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MV Captain Keith Tibbetts Wreck
19° 41.7′ N · 79° 53.1′ W
A 330 ft (100 m) Cuban Navy frigate built in 1984 and scuttled off Cayman Brac's north-west shore in September 1996, now encrusted with sponges and coral and a magnet for fish.
Practical
Position is DoE mooring 'Capt. K Tibbetts' (two more at 19.6953N, 079.88462W and 19.69528N, 079.885W). Wikipedia: originally upright at 27 m (89 ft) with deck at 18 m (59 ft), about 200 m offshore from 'Buccaneer'. Virgintino: three moorings on bow and stern; great wall diving nearby in 100 ft. Snorkellers can see the upper structure in clear water. Marine Park rules: no take; moor, do not anchor. Reef Divers (Brac Reef resort) runs boats (Wikivoyage).
Best for
Snorkel or dive a Russian-built warship
Nearby
- Buccaneer Beach (Cayman Brac)0.2 NM away
- Scott's Anchorage & West End Moorings (Cayman Brac)0.3 NM away
- Teignmouth Electron Wreck (Cayman Brac)0.7 NM away
- Dick Sesinger's Bay Anchorage (Cayman Brac)0.8 NM away
- Captain's Table (Cayman Brac)0.9 NM away
- Rebecca's Cave (Cayman Brac)1.3 NM away
- Cayman Brac Provisioning & Services3 NM away
- Kirkconnell's Market (Stake Bay)3 NM away