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Kittiwake Shipwreck & Artificial Reef

West Bay KY1, Grand Cayman
345-949-8522
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Ranked #3 of 8 attractions in West Bay
Type: Ships, Reefs
Owner description: The ex-USS Kittiwake is an Ex-US Navy Submarine Rescue Vessel. She was sunk on January 5th, 2011 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands to create an... more » Owner description: The ex-USS Kittiwake is an Ex-US Navy Submarine Rescue Vessel. She was sunk on January 5th, 2011 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands to create an artificial reef and shipwreck attraction for scuba divers and snorkelers to visit and enjoy.The attraction is operated by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association. Please use a licensed operator and all visitors are required to pay a user fee. « less
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portland, Me
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW via mobile

An amazing dive in about 50 feet of crystal clear water swimming around and through a very well preserved sunken submarine tender.

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Baltimore, MD
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 14, 2013 NEW

My husband and I are fairly experienced divers, but I had never been in a shipwreck before, so I was a little hesitant to try this. I'm glad I did, because this ended up being one of my favorite dives EVER. It's a fairly new wreck, so it's not thoroughly covered with marine life yet, but it's a fascinating journey... More

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Sparks, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

Whether snorkeling or diving this wreck is for everyone. Visibility is so good that as a snorkeler you see quite a bit of the wreck without going deep. Since the wreck sits in less than 70 feet of water it's easy to get to everything from tip to tail. When diving, the operation you pick determines how "in"volved you can... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2013

This was one of my dives on my recent trip. The shipwreck was put there for scuba tourists. It was a pretty amazing dive. I'm not sure of all the places that you can go through the shipwreck, I was working on my certification, I'm sure I probably could of accessed other areas if I was experienced. We went through... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 3, 2013

This is for everyone, is huge and friendly wreck. Good for pictures becuase is max depth 70 ft., and they made it for divers. We loce the school of fish and the barracudas.

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Hampton, Virginia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 2, 2013

What I liked about visiting the Kittiwake that as a snorkeler, I could have a close encounter with a wreck. The after section mast of the ship is in 12 feet of water and when I visited, there were about 14 tarpon schooling in that area. Also, the pilothouse is in 20 feet of water so you can get down... More

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Saint George, Utah, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 30, 2013

Ryan and Dani were our guides. It was a short walk from the cruise ship tender to the boat we would take the tour on. Ryan filled us in on all the info about the ship and snorkeling advice we needed on our way to the wreck while Dani got everyone the equipment they needed. The wreck was SO cool... More

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Austin, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2013

This is worth the dive. Shallow on top, 60 feet at the bottom,. We've dove this over the years four times and every time it's been grand.

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Atlanta, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013

Second time on the Kittiwake; both with Ambassador Divers. They are great. We had 3 divers and 5 staff members onboard. Kittiwake is interesting by itself. But not a lot of sealife on the wreck as of yet. Did see a pretty big grouper lurking around the 2nd deck. Easy to penetrate. Very little of it is dark. As its... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

Dove the Kittiwake with Red Sails Sports. Great trip! The powers to be did a fantastic job opening up the ship and making it diver friendly. You can penetrate just about any part of th ship, safely. Will love to go back, when it becomes "crusty" and some residents move in

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