Hilma Hooker (Bonaire)
Netherlands · Southern CaribbeanNear Bonaire
Bonaire's largest wreck: a steel-hulled freighter of some 235 feet lying on her starboard side, wedged between two reefs. There are three descent buoys: one over the reef at about 6 m, one at the bow at around 24 and a third at the stern at around 20.
Depth
18–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
25 USD / dive
A freighter sunk in 1984 after being seized with a cargo of marijuana; today one of the most dived wrecks in the Caribbean.
Protection status
Parque Nacional Marino de Bonaire (STINAPA), creado en 1979 y con rango de parque nacional desde 1999; abarca las aguas desde la línea de pleamar hasta los 60 m de profundidad. Klein Bonaire se incorporó como reserva natural protegida en 2001
Did you know
Su fama debe tanto al buceo como a la historia del hundimiento. El barco atracó en Bonaire en 1984 para una reparación rápida y las autoridades descubrieron un cargamento de marihuana escondido en un mamparo falso. Ahí terminó su carrera como contrabandista y empezó la de arrecife artificial. Las fuentes discrepan en la cantidad incautada, así que conviene no fijar una cifra.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Bonaire National Marine Park); bonaire.com; STINAPA; Scuba Diving Magazine; bonairepros.com
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See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
6 species documented in Hilma Hooker (Bonaire)
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