Hermitage Offshore president Robert Bugbee has upped his stake in the company.

The New York-traded PVS owner announced after the close Wednesday that on 1 October the shipping veteran bought 70,000 shares at $1.03.

Hermitage shares closed at $1.05 Tuesday and opened at $1.10 Thursday.

Bugbee took a leadership role in Hermitage after the Scorpio Group took control of Nordic American Offshore with a $5m private placement last December.