The UK Ship Register is looking for a new boss after the shock departure of recently appointed head Simon Barham.

Following Barham’s resignation last week, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)’s director of business improvement and assurance Richard Pellow has taken over on an interim basis.

The MCA has wasted no time in posting a job advertisement to find Barham’s replacement, offering a salary of up to £90,000 ($118,000) annually for the right candidate to fill the post.

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