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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Pape Schumacher Wistort LaMarr Ellis Bernard the program in 2008. The application can be downloaded at bit.ly/2i3tIlE and is due April 1, 2017. The winner will be announced this summer.

Sea-Fire President

Addresses Marine

Insurance Seminar

Ernie Ellis, president of Sea-Fire Ma- rine, recently addressed 650 attendees of the 27th Marine Insurance Seminar held at the Fort Lauderdale Mariners

Club. The event gathers marine insur- ance agents, brokers, underwriters, sur- veyors, admiralty attorneys and other professionals from around the globe to learn about critical issues facing owners of private and commercial vessels. El- lis co-presented the session, FIRE: Hot

Topic, but not the Same Old Story.

Ellis has over 25 years of experience in developing and manufacturing ad- vanced marine safety equipment.

U.S. Coast Guard Gives

Sabine Surveyors TPO /

SubM Nod

The United States Coast Guard Tow- ing Vessel National Center of Exper- tise has granted to Sabine Surveyors,

Ltd. the authority to conduct all au- dit and survey services required by 46

CFR Subchapter M. These regula- tions are intended to have owners and operators of previously uninspected towing vessels come into compliance with new, stronger safety require- ments. Sabine has unrestricted ap- proval to conduct TSMS Audits, issue

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