2019

Today's dives consisted of two ship wreck dives which I was very excited for. Our first shipwreck was the USS Kittiwake, the Kittiwake was a former submarine rescue vessel that was in commission for 49 years from 1945 to 1994. Some famous feats of the boat include recovering the flight recordings from Challenger Space Shuttle's blackbox and intercepting Buzz...

After getting up early and having breakfast we went out to dive at two shipwreck sites. The first site was USS Kittiwake which was commissioned during ww2 from 1945 to 1994. It ended up in the Cayman Islands because they wanted a large shipwreck so they did the paperwork and finally after six years in 2011 it was towed...

Our first dive was at the USS Kittiwake, a decommissioned submarine rescue boat. This was my first wreck dive and I was very excited. Inside the boat there was very little coral because of the short amount of time the boat has been sunk in that particular location. I also didn't see many fish in and around the boat...

We visited two wreck sites today, Kittiwake and Doc Poulson. Kittiwake was a 250 foot U.S. Naval submarine rescue ship that was used for multiple American national success including rescuing Buzz Aldrin and recovering the black box from the exploded Challenger. We descended about 40 feet away from the site and made our way through the ship. We entered...

Day six is complete! The trip is sadly almost over. Went out on two more dives, but these were really cool since they were dives out to shipwrecks. We saw the ships up close and swam through the decks of two different ships. The bigger wreck was the Kittiwake, an ex-navy submarine rescue vessel. It was sunk for the...

We are coming to the end of the trip and only have one more day of diving which is pretty disappointing. The trip has seemed to fly by and I have lost count of the days. Today was my favorite day of diving because we dove at shipwrecks called the Kittiwake and the Doc Poulson. The Kittiwake, a shunken...

We are coming to the end of the trip and only have one more day of diving which is pretty disappointing. The trip has seemed to fly by and I have lost count of the days. Today was my favorite day of diving because we dove at shipwrecks called the Kittiwake and the Doc Poulson. The Kittiwake, a shunken...

Today we dove the shipwreck known as the Kittiwake which is a retired submarine rescue vessel from the U.S. Navy sunk 8 years ago to make an artificial reef. Artificial reefs are manmade objects sunk underwater intentionally or accidentally which creates new habitat for organisms including corals. Reasons for making an artificial reef are to take pressure...

Today was a great day for relaxation; not only hanging out on the beach and in the pool, but also on our dives. After 6 amazing dives, it seems like it comes second nature to me, and these last 2 dives have been nothing short of a relaxing and calming experience for me. The first dive sight was called...