Wilhelmsen Ship Management has announced the retirement of Carl Schou after 19 years, including 16 as CEO. Haakon Lenz, currently the COO, will take over as CEO on January 1. Lenz, who started his career in DNV and joined Wilhelmsen Ship Management in 2008, expressed excitement about continuing the work Schou has done.
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British woman trapped in toilet dies in Thai dive boat fire
A British woman, Alexandra Clarke, died in a fire on a dive boat off Koh Tao, Thailand, while aboard the Davy Jones Locker en route to the Southwest Pinnacle dive site. Clarke was reportedly inside the toilet when the blaze started, triggered by a crew member filling diving tanks with compressed air which malfunctioned. The incident led to a distress signal being sent and shocked witnesses on nearby vessels witnessing the boat burning. Full Article
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