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MV Captain Keith Tibbetts

Cayman Brac
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Ranked #1 of 30 attractions in Cayman Brac
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Mysterious Sites, Historic Sites
Activities: Scuba diving, Viewing wildlife
Description: A 330-foot Russian frigate that was sunk in September 1996.
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Madison, Wisconsin
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013

Great dive site! Check the Goliath Grouper. Use reef divers as a dive operator. Clear water, great viz. A lot of stuff to see

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appleton, wi
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2013

Very nice shipwreck with lots of beautiful life. Also nice coral outcroppings nearby to enjoy. And that barracuda owns that spot on the wreck.

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East Grinstead, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

Entrance is via rocky coastline down ladder into a fabulous swimming hole, bucaneers. From here you can snorkel out to sunken ship, leisurely 20 mins snorkel, and see coral and fish in the very clear water. Local people come here to swim, but most of the time we had it to ourselves. Can see numerous types of fish and rays.... More

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Fairfield, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

This intentionally sunk Russian fast frigate sits at about 65 feet. It is split into two parts since hit by a storm a few years ago. This is the only Russian ship that recreational divers can visit. The ship was purchased from Cuba by a private individual, a captain Tibbets and sunk with Mr. Jacques Cousteau sitting on the wheel... More

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Oak Forest, Illinois, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2013

As wrecks go, this is a good one for all levels of divers. Still reasonably intact that a beginner can enjoy. Broken just enough to allow some good penetration points. Some nice animal life and corals but not a large quantity. We did 2 trips to the wreck.

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Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013

The visibility was 60+ feet on our dive and my family of 4 was the only dive group out on the wreck - and it was Christmas holiday. Ask to go to this dive site!!

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Houston, Texas
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013

Maybe I am just jaded as I have dove many wrecks, but this wreck was nothing special. It was an interesting swim-through, and nice to look at, but that took fifteen minutes. I headed over to the reef and spent a lot of time in the sand to see much more than what was in, on or around the wreck.

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Tequesta, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 16, 2012

Had the pleasure of diving the wreck of the Tibbetts while on Cayman Brac with Reef Divers, this wreck is well worth doing, lots of marine life and some great areas to enter the wreck.

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Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2012

We typically do no like wreck dives and prefer seeing the natural reefs. This one was different. The visibility was excellent and the history of the ship was cool. Seeing the gun turrets was nice.

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Washington, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 11, 2012

We took a day trip from Little Cayman to dive the wreck, we did a dive here 5 years ago, a little more covered with coral and in good shape. If divers could just keep their fins out of the muck.

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