Cruise Ships Expert Witnesses

San Francisco, California

Maritime, Failure Analysis - Maritime Casualties, Personal Injury, Root Cause Analysis, Ship-handling, Sailing yachts, Motor yachts, Charter contracts & disputes, Sail Racing Rules, Jones Act, Dis-masting, Capsizing, Sinking, Collisions, Yacht Design & Engineering, Boatyard repairs, Insurance disputes, Cruise ships

Merchant Marine Officer, Master Mariner, Near Coastal Inspected Passenger Vessels, Steam Motor & Sail for 34 years. STCW 95 and Radar Observer Unlimited, Navigation, Safety Regulations, Shipboard Safety/Security, Deck Seamanship, Rules of the Road, Experienced Towing & Rescue of Yachts and Small Craft. Maritime Smuggling. Naval Architect-Marine Engineer, Full Member SNAME 40 years, Expert on Diesel failure analysis, Experienced Engine Rebuilder, Engine replacements, Electrical Propulsion Controllers, Solar Panels & controllers, High voltage storage batteries, Diesel generators & Inverters, 12VDC, through 96VDC. 125VAC & 240 VAC. Expert on all shipboard mechanical systems, fuel oil, lube oil, fire protection, all piping and pumping, HVAC, • Chairman, SNAME Motor Craft & Service Craft Panel (SC-4) Small Craft Technical & Research Committee (Since 2006). • Principal National Fire Protection Association-NFPA Motor Craft Committee (2011), • Member of five American Boat and Yacht Coun...

Long Beach, California

Maritime, Legal - Machinery Claims, Seaworthiness, P & I claims, Oil Pollution, Marine Engineer, Personal injuries, Super Yachts, Lithium ion fires, Expert report, Audits, Hull damage, Law, Maritime Fires, Litigation support, Marine Casualty, Cruise Ships, Marine Surveyor, Hull Claims, Cargo, Machinery failure

Why is this the right expert for my maritime technical case? Andrew E. Madden, Esq. offers a rare combination of maritime legal, technical, engineering, surveying, and operational experience. He is a California attorney, marine surveyor, former UK-licensed Chief Engineer, and former Lloyd’s Register Senior Surveyor and Senior Maritime Auditor, with extensive seagoing experience aboard commercial vessels worldwide. Mr. Madden’s background bridges the gap between legal strategy and real-world vessel operations. His experience includes marine casualty investigations, hull and machinery claims, cargo and container damage matters, marine insurance disputes, vessel surveys, class and statutory issues, ISM/ISPS/MLC audits, propulsion and machinery issues, and technical dispute analysis. He also has specialist experience in the superyacht sector. Through The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C. — “Where Maritime Experience Informs Legal Strategy” — he provides focused maritime legal supp...

Venice, Florida

Maritime - Offshore, Coastal, Oil & Gas, Ship repair, Offshore supply vessel, Vessel maintenance, Yachts, Uscg inspections, Sailing, Uscg regulations, Navigation, Voyage planning, Accident and fraud, Cruise ships, Passenger vessels, Charter boats

Eric Watson Master Mariner | Maritime Operations, Safety & Passenger Vessel Expert Captain Eric Watson is a U.S. Coast Guard–licensed Master with more than 24 years of command and maritime operations experience aboard passenger vessels, small cruise ships, offshore supply vessels, charter vessels, sailing vessels, motor yachts, and private vessels up to 280 feet. He has logged more than 300,000 nautical miles and has served in command roles involving inland, near coastal, offshore, and ocean operations. Captain Watson has served as Captain on U.S.-flag passenger vessels operating under USCG Subchapter K and Subchapter T, with direct responsibility for vessel safety, regulatory compliance, navigation, crew management, emergency response, passenger safety, vessel inspections, and operational decision-making. His experience includes high-visibility guest service environments where safety, seamanship, regulatory compliance, and risk management are critical. His areas of expert analys...