SALVAGE OF THE PROPELLER FROM THE LAKE TANKER ORANJESTAD WHICH WAS TORPEDOED IN WORLD WAR II
On the morning of February 16, 1942 German U-Boat 156 torpedoed and sank
the Lake Tanker Oranjestad. The Oranjestad sank in 225 feet of water about 500 yards off the
reef in front of Coco Beach on the east end of Aruba.
Now, sixty-seven years later a group of divers have found the tanker and raised one of the
bronze propeller to the surface. This directory will take you to all the sections; outlining,
with text, photos and video, the phases of this dangerous, but successful operation.
You will also find press releases about the operation, explanations by the divers on how the
operation was carried out and discussion and plans for the use of the propeller now that it
has been recovered.
Special thanks to my webmaster collega Dan Jensen from www.Lago-Colony.com
For the movies:
Diveproject: Lifting propeller SS Oranjestad by crane. Savaneta Aruba 18 april 2009
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