Captain O. Franklin Morton

New Orleans, Louisiana
Curriculum Vitae

Maritime Expert/USCG Master of Towing Vessels

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Maritime and Transportation

Keywords/Search Terms:

Maritime Navigation, Barge Fleeting, Maritime Vessel Safety, Subchapter M, Maritime Vessel Operations, Maritime Casualties, Maritime Collision, Maritime Allision, Maritime Grounding, Maritime Towing, Barge Fleet Operations, Barge Fleet Safety, Maritime Compliance

Years in Practice:

33

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

1

Additional Information

Captain Frank Morton is a maritime professional with over 30 years of experience in a variety of vessel-based and shoreside operations. As a United States Coast Guard-licensed Master of Towing Vessels; Near Coastal and Western Rivers and Designated Examiner, Captain Morton has been a deckhand, engineman, able-bodied seaman, pilot, chief mate, relief master, and master on a variety of towing vessels. As a Designated Examiner, Captain Morton has trained and educated mariners in vessel operations and navigation. In addition to his vessel experience, Captain Morton has been a fleet mate, dispatcher, assistant fleet manager, marine surveyor/auditor, and port captain. As a marine surveyor/auditor, Captain Morton performed daft, cargo, condition, and subchapter M surveys and subchapter M and internal audits. As a port captain, Captain Morton was responsible for crewing and compliance with United States Coast Guard regulations and SIRE requirements.