CORPORAL MEISS
Bonaire
Corporal Meiss has no specific dive site characteristics. Yet, all kinds of marine life can be found here! Schools of barracuda hunt on the reef, while eels and octupuses hide between the different kind of corals. Every now and then a turtle makes it's way to the surface. Corporal Meiss has a long, narrow beach with benches and trees that provide some shade after your dive.
Particulars
Pass the ledge to reach the entry point. Then enter the water at the yellow stone and discover Corporal Meiss. Dive site Corporal Meiss is named after Corporal Robert W. Meiss Jr. who died during the Vietnam war at the age of 21.
Warnings
Be careful at Corporal Meiss when entering the water, the bottom is very uneven.
CORPORAL MEISS Features
- Nicknames
- Dick's Place, North Belnem
- Address
- EGG Boulevard
- Parking
- Near entry point
- Distance
- 30 m.
- Suitable for
- All levels
- Permit
- Bonaire Nature Tag
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, boat dive
- Current
- Limited, medium
- Visibility
- 15 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 20 m.
- Depth
- 40 m.
- Bottom
- koraal en zand
- Life
- Shrimp, barracuda, sardine, hard and soft coral , crab, common octopus
- Other recreation
- Sandy beach with trees
- Emergency
- 912