Claes Insulander
Karl Claes Håkan Insulander (April 5, 1945 – May 29, 2023)[1] was a Swedish church musician, sailor and sea captain. Insulander served as master of the historic Swedish steamship S/S Mariefred in 1978–2021,[2] as well as chief executive officer of its shipping company.[3]
Claes Insulander was born in
Gripsholm and Mariefred in lake Mälaren every year since 1903. While working for the steamboat company, he studied at naval school to become a commander. As such he was hired by the S/S Mariefred shipping company and became in 1978 its sea captain. During the winters, Insulander served similar positions in the merchant navy.[6] After retirement from the merchant navy, Insulander was engaged in giving support and assistance to former drug addicts in his local inner city neighbourhood in Stockholm.[7]
In 2021 he was ousted from the steamboat company after disagreements regarding a planned modernization and conversion[8] of the steamship's boiler from being fired by black coal to conventional oil burners.[9] A year later he was occasionally brought back at the steamboat as it had turned out difficult to find a sustainable replacement. Claes Insulander died at 78 in 2023. He was survived by his two brothers.[6]
References
- ^ Majas före detta befälhavare har dött, Strengnäs-Tidning, June 4, 2023.
- ^ 40 år med Insulander och S/S Mariefred, Sveriges Radio, August 7, 2014.
- ^ En legendar har gått ur tiden, Stiftelsen Skärgårdsbåten, June 4, 2023.
- ^ Claes hade en allmänbildning långt utöver det vanliga, Norrköpings Tidningar, June 16, 2023.
- ^ Än håller Claes ångan uppe, Dagens Nyheter, April 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Till minne: Claes Insulander, Dagens Nyheter, June 21, 2023.
- ^ Stödgrupper för missbrukare tvingas stänga under pandemin, Sveriges Television, January 13, 2021.
- ^ Koleldning på "Maja" kan snart vara historia, Eskilstuna-Kuriren, October 31, 2019.
- ^ Claes Insulander kan petas från "Majas" rederibolag, Eskilstuna-Kuriren, October 29, 2021.