Practical expertise lies in dealing with Salvage, Wreck Removal and Oil Pollution having attended some 60 major casualties. John is an experienced expert witness recently offering expertise in unsafe port cases and salvage.
Over 31 years of maritime experience of which 17 years maritime and energy surveying
Personal Experience
John Noble spent about 40 years in the marine surveying business,
from running his own business (Murray Fenton and Associates Limited),
based in London, to 5 years as head of The Salvage Association following
its acquisition by BMT.
John attended over 60 major casualties (BRAER, SEA EMPRESS, ERIKA, for example). Involvement in these casualties often lead to dealing with matters of causation and gathering evidence. In addition, John acted as an expert witness on about 70 cases in a number of jurisdictions. (UK, USA, Canada, Sudan, UAE and Sweden to list a few.)
John was the technical editor in three appropriate publications:
- Casualty Management Guidelines (2012)
- Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence Volume 1 (2016)
- Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence Volume 2 (2019)
- John retains an active interest in the topic and is assisting
the legal representatives in a number of on-going cases.
captain john noble director at constellation marine comments
on AirAsia wreckage on Sky HD News.
