Interior View of Kittiwake Shipwreck & Artificial Reef

Kittiwake Shipwreck & Artificial Reef

Historical landmark

Famous dive site at the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunken & turned into an artificial reef. People often mention dive, wreck,


Address

52 Boggy Sand Rd, Cayman Islands

Rating on Google Maps

4.80
(152119 reviews)


Working Hours

  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours

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  • 5/5 Wouter de B. 7 years ago on Google • 415 reviews
    I did my first wreck dive here and it's an experience you can't miss out on if you're in the Caymans! The ship is penetrable and since it was sunk specifically for diving it's very safe to enter (no things sticking out). Since the deepest point is at 60ft (18m) it's perfect for open water divers.
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  • 5/5 Jim G. 6 years ago on Google • 397 reviews
    This is a great wreck dive. Easy penetration. Lots of access. Close to beautiful reefs.
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  • 5/5 Brandon H. 6 years ago on Google • 65 reviews
    Great wreck for the novice pen diver. Lots of holes have been cut into the hull to provide multiple entry and exit points, as well as many walls having been removed to allow for easier navigation through the wreck itself. Thoroughly enjoyed going through it multiple times over.
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  • 5/5 Dean O. 5 years ago on Google • 15 reviews
    What an awesome snorkel site.
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  • 5/5 Charles C. 9 months ago on Google • 1359 reviews
    Get there early to beat the day boats with many divers that kick up a lot of silt . stay till at least noon for the best light. The wreck was carefully prepared before syncing to allow divers to get through every passage. Just be sure you're diving within your limitations and don't get stuck somewhere

  • 5/5 Christian B. 5 years ago on Google • 295 reviews
    Nice dive

  • 5/5 Charles L. 6 years ago on Google • 166 reviews
    This is an amazing dive site. Make sure that everyone in your group knows what they are doing. Our dive instructor cut our dive short case some of the divers were not properly weighted and kept floating towards the surface. At the shipwreck there are not many fish and it is dark inside the wreck, but an amazing dive all the same. The reef dive was beautiful and easy dive. Simply stunning.

  • 5/5 Stu R. 6 years ago on Google • 139 reviews
    This was a great dive especially with her being at 45 degrees on her port side. Good orientation training. Since she's only been down for 7 years there isn't much growth, but ... Great picture taking site.

  • 5/5 Cody M. 8 years ago on Google • 132 reviews
    Incredible experience! We went snorkeling here with Cayman Diving (excellent group by the way) - next time we're definitely doing scuba so we can swim through the ship and not just over it.

  • 4/5 Mark J. 7 years ago on Google • 124 reviews
    Good Dive. The ship itself is no more than 70 feet deep. Numerous places appear to report the depth based on the depth of the nearby wall. Not as much marine life as many of the other sites. Boat is visible from the surface as you go over it. Pretty cool sight from the deck of the boat as you move over it grab a mooring.

  • 5/5 Jan M. 6 years ago on Google • 24 reviews
    This was my first wreck dive and it was well worth it. Not even 20 minutes by boat to reach it, and then getting to swim through the ship down to a depth of 68 feet and seeing the remains of the 12 cylinder motor that powered the vessel is epic. Surrounding it are some nice towering coral rocks, and with the clear water the view is worth it even from the surface. A shout out is also deserved for Ocean Frontiers for being great guides and making the trip even better.

  • 5/5 Steve S. 6 years ago on Google • 14 reviews
    This was a great shore excursion for a cruise we took. Snorkeling above the shipwreck in crystal clear waters with scores of beautiful fish was a wonderful experience. This sunken ship had the honor of retrieving the black box from the failed Challenger flight before it was decommissioned, cleaned up and sunk in the bay to form a man made reef for sealife. You can also scuba at this site and it has access holes to make investigation of the interior more accessible. Great experience.

  • 1/5 Corey- H. 6 years ago on Google
    I think this would be good for scuba diving but I went on with a snorkeling group. The wreck site is in deep water so it's hard to see from the surface and because it's so far off shore swimming against the strong current was exausting. The fish were also few and far between.

  • 5/5 Mari L. 3 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    The wreck has been blown by the recent two hurricanes and is now standing on its left side since October 2017. It makes even more exciting to dive through the narrow ways! There was a huge Green moray (ca 2m) at the bottom of the stern.


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