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Hovermarine Appoints Joint

Administrative Receivers

Peter BucWIe and EdVard

Klempka of/Coopers & Lybrand have been ^pointed joint adminis trative rReivers over hovercraft manufacturer Hovermarine

International Ltd. The company is reportedly continuing to trade while the receivers seek a buyer^nr the business on a "going conrern" basis. In its prime the company employed more than 60 at its fac- tory premises in Southampton,

U.K., but reduction^ in light of falling demand revolted in a work- geon onlylfl^eople at the date of receivership. Hovermarine has been involved in the design and manufacture of hovercraft, rigid sideWall craft and fast ferries for more vian 30 years and has report- edly soVl more than one hundred of these Vessels in more than 30„ countrie\around the world.

Mobii Supports Reseat

Mobil Corp. announced a $10,000 grant to Bowdoin College of

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AMT Hires Sales Manager

Advanced (AMT), a mai er-based announced tl arine Technology ifacturer of comput- rine electronics,

Lat Scott Williams, former national Sales manager of

Sea Technology Co., has joined the company in tlVe same capacity. He will be responsiOTs^P1" internation- al and domestic sale^rowth, and will introduce new products to new and existing markets aa the com- pany diversifies its product line throughout the year. JWIT designs and manufactures FDCIS and

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Oceaneerinq/Announces

Appointments

Oceaneerinf International, Inc. announced tile promotion of Kevin

McEvoy to^tj£6 president of

Integrated Services?*>He was for- merly vice president of the compa- ny's Subsea Produce Group.

Bruce Crager has Been named senior vice president of

Oceaneering Prediction Systems (OPS).

He joined Oceaneering in 1988 to start up this mvision and has served as its Afce president and for the past nine funbar has been ice president of with responsibil- ity for Oceaneerihg Multiflex divi- sions and Oceaneering

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