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Kittiwake sunk
05 January, 2011
 
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After several false starts at getting the former USS Kittiwake to the Cayman Islands, the vessel began its journey to the bottom of the sea Wednesday. 

At 11.30am, water was being pumped into cutouts made in the ship's hull. Once those reach the waterline the Kittiwake will begin sinking faster. Just after 2pm, the craft was sinking low into the water.

It was shortly before 3pm Wednesday that the soon-to-be wreck dive site went completely below the waves, according to observers. 

For updates on the sinking please check out twitter @compasspointky.  For the full story click here.

 
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