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SECOND ANCHOR |
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RECOVERED OFF EAGLE BEACH |
| Yesterday
afternoon Dick de Bruin, Toine van der Klooster, Gregory Paesch, and
Edward Yarzagaray lifted the second anchor from inside the lagoon to the
Marina at Varadero.
Torpedo, Captained by Edward Yarzagaray, did the towing. Edward was also a diver. Due to the Carnival parade, Mr. Jenny Garcia, the boat lift operator could not be there to lift it out of the water. |
| This afternoon
at around 1:00pm it was lifted out of the water by Jenny Garcia with the
boat lift and the boom on Andres Garcia's flat bed truck. It was
immediately taken to the sandblast company owned by Mr. Ven Eman, Andre
Loonstra's brother-in-law to be sandblasted and be ready to be placed as
a monument in honor of the four Dutch demolition team from Curacao and
who lost their lives while trying to disarm the torpedo at Eagle Beach. They were: Dirk Adrianus Cornelis de Maagd, Pieter Joose, Leonardus Kooyman, and Johannes Vogelenzang. |
| Plans are
confirmed to install the anchor at the Savaneta Camp and the ceremony
will be held on February 18, 2010, 68 years ago that these people lost their lives. |
| DAN'S NOTE: THIS MONUMENT IS TO BE LOCATED INSIDE THE SAVANETA MARINE CAMP AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE MONUMENT THAT IS BEING PLANNED WITH THE PROPELLER FROM THE LAKE TANKER ORANJESTAD. |
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| DICK RETRIEVES THE AIR BAG AND OIL DRUMS USED TO FLOAT THE ANCHOR TO THE LOCATION FROM WHICH IT WAS LIFTED. |
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| THE ANCHOR AS IT COMES OUT OF THE WATER |
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| A STEP CLOSER TO BEING ON DRY LAND |
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| ANCHOR READY TO BE LIFTED ON TO THE TRUCK AND TAKEN TO BE SAND BLASTED |
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| ANCHOR BEING PLACED ON THE TRUCK |
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| ON THE TRUCK |
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| DICK AND DUFI ON THE TRUCK WITH THE ANCHOR |
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| Alfredo Pichardo, a supporter; Dick de Bruin, Dufi Kock; Gregory Paesch; Toine van der Klooster; Edward Yarzagaray and Brandon. He is the little guy. |
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| Jenny Garcia, Boatlift Operator; Dick de Bruin; Andres Garcia, owner of Garcia General Contractor, N.V. and his employees. |
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| Anchor being lifted. |
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| TRUCK AND ANCHOR HEAD DOWN THE ROAD |
| 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 |