YET ANOTHER ANCHOR RETRIEVED

Divers have inspected the Antilla on several occasions with the idea of finding one of its anchors in order to install it as a monument at Malmok to remind us all of Antilla’s role during WWII, and at the same time as a contribution to Aruba’s history.  One of Antilla’s anchors was found, but the divers had decided not to salvage it because it is surrounded by corals and beautiful sea lives.  Then one day they swam further away from the Antilla and encountered another anchor that would fit the same purpose and this is the anchor they will be salvaging and use as a monument.
These are photos of that anchor being salvaged
As this anchor is sandblasted and cleaned the SS Oranjestad Memorial Committee continues to negotiate with the Aruba government to obtain a location on which to build a monument to those who lost their lives while living and working in Aruba during World War II and will incorporate the propeller salvaged from the Esso Oranjestad in that monument.