Rapid Emergency Response
Our admiralty team is trained and resourced to respond within the first critical hours of a maritime incident at Chattogram, Mongla and Payra ports in Bangladesh. We attend on-site promptly to assess the situation, preserve key evidence and coordinate immediate measures with relevant stakeholders. These initial steps establish the technical and evidentiary foundation for accurate investigation, liability assessment and claims strategy.
Full-Spectrum Casualty Investigation
We conduct comprehensive investigations into collisions, groundings, onboard fires and explosions, container or cargo loss, pollution discharges, machinery failures and fatal injuries. Our team analyses voyage plans, navigational data, meteorological conditions and contemporaneous shipboard records to reconstruct events, determine causation and quantify damage. We evaluate the resulting damage profile, advise on mitigation or repair options and, where necessary, coordinate salvage or towage response. This work produces the robust factual record required to support claims, regulatory inquiries, litigation, arbitration or settlement negotiations.
Crisis Management
We guide clients through every facet of post-casualty coordination, including engagement with port authorities, customs and immigration officials, classification societies and emergency responders. Our team provides hands-on support for witness management and advises on sensitive communications with affected parties during critical periods. Where reputational risk is a concern, we assist with media strategy to ensure clear, consistent messaging and to minimise negative exposure under heightened scrutiny.
Post-Casualty Legal Strategy
We advise on the full spectrum of legal and commercial issues that arise out of, or in connection with, admiralty incidents, including salvage and towage, general average, wreck removal, unsafe port or berth claims, unseaworthiness, total loss, pilot error and transshipment disputes. Our work includes analysing limitation of liability, evaluating jurisdictional and forum selection options, assessing enforcement risks and securing or contesting arrest and security arrangements. We support clients in selecting the most appropriate forum and method of resolution, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation.