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Dive #137 · Monday, 13 August 2012

Hilma Hooker

Kralendijk, Bonaire Bonaire National Marine Park

wrecknight As ticked in the paper log: Night; Nitrox; Fun

Max depth
25.9 m
Avg depth
13.3 m
Bottom time
45 min

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32
Cylinder
Alu80
Mode
Open circuit
Difficulty
2

Where

Hilma Hooker

wreck site max 27.6 m

A drug runner with eleven tonnes of marijuana behind a false bulkhead, impounded, abandoned by owners who never turned up, and left to sink at her own mooring in 1984.

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On the map

Hilma Hooker

No route marked

Shallow terrace 0-5 mInner reef slopeSand channel ~30 mOuter reef↓30 mInner reef starts ~5 m↓40 mUsual route · 458 mYellow stonesHilma Hooker, 72 m, on her starboard side↓30 mPropeller and rudder↓32 mWheelhouse↓20 mCargo holds↓25 mBow↓30 mMooring (bow)Mooring (stern)Mooring (reef)N50 m
  • Entry / exit
  • Buoy
  • Point of interest
  • Marker
  • Wreck
  • Shoreline
  • Depth contour
  • Dive path
  • Wall / drop-off
  • Shallows
  • Coral / reef
  • Sand
  • Wreck footprint
  • Depth

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To my mind the boat itself did not add much on a night dive. The coral around it did. Saw a great many starfish that were sort of "making love". Also a moray. But the best part was the thousands of glassfish. Oh yes, and a hunting tarpon and a barracuda.

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