In September 1962, divers from Southern Skin Divers Supply, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, one of the oldest dive stores in the United States, recovered an anchor from the shipwreck of the SS Tarpon. The recovery boat was the Amberjack, captained by Bob Kingry of the old Smith Yacht Basin Marina, with his mate Jimmy Carden. Bill Tant, known as "Cap'n Scuba," was in charge of the diving operation. The Birmingham divers on board at the time were Dave Abts, Bob Daniels, Sid Waldrop, Bob Tant, Martin Holloway, Gordon Rickles, Curley Waldrop, John Wengel, Dean Wilkerson, Frank Portera, Bill Worthy, Joe Gann, and Bill Tant.