Kittiwake Turned On Her Side
Kittiwake Turned on Her Side! Recently we caught up with Joanna Mikutowicz, Managing Partner of DiveTech , and asked her to give us an update on the status of the Kittiwake after tropical storm Nate. Jo, or “Pinky Jo” as her friends call her, became Open Water certified on her 15th birthday in 1997 at Bob Soto’s in Grand Cayman, and she knew she wanted to grow up and become a Scuba Diving Instructor in Grand Cayman. After becoming a PADI Course Director and Director of Training at Ocean Concepts in Hawaii, she moved to Grand Cayman and joined DiveTech in 2012. There she advanced to become boat captain, MKVI rebreather diver, SSI Free Diving Instructor, and now Managing Partner. PP: Jo, first tell us what tropical storm Nate did to the Kittiwake. JM: The Kittiwake, that was once standing upright in 65 feet of water with the top decks in about 15 feet of water, now leans on her port side. She slid a bit closer to the edge of the reef making the dive about 10 feet d