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Hilma Hooker (Wreck)
The Hilma Hooker is a 236-foot Dutch freighter that has a long and varied history including being used as a drug runner. It sunk just offshore in 1984 and is now the most popular wreck dive on Bonaire.
Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.
DIVE TYPES
- Wreck Dive
Level
- Advanced
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Scuba
Entry
- Shore/Beach
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt
currents
- no
- moderate
Maximum Depth
- 27m
Visibility
- 23m
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Grey Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Rays | ||||||||||||
| Eagle Ray | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Turtles | ||||||||||||
| Green Sea Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Fishes | ||||||||||||
| Moray Eel | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda | ||||||||||||
| Wrasse | ||||||||||||
| Tarpon | ||||||||||||
| Crevalle jack | ||||||||||||
| Snapper | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish | ||||||||||||
| Molluscs | ||||||||||||
| Octopus |
| Jan - Mar | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | ||||
| Nurse Shark | ||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||
| Rays | ||||
| Eagle Ray | ||||
| Stingrays | ||||
| Turtles | ||||
| Green Sea Turtle | ||||
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | ||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||
| Fishes | ||||
| Moray Eel | ||||
| Angelfish | ||||
| Barracuda | ||||
| Wrasse | ||||
| Tarpon | ||||
| Crevalle jack | ||||
| Snapper | ||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||
| Parrotfish | ||||
| Soldierfish | ||||
| Triggerfish | ||||
| Damselfish | ||||
| Molluscs | ||||
| Octopus |
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
Diving with mantas, meeting curious stingrays or being surrounded by Mobula rays is an experience divers dream of! It is an opportunity not to be missed. In the SSI Manta & Ray Ecology specialty program, you will learn how to recognize different ray species and interact with them safely. Discover why divers love rays – start this program today!
Are you ready to become a deep diver and explore deeper wrecks, coral-encrusted walls, reefs and more? Many exciting dive sites lie in deep waters and the SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you how to get there – safely and with confidence. You will learn how to plan and conduct dives to between 18 and 40 meters deep and earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification.
Diving does not end when the sun goes down! Become a night diver and meet the incredible marine life that only comes out at night. Join the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty program and you will learn all you need to dive safely at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty certification.
Do you want to explore iconic towering shipwrecks and dive World War airplanes covered in vibrant marine life? Discover the world of wreck diving and get started today with this SSI wreck diving course. You will learn all you need to dive above and around wrecks and artificial reefs, plus earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification.
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