The marker to look for to reach the Car Pile. Look for a tire with a sponge on it (see photo below) in 45′ fsw. This is how the Ocean Encounters shop recommended that I reach it: Leave the dock and head West (turn right) past the breakers and descend to about 30′ in order to conserve air. Leaving from the Ocean Encounters docks requires a little further finning, but it’s more than doable and very convenient.
The Car Pile can be easily reached from the shore across from the Dive Bus shop (you have to cross a road) or directly from the Ocean Encounters docks. A large sponge grows on the bumper of an unrecognizable vintage car at the Car Pile. Infrequently other divers have reported seeing a Lemon shark here at this site. I also saw a large Chain Moray eel, and looked for a resident Green Moray that calls the barge home. You can expect to find everything from massive tube sponges, schools of fishes and numerous middle-predator fishes like jacks, barracuda, and snappers. Some of the cars have become so integrated with the reef that you have to look carefully to recognize it as a man-made structure. It originated as an underwater junkyard to which old trucks, cars and boats from the 1950’s were added in the early 1970’s to form an artificial reef, in an effort to attract underwater life. We found it interesting enough to spend several days diving it. If you like the thrill of discovery and taking your time to “poke around”, then you’l love the Car Pile site. Here’s an update on some of the well known sites, as well as an introduction to some of the lesser known and must do sites. It has some good diving-shore diving in particular-offering the independence and top side attractions that many divers enjoy. A Purple Tube Sponge at the Car Pile Site, an artificial reef created to attract underwater wildlife.Ĭuracao is the well known “bigger brother” of Bonaire, and is one of the three “ABC” islands in the Dutch Netherlands, located in the southern Carribean.
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