CDF’2008: Wreckdiving the Superior Producer
Curacao's biggest Wreck lays in a depth of 30 meters, is about 50 meters long and wrecked so close to the island, that you actually can dive it by shore. It basicly sunk just in front of the safe harbour and today it is one of Curacao's best divesites. We had 2 excellent dives on the wreck – read on for the review and some pictures.
Happy sinking!
The Superior Producer is one of the few ships, that made people happy when it sunk. Because when the overloaded ship sunk in bad weather just in front of Curacao, it went down with all the Cargo. This Cargo washed up on the beach just after the sinking: Blue Jeans, T-Shirts and even Whiskey! How much more can you ask from a sunken ship?
Today the Superor Producer is one of Curacaos most interesting dives … because it is big, because it lays deep and because there are lots of holes to enter. It also offers fantastic photo opportunities. Lots of angelfishes can be seen on the wreck, occasionally there are tarpons and in the shallows on the reeftop there are many squids waiting for the decompressing divers. The only difficulty: The entry can be quite rough, when waves are breaking on the rocky shore ... we struggeled a bit, but still we did the dive twice. And when you dive there: keep the windows of your rental car open and don't leave valuables – we saw lots of broken car glass around.
Today the Superor Producer is one of Curacaos most interesting dives … because it is big, because it lays deep and because there are lots of holes to enter. It also offers fantastic photo opportunities. Lots of angelfishes can be seen on the wreck, occasionally there are tarpons and in the shallows on the reeftop there are many squids waiting for the decompressing divers. The only difficulty: The entry can be quite rough, when waves are breaking on the rocky shore ... we struggeled a bit, but still we did the dive twice. And when you dive there: keep the windows of your rental car open and don't leave valuables – we saw lots of broken car glass around.
Photo Gallery: Superior Producer, Curaçao
It is not the smartest thing to park your own booties on 30 metres as you will need them for the rough exit, when diving from the shore. Boat dives are recommended. |
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Nice pictures guys, must have been some great diving. I was in Curacao in December 07 and we were unable to dive the Superior Producer because of the ship traffic. Now I'm very sorry I missed it. I guess I'll have to visit Curacao again.
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