
MV Captain Keith Tibbetts
Cayman Brac · Cayman Islands
The MV Captain Keith Tibbetts is a 98-metre Soviet-era Frigate 356 warship deliberately sunk in 1996 off Cayman Brac's north coast, resting on its port side with the bow at 30 metres and the stern at 18 metres. Gun turrets, torpedo tubes, radar masts, and engine rooms are all intact and penetrable, coated in a thick veneer of orange cup corals, lettuce corals, and enormous elephant ear sponges. Eagle rays circle the superstructure and the hull itself has become one of the most heavily colonised artificial reefs in the Caribbean.
Conditions
Depth
15 to 33 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 30°C
Skin or 1mm
Your chances of seeing each animal
Spotted eagle rayEndangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Elephant ear sponge
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Caribbean reef octopusLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Yellowtail snapper
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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