Cases

The following is a selection of the more notable cases I have been involved in:-

• A major loss of containers in the N.W. Pacific and the study of the implications of an alternative routeing;

• Total loss of a fishing vessel and crew off N. E. Scotland;

• Loss of a tanker and major pollution incident in the Bay of Biscay;

• Container Vessel – cargo wetting followed by explosion of cargo and fire;

• Damage to a Semi-submersible drilling rig off N. Scotland;

• Damage and sinking of a vessel in Kuwait;

• Loss of a drilling rig in transit off S. Africa;

• Storm damage and injury/death of passengers in cruise vessel;

• Loss of a vessel and unsafe port questions in Japan;

• Vessel damage in fog in China;

• Storm damage to a luxury Yacht off Florida;

• Rust damage to steel cargo waiting loading in Saudi Arabia;

• Damage to a cargo of rice en route through hull sweating;

• Report for insurance purposes on severe wildfires in Southern California;

• Vessel damage and unsafe port considerations- Montenegro;

• Vessel damage through a crane falling on it in a storm – Japan;

• Damage to civil engineering works by excess rainfall – Ghana;

• Grounding and loss of a Tanker – Nigeria;
• Vessel loss through cargo shifting off India;
• Insurance report on wild fires and severe winds in State of Victoria, Australia.
• Personal Injury on leisure craft – Solent
• Storm damage to Peterhead Harbour
• Loss of Yacht off Bermuda
• Damage to coastal Leisure centre – Hampshire
• Water damage to containers in transit – S China Sea and Indian Ocean
• Inshore winds and waves for demurrage dispute – Mozambique
• Collision and damage by anchor dragging- English Channel.
• Loss of vessel in Gulf of Guinea

In addition I have prepared many other reports on vessel or cargo damage, demurrage instances, laycan disputes and speed and consumption questions.