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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Caymans to create underwater world

The Cayman Islands announced plans to scuttle a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship to create an underwater attraction for scuba divers and snorkellers.

Ownership of the USS Kittiwake, a 2,290-tonne submarine rescue ship, will be transferred from the U.S. Maritime Administration to the Cayman Islands government this fall, project manager Nancy Easterbrook said.

It has been anchored for years among rusting hulks of the James River Reserve Fleet, commonly known as the “Ghost Fleet,” in St. Eustis, Va.

The 77-metre Kittiwake should attract large schools of fish to deserted cabins and halls, according to Charles Clifford, the islands’ minister of tourism...[MetroNews.ca]

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