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Seattle

Address

c/o 611 Alexander Street Suite 412, Vancouver, V6A 1E1, Canada

Telephone

+1 604 253 0955

Fax

+1 604 253 5023

Email

vancouver@bmtmarinerisk.com



Surveyors based at this office

Ian Hogben - Master Mariner

Ian Hogben

Telephone: 

+1 360 876 6238

Fax: 

+1 425 865 9865

Email: 

salvageseattle@wavecable.com

Nationality: 

American

Languages: 

Acceptable working level Bahasa Malay/Indonesian.

Qualifications

  • Master's Foreign Going (Unlimited) Certificate of Competency
  • Master Diver's Certificate with mixed gases & explosives experience

Professional Affiliations

  • Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineering
  • Association of Average Adjusters of the United States

Career Summary

Towage approval (warranty surveys) of barges; ships; dredges, USN Capital ship tows including carriers/battleships etc. Salvage operations including refloating procedures of grounded/sunken ships. Wreck removals procedures for P&I interests, including drafting & distribution of RFPs for salvage operations. Hull & Machinery damage surveys all tonnages of vessels with subsequent overview of repairs, repair costs for approval. Charter, condition surveys, General Average surveys. Marine loss investigations, involvement for legal interests in capacity as expert witness for fishing vessel casualties, wreck removal projects, arbitrations.

Specialist Knowledge

Master Mariner. Eleven years extensive command experience. Certified commercial diver. Warranty tows, salvage, oilfield projects. 26 years surveying experience.

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