CDF’2008: Wreckdiving the Superior Producer

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.

When you leave the reef, the Superior Producer is usually welcoming you with this profile The mighty bow on the other side is enormous Camera and Diver are dwarfed by the migthy wreck It was not Santa Clause but somebody was seen taking of his booties. 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. Different species of fish can be found on the Superior Producer The bow is resting peacfully on the sandy bottom of Curacao When entering the cargo rooms you will find very nice perspectives On the bars of the cargo room marine life can be found The cargo bay of the Superior Producer, Curacao A slippered lobster living in the cargo bay of the Superior Producer A lonely sponge in the cargo bay of the Superior Producer Wreck, Curacao Some components of the Superior Producer have a human touch Another mast of the superior producer has fallen starboard on the sandy bottom Seargant Mayors and pink sponges have taken over the remains of the Superior Producer Andi Voeltz with his camera on the Superior Producer, Curacao The ruder is more than man-sized and will dwarf a diver Sponge formations on the largest mast of the Superior Producer, Curacao The propeller ist gone, but this part of the wreck has many fishes that hide underneath the boat. Diver in front of the bow of the Superior Producer, Curacao The winch is occupied by Seargant Mayors The wreck of the Superior Producer spreads a mighty but calming atmosphere Serge is trying to get new perspectives on the wreck. Underneath the cargo bay of the Superior Producer can be seen. Various parts of the wreck invite photographers to isolate the subject Once the bow was visited, divers can venture back above the cargo bay to the bridge There are many french Angelfish on the wreck of the Superior Producer The bridge of the Superior Producer, Curacao There is not much left inside the bridge of the Superior Producer, Curacao At the end of (two) dive(s) we met a group of sepia in the shallow area The broken mast looks like the wreck is waving goodbye

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