SOMETHING TO BE REALLY PROUD OF...PAINTING OF A DRUG SHIP

Nochi Coffie on a big job Nochi Coffie paints the Hilma Hooker

BONAIRE – Painter Nochi Coffie is working on the mural in a dive-shop in Nijverdal. He will paint an illustration of the famous drug ship, the Hilma Hooker. The owner of the biggest dive shop in the world, Dick Lucas approached Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) for advice. Lucas loves Bonaire very much and wanted to do something special with the 9-meter high wall. With the help of TCB and the Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association, he contacted painter Nochi Coffie, who accepted the offer and traveled to the Netherlands.


The painting includes a representation of the famous drug ship the Hilma Hooker that in 1984 had more than 12.000 kilo drugs on board when it got confiscated after a tip. After a while (after they "confiscated all the drugs"?), the ship was sunk and the location became a famous diving place.