The new era of casualty claims investigation

Donal Keaney, of Ince, discusses the way that casualty investigations have changed and what might lie ahead

The shipping industry has experienced a significant modernisation of the casualty claims investigation process in the last few years. The way in which these investigations are undertaken has become faster, more streamlined and more time and resource effective, largely due to the improved reliability of electronic navigational evidence and systems. These systems have enabled investigators to access and gather information remotely when it is appropriate to do so, as well as process relevant electronic navigational evidence without physically being at the scene of the incident.