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Location
Antwerp, Belgium
Age
22 Years

2nd May 1945

We sailed for Antwerp at 02:00 hours. Saw the whole of the gold shell sticking out of the water. She makes the Fourth visible wreck in that neighbourhood.

We had great news today: the Germans in northern Italy have surrendered unconditionally! The treaty was signed on 26/4/45.

We have anchorage for the night at Terneuzen. The old man brought the ship up as there were no pilots. We nearly had a nasty accident. Yankee TNT ship swung across the channel and our bowels, and some barge loaded with munition got in between. We only missed by a hairbreadth.