THE Charlie Brouns II ANCHOR AT GATE # 6
Dufi Kock in Aruba sent me the photo of the anchor which is at what once was the entrance to Lago Colony.  The story of the anchor is below.
The anchor was installed at its present location in 1995, ten years after the Lago refinery closed.

Cannons and Anchors That "Just Keep on Giving" (From U-156/U-502 Roundtable Newsletter)

(Editor's Note: The following is a September 17, 2005, El Diario newspaper article forwarded to the Swashbuckler Newsletter by Dufi Kock. In keeping with the Newsletter's interest in ancient anchors, cannons, ships, piracy on the Spanish Main, and "things that go bump in the night", your editor thought the news article worth repeating and worthy of comment.)

"In 1995 Charlie Brouns II (of Charlie's Bar fame), and some friends, installed a huge ship's anchor just outside Seroe Colorado's Gate #8...When Charlie passed away a couple of years ago, the anchor became a monument in his honor.

"On September 16, 2005, a reporter from El Diario had a conversation with Mr. Hans Henrich Schultz from Germany, and Schultz confirmed that the anchor was originally from a German ocean liner. (In a picture) Mr. Schultz (can be seen) pointing to the number 1412, which is the serial number of the anchor. [Editor's Note: Prior to this time the anchor was thought to have been from one of Esso's ocean-going tankers. I also remember some speculation that the anchor was from the tugboat Captain Roger, which had its towing cable entangled around the tugboat's propeller in an attempt to come to a tanker's aide off the north coast's  B.A. (Bare Ass) Beach, aka "Bachelor's" Beach (yeeech!!). And the rest is history...]

"(O)n one of Mr. Schultz's many visits to Aruba, his attention was directed to the anchor. He presented El Diario with a lapel pin from the Hoesch Dortmund Horde Company, the company for which Mr. Schultz works. On the lapel pin is an 'H' which coincides with the emblem on the anchor, opposite Gate #8. To the right of the anchor there are the letters 'DBP' (Deutche Bundes Patent), which identifies the anchor as being patented in Germany.

"Mr. Schultz...stated that...there is a German professor who is studying records (in Germany) to find out to which tanker this anchor belonged, or for which ocean liner/ship/vessel the anchor was manufactured."  

Dufi further states: "As soon as I have more information, I will send it to you...."

Question for Dufi: The news article appeared on September 17, 2005. Any developments since regarding the anchor's origin, or the name of the sea-going vessel to which it was assigned?