After 12 years merchant navy I made a career change to deep sea towage and salvage. Being master mariner and having been captain on the category of large ocean-going tugs I became a salvage master and as a salvage master and consultant with SMIT Salvage I retired in November 2003, whereafter having done all the jobs I promised my wife to do at home the telephone started to ring, which made me decide to continue working as I had done before as a salvage master/consultant. I advise international law firms, PandI clubs, underwriters etc. Late December 2014 I requested the SCR Committee of Lloyds in London to have my name removed from the SCR panel. The former decision will not effect  any of my other activities. They still remain as they are. I still go out and execute salvage operations for salvage companies worldwide, this allows me to maintain the practical experience.

In March 2017 my second book has been published. The title is "The money is good and the marriage is bad", it is a quote I learned from a Norwegian captain during one of my activities in the beginning of the tanker war Iraq - Iran and when I learned it, I decided if I ever write a book about my sea going experiences, this will be the title. And so I did. The book however is, except from the title, written in the Dutch language. The book can be purchased in all book shops locally and via their websites. The book is also available via the internet site of www.bol.com. The purchase price is € 27,95. It is registered as ISBN: 978-90-8616-265-9. In order to trigger you appetite I will add some example pages to this presentation.

The E-book version of the book "The money is good and the marriage is bad" is:ISBN: 978-90-8616-327-4

I made an English version of the aforementioned book. The first concept of the English version needed a refreshment and accordingly there was a delay until the end of 2022. The fresh review is now with the publisher and hopefully the presentation will follow 2024/2025.