Marine Casualty Investigation: Engineering and Forensic Accounting Risks and Hazards

Introduction

The following case study is a hypothetical scenario based on broad and varied investigation and attendance experience. Any resemblance to ongoing or previous incidents is entirely unintended and purely coincidental.

The hypothetical case described in this article involves a well-established ship owner with an in-house managed fleet of around 100 vessels, trading internationally. The matter under discussion is a fire on board one of those vessels as it sailed from Europe to East Asia.

The fire immobilised the Vessel in the Red Sea, which required towage to a safe port where the cargo could be trans-shipped for onward carriage. As could be expected, there were various claims in relation to towage, machinery damage, cargo degradation, and delays.

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