Scuttled USS Kittiwake, Grand Cayman Island SCUBA Dive

Like my videos? Buy me a coffee! www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2X2JZ454YV8VQNavy submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake was scuttled off Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman Island, on January 5, 2011. This video is by the first recreational SCUBA diver permitted to explore the wreck the morning of January 9, 2011.

There is a fee to dive the ship and it is confirmed that I was the first paying diver on the wreck; all others in the video are employees or otherwise associated with the dive shop.

Kittiwake scuttled ship. (c) Craig Capehart; no commercial use without permission. GoPro Hero HD camera (R4 mode) in an Eye of Mine modified housing using only ambient light. Video shot at depth 58 - 25 feet, water temp 76F.

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[Dylanedminson]

your exposure is too high

[down2biz]

@Dylanedminson The video was shot with ambient light in a situation with very high contrast between the sunlight coming from the surface and the shadows cast by the ship; it was very dark inside. The GoPro camera has no user controls, it is either recording or not; it has poor dynamic range. There is no way to adjust exposure during shooting. In edit I try to add back red that is filtered out by the water and remove some of the overwhelming blue hue.

[Dylanedminson]

@down2biz nice video otherwise, that's why i went with the contour.

[down2biz]

@Dylanedminson I didn't realize the Contour could go to recreational SCUBA dive depths of 130+ feet underwater (GoPro with Eye of Mine housing design tested to 200 feet).  I thought it was merely "water resistant" for surfing or other surface uses. Must be something new!

[kramerfrank5150]

lol, i think i was there snorkelling there the day you did this,,,was amazing experiece!!

[instalawyer]

Great video. Grand Cayman is Mecca for divers. This new wreck only makes Mecca better! Can't wait to diver her!

[bigred1317]

grand cayman is definitely one of the better places to dive. warm water and a lot of coral