The Best of Bonaire Wreck Diving
Bonaire wreck diving has a treasure trove of ships and artifacts that have met their demise in the waters surrounding this tiny Caribbean island. The wrecks here are inviting to all levels of divers with some ship wrecks in deep to shallow water. A small boat in shallow water is a delicious welcome to any beginner diver.
Hilma Hooker
Bonaire's most popular wreck dive is a 236 ft. cargo vessel from Columbia that is sitting in 90 ft. of water. The Hilma Hooker ran into some problems while passing through Bonaire. She was towed into the town pier in Kralendijk, where immigration officials started investigating because she carried no papers. When the boat was search 25 000 pounds of marijuana was confiscated. Officials tried, with no luck, to locate the Hilma Hooker's owners. They moved her from the pier to a mooring bouy and not long after that she rolled on her side and sank to the bottom in 1984. After her sinking local dive operators got teams of volunteers together and turned the Hilma Hooker into a safe wreck for recreational divers.
Cavalier State aka The Tug This is super-easy bonaire wreck diving at it's best with convenient shore access. The upside down tug boat is fully intact and sitting in 65 ft. of water. The Cavalier State is a superb photo target. La Machaca Bonaire's easiest wreck dive is suitable for all levels of diver. La Machaca is a small fishing boat that is sitting in front of Captain Don's Habitat in 33 ft. of water. HMS Barham At Red Slave there are the remains of the wreck HMS Barham who was blown to smitherines in World War II. You can find anchors, ballast stones and other remains. Tilisa Del Mar
dive site #34-Calabas Reef Calabas Reef has a small boat wreck sitting in 70 ft. of water. Cooper's Barge This 100 ft. barge is sitting in 130 ft. of water and sank in 1972. She is in front of the desalinazation plant. This is not an official site so ask your dive operator to gain access of this private property. Boka Spelonk Boka Spelonk, located on the wild side, has many wrecks to navigate through due to the rough conditions on this side of the island. Hesper Captain Don purchased the Hesper for $150.00 and was planning on doing a complete overhaul when in 1988 Hurricane Gilbert came through and sunk her. She now sits in 130 ft. of water.
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This old frieghter wreck is hard to find as she is nearly covered due to a strong current in this area. She sank in June 1983.