Cayman Anchor

Dropping down onto the reef, I scan for the anchor which our dive master advised was a feature of this site on the east end of Grand Cayman.  Other than the object’s presence, the dive staff provides few clues on how the anchor came to be at the spot.  The anchor is kind of a mystery wrapped in an enigma.  I spy the anchor, an old style “admiralty anchor” the kind of tackle for a good sized vessel.  Some divers find the anchor an interesting artifact and linger to frame a photo before moving on.  Others pass over it, paying scant attention, as if finding a coral-encrusted admiralty anchor of unknown pedigree is an everyday event.  The anchor is not out-of-place on the reef. The Cayman Islands have a long history of being visited by countless seafarers, seeking a destination for the exploration, refuge, or trade;  a prize for the taking; or a navigation hazards whose reefs could rip the bottom out of any ship venturing too close.