Diving near Curacao

Founded in 1983, Curacao Underwater Park stretches along the eastern edge of the south-west coast of Ist-Poynta to the hotel "Prinses-Bich." The Gulf Bullen-Bey the Hotel Prinses-Bich "located underwater Central Park Curacao, and Underwater Park" Banda Abao "stretches from the lighthouse at Cape St Mary to Vest-Poynta. Curacao rich as sunken ships, and reefs. Of greatest interest in the region is "Superior Producer", coastal freighter length 61 m It accidentally sank in 1977 at a depth of 33 metres from the most out of the harbour. Ocean currents, it is on an even keel and, just wool blankets, covered with a layer of orange cupped coral, sponges and zoanthids. Wheelhouse ship is at the depth of 25 m. increase "Thug" - popular dives to the sunken ship, it has a special love for photographers. The ship lies at a depth of 5.5 metres from the eastern shore of the Gulf of Curacao. The issue on an even keel, without visible damage, "Thug" know immediately, and it is considered the unofficial symbol of diving in Curacao. The boat was only 8 m in length, which allows him to photograph its entirety, as he sank to a very small depth, it can also admire them and the divers, armed only with a mask and tubing. Aeronautical cut heavily cupped orange surrounding corals. Qu engine room can easily penetrate to the inside of the vessel passionate photographers with all their equipment. Since the "Thug" that is to the sea, is a vertical, and the ground and with the opposite angle, the walls, rich orange stony corals and sponges, nursery ear; It falls from 9 m to 30 m, and after gradually sex is even better. On the western tip of the island, Underwater Park "Banda Abao" or "Mushroom Forest" begins as a vertical coral reef with cupped Tubastrea in underwater cave. Next to the sea slope sloping down to a depth of 15 metres, and then decorate the characteristic stony corals with mushroom shape. "sanitary items" attract fish, and there are green and chained heat, sea Drummers and lobsters.