Wreck of the Gamma
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About this site
The Wreck of the Gamma is an old freighter lying just off the shore at George Town, Grand Cayman, north of the Cali. Her hull is half exposed and half submerged, and she sits immediately offshore.
Depths barely reach 10 ft (3 m), so it is easy to snorkel around the rusted frame. Entry is easy from a protected cove of rough sand and crushed coral, slightly north of the wreck. To find the ship, walk to the shoreline just north of town and look out for her.
Many kinds of fish shelter under the stern, and schools of silversides live inside the hull. Coral, anemones and plenty of colourful reef fish live on the wreck. One snorkeller has even seen a 300 lb (136 kg) jewfish here.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster rostrataReported here · unconfirmed
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufusReported here · unconfirmed
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