means something special to you, and make a donation in Joe Porter's name.
