Shipwreck of the Prins Willem

The wreck sits on it side so as you descend it looks exactly like the picture below. The windows on the side are fifteen feet long. When I first started to dive the wreck we were thrilled if we could see a whole window. With the advent of the zebra muscles we nearly always see a whole window and often all the windows.

The best visibility is when the water is the coldest so be prepared with dry suit or at least a seven mil wet suit.

The detail on this wreck is spectacular from the radio masts to the name on the stern.

In the rear cargo hold there are remnants of canvas lift bags which I am told but cannot find documentation that were used to try salvage the wreck.

The holds and the pilot house are easy penetrations but this wreck has claimed several divers so do not penetrate without proper training and equipment.

The most popular way to visit the wreck is aboard the Len-Der charter run by Jerry Guyer who found this and many other of the Milwaukee wrecks. there are great pictures on their web site.