Antilla Shipwreck

Antilla lies on its port side in Malmok Bay, Aruba in up to 60 feet (18 m) of water. By 1953 storm damage had broken the wreck in two amidships. Corals and tube sponges have colonised the wreck, which attracts lobsters, hawksbill sea turtles and many species of fish, including moray eels and blue tang.

The west and east coast of Aruba have radically different sea conditions. The rough eastern coastline is exposed to the trade winds, high waves, and strong currents, making it unsuitable for snorkeling. What is this? On the contrary, the western coastline is protected against the constant eastern trade winds.

At the end of the War of the eight years, in 1636, the Dutch took possession of Aruba. In 1824 gold was discovered in Bushiribana, giving place to the extraction of about three million pounds of gold in 1913.