From hurricane hunting to a visiting boxing legend to soca on the streets of George Town, Cayman experienced another colorful, eventful year.
These are the year’s most memorable photos and the snapshots that illustrated 2017. As the year comes to an end, take a moment to revisit the memories that marked the last 12 months.
Top photos of 2017
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Cayman’s most famous shipwreck, the USS Kittiwake, was pushed further on its side in October when storm swells from Hurricane Nate and Tropical Storm Philippe swept through the Seven Mile Beach marine park. – Photo: Jason Washington, iDive
U.S. Marines arrive in helicopters at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman in September as part of regional hurricane-relief efforts. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY
Musical performances at January's Taste of Cayman included a ‘Madonna’ imitator who brought the audience to its feet. More than 5,000 attendees and 45 restaurants participated in the annual event at Camana Bay’s Festival Green. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Pirate pooches invade George Town in search of booty and biscuits during December’s Pirates Week. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
A turtle hatchling ventures out into the world for the first time. Hatchlings typically have a one-in-1,000 chance of survival to adulthood. The Department of Environment’s turtle team hopes to improve those odds with a management and protection program. – PHOTO: LUCY COLLYER
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao takes a seat ringside by Premier Alden McLaughlin during the Island Rumble in January. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Some 1,200 marathon and half-marathon runners take their marks at 5 a.m. on Dec. 3 to start the Cayman Islands Intertrust Marathon. – Photos: Taneos Ramsay
The Cayman Islands Fire Service responds to a backyard boat fire in South Sound on Feb. 19. The plume of smoke could be seen as far away as West Bay. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Workers undertake some emergency trimming to ensure the large tree they were transporting for landscaping could pass safely through the Dart Group’s underpass on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
The Cincinnati Bearcats celebrate after winning the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic college basketball tournament in November. The Bearcats defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 78-53 to take the championship. Bearcats forward Gary Clark also won the tournament MVP award, scoring a total of 49 points and pulling down 28 boards over the three-day event. - Photo: TANOES RAMSAY
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