One of my favorite places to dive is Cayman Brac and is one of the sister islands of Grand Cayman. One of my more memorable dives was scuba diving on the Captain Keith Tibbetts shipwreck. With it’s abundant tropical fish, moral eels, and barracuda and still within most divers abilities makes it a great dive for the novice diver.
Diving the Captain Keith Tibbetts is relatively easy and was intentionally sunk in 1996 as an artificial reef and recreational dive site. When Scuba Diving the Keith Tibbetts you’ll notice it lies in a sandy area which leads to beautiful Coral Heads as well as an interesting wall and a drop off. The Captain Keith Tibbetts has seen some rough days since 1996 and has been battered some by Nor’Wester which has left areas where divers can penetrate the massive ship. This is great scuba diving with the combination of the shipwreck, Coral and Sea life.
Captain Keith Tibbetts
The Captain Keith Tibbetts, is a 330 foot long Russian Brigadier Type II Class frigate that is known by the name Russian Destroyer #356 and was built in 1984 in Nadhodka, U.S.S.R. She was built for the Cuban navy but the ship hadn’t participated in any great battles as long as she was in service. She was renamed Captain Keith Tibbetts to honor a local dive operator after being sold to the Cayman Islands,
Type of Diving: Wreck Drop Off
Experience: Novice
Max Depth: 90 ft.
Avg Visibility: 100ft
Currents: Light – None
Access: Dive Boat
Marine Life: Various
Tags: Captain Keith Tibbetts, Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Scuba, Scuba Diving Cayman, Scuba Diving Cayman Brac, Scuba Diving Little Cayman, Shipwreck, Shipwreck diving
