WreckÁrea Marina Protegida

Hilma Hooker (Bonaire)

Netherlands · Southern Caribbean

Near Bonaire

Profundidad: 18–30 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round

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

Plan your dive

Best time
All year round
Approx. price
25 USD / dive
Nearby park (4 km away)Bonaire

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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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

6 species documented in Hilma Hooker (Bonaire)

Ecosystem

Pecio

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4 km away

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