Cayman Brac (Pecio MV Captain Keith Tibbetts)
Cayman Islands · CaribbeanA Soviet-built destroyer, formerly known as Destroyer 356, sunk as an artificial reef. It is the only divable Russian warship wreck in the western hemisphere.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
65 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- All year round
- Approx. price
- 65 USD / dive
A Russian frigate sunk in 1996 in front of a 100 m vertical cliff; reckoned the quiet sister of Grand Cayman.
Protection status
Parque Marino de las Islas Caimán, establecido en 1986: prohíbe el fondeo y la pesca en las zonas protegidas
Sources consulted: Visit Cayman Islands (turismo oficial); Bluewater Dive Travel; divezone.net; caribbeandiveguide.net; thingstodocayman.net
Location
See on the interactive map34 species documented in Cayman Brac (Pecio MV Captain Keith Tibbetts)
EndangeredTiburón de arrecife del Caribe
Carcharhinus perezi
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Caracola reina
Lobatus gigas
Chopa blanca
Kyphosus sectatrix
Ecosystem
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