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Site nO: 357
Site name: SOtO trader, little cayman
PhOtOgraPher: neil van niekerk
WRECks
of ThE CAYMAN IsLANDs
Below the tranquil, calm waters of the Cayman Islands
innumerable surprises await – so many that you could
dive a different site 365 days of the year and never see
the same thing twice. Among the most spectacular of
these are the Cayman Islands legendary wrecks.
Site nO: 237 GRAND CAYMAN
Site name: wreck OF carrie lee, grand cayman
PhOtOgraPher: cOurtney Platt A favourite of divers is the Doc Poulson. Sunk as
an artificial reef off Seven Mile Beach, it sits
upright on a bed of pure sand. Another great
wreck is LCM David Nicholson, a 50 ft. WWII LCM
landing craft that sits upright in 65 ft. of water.
It’s a favourite haunt of divers, as is the nearby 9 ft.
tall, 900-pound bronze statue of a mermaid – one
of only two in the entire world. Also not to be
missed is our newest wreck, the Kittiwake, a 251
foot, 5 deck, 2,200 ton vessel decommissioned in
1994 after over 50 years in service. The “Guardian
of the Reef”, a mythological half warrior, half
Site nO: 63
Site name: dOc POulSOn wreck, grand cayman seahorse became the latest addition to Cayman’s
PhOtOgraPher: Jaxx kienaS
dive scene. In January 2014 the Guardian was
sunk in 65 ft. of water just off Lighthouse Point,
on the island’s northwest point.
CAYMAN BRAC
The MV Captain Keith Tibbetts – a 330 ft. Russian
frigate – was intentionally sunk off the Brac’s West
End in 1996. Sitting in 50 to 100 ft. of water, this is
the only diveable Russian warship in the Western
Hemisphere. Another unique underwater offering
is the Oceanic Voyagers, a 7 ft. tall bronze statue
Site nO: 119 depicting a pair of spotted dolphins dancing with
Site name: lcd david nichOlSOn, grand cayman the Cayman Islands famous southern stingrays.
PhOtOgraPher: nina baxa
Other great sites are the Cayman Mariner and the
Kissimmee.
LITTLE CAYMAN
On laid back Little Cayman, a superb array of
spectacular dive opportunities await you. In addition
to the island’s premier attraction – the renowned
Bloody Bay Wall – you can also explore the wreck
of the Soto Trader, a cargo barge that sank off the
South Side of Little Cayman in 1976.
