text: Captain Jim Carver, Mermaid’s founder continues to play a significant role in Mermaid’s operations, 
  
  paying particular attention to our business at sea. Under 20 years of Jim’s leadership, Mermaid 
  
  developed an enviable reputation as a “can do” company, and in our drive for new engineering 
  
  expertise and professionalism, we have no intention of allowing that attitude to be lost. 