Hilma Hooker

Bonaire's only major wreck arrived with a story: a 72-meter freighter seized with a drug cargo aboard, left at the town pier until she quietly settled, then towed to a sand channel where she sank in 1984. She lies on her starboard side between the southern double reefs, masts reaching toward the second ridge, with tarpon idling in the shade of the hull and the propeller standing clear of the sand. The profile is honest advanced territory, thirty meters at the keel line, and nitrox turns a quick bounce into a proper tour of the deck and open holds.

The moment you come for: Full-size freighter on its side, tarpon under the hull, double-reef setting

Topography: Sand channel between Bonaire's double reef ridges

Entry: Divable from shore across the sand channel or from a boat mooring; the swim out is short but the depth comes fast.

Hazards: Depth for a shore dive; silty interior spaces; watch no-deco time at the keel.

Conservation: Within the marine park; penetration of the interior is discouraged for those without wreck training.

Nitrox: Worth it here — profiles sit in the range where enriched air meaningfully extends no-stop time (with the training to use it).