SECOND ANCHOR |
CLEANING, SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING THE ANCHOR |
RECOVERED OFF EAGLE BEACH |
Immediately after being lifted from the water the anchor was taken to the sandblast company owned by Mr. Ven Eman, Andre Loonstra's brother-in-law to be cleaned, sandblasted and painted so it would be ready to be placed in the Marine Camp, Savaneta, as a monument in honor of the four members of the Dutch demolition team who came from Curacao to disarm the German torpedo that ended up on Eagle Beach. |
Here you can see the incrusted anchor sitting on steel saw horses. Some of the incrustation has been removed from the right side of the anchor. |
A little more progress has been made removing the incrusted material. |
Another view of the anchor as it is being cleaned. |
The last of the incrusted material is removed. |
After being sandblasted the anchor was sprayed with protective undercoat before the final paint job. |
This is a close-up of the markings found on the anchor. |
CLICK HERE TO SEE ANCHOR BEING CLEANED |
CLICK HERE TO SEE ANCHOR BEING MOVED TO SAVANETA |
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DEDICATION |
RETURN TO THE ANCHOR DIRECTORY |