Hilma Hooker
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About this site
The Hilma Hooker is Bonaire's most famous wreck, located between the dive sites The Lake and Angel City. The vessel was a former cargo ship that was seized for smuggling and later deliberately sunk; it now rests on its side on the seafloor.
The wreck sits between 18 and 30 metres (60–100 feet) deep, with the shallowest point at around 18 metres and the maximum depth reaching approximately 29.9 metres (98 feet). Divers can swim alongside the full length of the hull and take in the wreck from multiple angles, including perspectives that change significantly with depth.
Over time the Hilma Hooker has transformed into an artificial reef. Large schools of tarpon and horse-eye jacks are regularly seen around the wreck, along with angelfish.
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The site is an advanced dive, and Advanced Diver certification is required to explore the wreck at its full depth. Open Water Divers are limited to shallower observation and cannot access the deeper sections of the hull. The site is reached as a shore dive on Bonaire.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
French AngelfishPomacanthus paruReported here · unconfirmed
Western Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueterReported here · unconfirmed
Giant AnemoneCondylactis giganteaReported here · unconfirmed
Schoolmaster SnapperLutjanus apodusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Christmas Tree WormSpirobranchus giganteusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetulaReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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