Tibbetts and Cayman Brac
Cayman Brac has a very special diving opportunity -- a 330 foot Russian warship, complete with four deck guns, that was intentionally sunk off the island's west end to create the equivalent of an
E-ticketride for scuba divers.
I don't know what the ship's original name was, but here in Cayman she (that's right, a ship is a she even if it's named
Eisenhower) is called the
Tibbetts. Named after MV Capt. Keith Tibbetts, a wealthy and popular area businessman.
Anyway, the Tibbetts is the only divable Russian warship in the Western Hemisphere and more importantly, is a very exciting scuba adventure. The Brac is a great place to dive. Besides the Tibbetts, there are two other wrecks, and several miles of shallow reefs with beautiful Elkhorn corals and colorful sponges that support a wide variety of aquatic life. You really have to see it to believe it.