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Best Wreck Night Dives

By Eric Michael | Published On November 9, 2016
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Best Wreck Night Dives

Are you a total metal head? If you're looking for your next wreck to dive at night, we have a few ideas. Check out the best places for diving wrecks at night.

Kittiwake, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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Kittiwake's chamber.

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Shipwrecks that are ­ominous and emotionally moving during the day take on a new level of eerie after the sun goes down. But few are safe to penetrate at night for even experienced wreck divers — unlike Grand ­Cayman’s Kittiwake. This purpose-sunk artificial reef boasts wide-open corridors and interior rooms with multiple exit opportunities that are ­accessible (with proper guidance) to ­divers of any skill level. “Night ­diving the Kittiwake is an experience you do not want to miss,” says Jo Mikutowicz, managing ­partner of Grand Cayman’s Divetech. “The wreck is alive with marine life out hunting, and the many ­openings to the outside are lit by the moon and stars.” If you’re brave enough to swim out beyond the wreck and turn off your light, the dance of beams from your dive mates probing the ship ­provide a cosmic light show worthy of your best college flashback.


Liberty, Bali, Indonesia

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Liberty, Bali, Indonesia

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Accessible from shore, this 400-foot vessel, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo during World War II, harbors a wide variety of marine life, making it one of Bali's most popular dive sites.


Prince Albert, Roatan, Bay Islands

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Prince Albert, Roatan, Bay Islands

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Vandenberg, Key West, Florida

Prepared specifically for divers, this 525-foot former military vessel features wide-open swim-throughs for safe penetration and cool external features, including two massive radar dishes.


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