“Weighing 700 pounds and with a wingspan of nearly 9 feet, the statue is a rare surviving example of the ultimate Third Reich symbol of an eagle perched atop a swastika.” A Montevideo businessman salvaged it from the wreck of a battleship and wants to sell it; the government of Germany would rather it sink back into the River Plate (but would settle for having it smelted); the Uruguayan government is stuck in the middle.