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their lives and to recover from very seri- ous injuries."

The statement also questioned

Huggett's industry knowledge of ships. "It is also extraordinary that Huggett, whose lawsuit displays a spectacular ignorance of the technology of ships."

When contacted by MR/EN. regarding

NCL's reaction to Comedia's lawsuit,

Huggett argued that the ship's age was undoubtedly a factor in the cause of the accident. "It's foolish to still be using that type of technology in ship that is so old," Huggett said. "I don't need to be an expert in boiler technology to know that."

Huggett is seeking both punitive and compensatory damages on behalf of

Comedia.

In response to Huggett's suit, NCL's director of communications, Susan

Robison, stands by the statement issued by the line regarding Huggett's techno- logical expertise: "He (Huggett) doesn't understand the technology of how to run a ship and how a boiler works."

SENESCO Names Schuler as New CEO

The Southeastern New England

Shipbuilding Company (SENESCO) has appointed Gary C. Schuler, the former president of Stanley-Bostitch, as the company's CEO.

In addition to his new post as CEO,

Schuler becomes one of two private investors in SENESCO having made a personal investment in the fast growing company. Robert Jarvis, who has served as President of SENESCO for the past two years, will continue in this position and also serve as the COO.

Schuler served as President of

Bostitch for 10 years between 1980 and 1990, during which time the company's sales grew from $100 million to $500 million.

Digital Gyro Itepeater

Now also compatible with AIS

Scandinavian micro systems [ • Large super-bright Digital Heading Display. • Analog Turning Indicator - allows instant estimation of the ship's turning rate. • Will work from most types of gyro compasses. • Repeaters can be "daisy chained" and synch- ronized to first repeater (Master Repeater). • Digital Data output. NMEA and various other protocols are available for integration with survey and navigation computers.

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