Stingray City
Billed as 'the world's greatest 12-foot dive', a shallow 3–5 m site inside Grand Cayman's North Sound.
- Open Water
Advanced≤30 m
MV Captain Keith Tibbetts
Dive site in Cayman Islands
- Usual dive
- 26 m
- Deepest point
- 34 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Dec–Apr
- Entry
- By boat, From shore
- Current
- Mild
The story
This Koni II class frigate, originally designated 356, was purchased and sunk by the Cayman Islands government in September 1996. It was rechristened M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts after a well-known Cayman Brac politician.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore. Known for turtles, barracuda and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: scubadiverlife.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Barracuda
- Scorpionfish
- Goliath groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Cayman Islands
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Apr.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is the Cayman Islands?
The point shows the Cayman Islands area, not the exact dive site.
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Southern stingrays at Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Lhb1239, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
