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Qualified with a Class One (Motor) Certificate of Competency, Christopher Gascoigne is an experienced marine engineer who served at sea on various vessel types, including cruise ships, ferries, and tugs. Having left the sea, he first brought his seagoing experience to the commissioning of engine control systems and the environmental aspects of ship operations and design.
Since 2008, Mr. Gascoigne’s work has focused on investigating marine casualties, incidents, and disputes. These have included main and auxiliary engine failures, mechanical and electrical propulsion system failures, fires and explosions, personal injury, collisions, allisions, pollution and environmental compliance matters, groundings, steam and thermal oil systems, steering failures, and various other contentious or litigious matters.
Typically appointed by stakeholders in the shipping industry, Mr. Gascoigne has worked for law firms, insurers, shipyards, vessel owners and charterers, cargo interests, and oil majors. Mr. Gascoigne has also provided oral and written evidence in English arbitration and Norwegian court by delivering balanced and independent opinions.
In addition to the more contentious aspects, Mr. Gascoigne brings his broad and diverse experience of marine engineering, incidents, and lessons learned to assist clients in their loss prevention and resilience activities.
Mr. Gascoigne is the Marine Services Lead within the Forensic Architecture & Engineering practice group at J.S. Held. As necessary in his investigations and to assist clients, he can draw on the varied and complementary experience of others within J.S. Held, including materials scientists, meteorologists, fire investigators, compliance and risk experts, and civil, structural, and mechanical engineers.
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