Geneva Kathleen
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About this site
Geneva Kathleen is a shallow wreck on the east end of Grand Cayman, lying in about 7 ft (2 m) of water just inside the reef. She was a two-masted, wooden-hulled schooner of more than 200 ft (60 m).
She was lost in a hurricane in 1929, when the storm pushed her hard onto and then over the shallow barrier reef that protects the Cayman shore.
Her iron winches and bollards remain, encrusted with soft and hard corals. A trail of artifacts gradually leads to the main remains. The artifacts are protected and must not be removed.
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Enter from a protected beach and snorkel along the shoreline to the wreck.
Currents here can sometimes be quite strong, but more often the water is as flat as a swimming pool, so check before you head out. It is a good snorkel site, but not for the beginner.
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
Staghorn CoralAcropora cervicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
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