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December 2000


By Keith MacMillan from the United Kingdom, March, 1999

The picture was taken on the Soviet Destroyer, Capt. M.V. Tibbetts, off Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands (see the map below). Keith used a Nikon F4 camera in a Hogyfog housing from Switzerland.

The Soviet Destroyer
With a maximum depth of 110ft under the exposed bow and the main deck at 40ft, every diver can find a comfortable profile on the only diveable Soviet warship in the Western Hemisphere.

The ship has shifted since sinking and the props are now buried in sand while the bow surfs on a wave of sand. A thin coat of algae has encrusted the vessel and nudibranchs have taken residence in the wheelhouse, through which divers can safely penetrate the top three decks. From the bow, you can overlook the drop-off while schooling resident yellowtails and snapper cruise by....

Map of dive sites off Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

December 2000 » Cayman Brac, Cayman Island
February 2001 » Taveuni, Fiji
October 2001 » Sydney, Australia
November 200 » Cairns, Australia
February 2002 » Bangaram Island, India
March 2002 » Pulau Redang, Malaysia
April 2002 » Pulau Redang, Malaysia
October 2002 » Riau Archipelago, Indonesia
November 2002 » Pulau Aur, Malaysia
December 2002 » Pulau Aur, Malaysia
February 2003 » Batam Island, Indonesia
March 2003 » Pulau Redang, Malaysia
April 2003 » Red Sea, Egypt
December 2003 » Layang Layang, Malaysia
September 2004 » Lighthouse Reef, Belize
November 2004 » Pulau Redang, Malaysia
January 2005 » Juneau, Alaska
February 2006 » Townsville and Sydney, Australia
March 2006» Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles & Bahamas
June 2006 » Mactan Island, The Philippines

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