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Phoenix International has risen like a Phoenix, starting in late 1997 with a Navy contract and evolving into today $60m company with more than 250 employees. Read about the unique company and its diving prowess, starting on page 34.
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Fred Goldsmith practices admiralty & maritime, insurance coverage, personal injury and commercial litigation in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio with Pittsburgh-based Goldsmith & Ogrodowski, LLC (www.golawllc.com). He can be reached at fbg@golawllc.com.
CIRCULATION Kathleen Hickey mtrcirc@marinelink.com
ADVERTISING Vice President, Sales and Marketing Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368 Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales Manager Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Tel: (212) 477-6700 Fax: (212) 254-6271 International Sales Manager Tony Stein tony.r.stein@btinternet.com 12, Braehead, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 OBZ, Scotland, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1506 822240 Fax: +44 (0) 1506 828085 Classified Advertising, Employment Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Tel: (631) 868-3575
Edward Lundquist is a retired Navy captain. He currently supports the Navy's Surface Warfare Directorate, and is a regular contributor to MTR. (Story on page 22)
Jeff Snyder is the President of SeaVision (SeaVision) Marine Services LLC, based in Naugatuck, CT. He can be contacted at jsnyder@seavisionmarine.com or 203-605-8959.
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