Capt. Jay Bolton Maritime Consultant E-mail- jbolton@independentmaritime.com Office: 203-256-1000 Cell: (860) 460-9209 Professional Résumé Senior Surveyor with Independent Maritime Consulting LLC IMC LLC acts as Commercial Correspondents for several major Hull and Machinery (H&M) and Protection & Indemnity (P&I) underwriters which includes providing claims handling assistance to their assured, performing surveys and investigating casualties of all kinds, mitigating and evaluating damages, assisting in coordinating repairs and providing technical advice. In addition, IMC provides surveys, technical consulting and expert witness services to maritime law firms, vessel Owners, Charterers and their liability underwriters in connection with major casualties, personal injury and cargo claims. Particular Areas of Expertise. Marine casualty investigations Quality control vetting inspector Port captain services Litigation support and expert witness services Arbitrator Collision ISPS annual cruise ship audits LNG Port design feasibility analysis INDEPENDENT MARITIME CONSULTANT SINCE 1997 Conducts tanker vetting & inspection surveys; provides port captain services; has lectured internationally on maritime training issues; serves as expert witness, generally regarding: collisions, groundings, and tanker operations.
Sea Service 1967 1992 1967-1973, junior deck officer aboard tankers, breakbulk, and container ships 1973-1977, Chief Officer aboard USNS chartered breakbulk ships and tankers engaged in the multi-grade clean products trade. 1977-1987, Master of 90,000 DWT crude oil tanker, engaged in the Alaska North Slope crude oil trade; Extensive lightering, SPM, and Panama Canal transit experience. 1991, Assistant Mooring Master at the LOOP (Louisiana Offshore Oil Platform) 1991-1992, Master of 265,000 DWT, U.S. flag VLCC. Education Graduate of the State University of New York Maritime College (1967) Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies multiple courses License: U.S. Coast Guard issued: Master of steam and Motor vessels, Upon Oceans any gross tons, Master of Sail to 500 gt. Nationality US citizen. CASE LIST AS EXPERT 2014-2015 Holland & Knight LLP (Tanker Grounding) upper Hudson River For AIS Insurance: Sole arbitrator - Fishing & sailing vessel collision 2013 Tabak Mellusi & Shishi (Sinking of HMS Bounty) USCG/NTSB investigation and subsequent mediation 2011 Squire Sanders LLP (Tanker allision investigation) Singapore Hill Rivkins LLP (Personal injury) - defendant for Vane Brothers 2010 Blank Rome LLP (Defendant) alleged collision Stepski v. Norasia Alya Southern District Court of New York
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Roads - M.T. Athos I (Federal trial) Vandeventer Black LLP Nikki Jo C - Collision (settled) Daigle Fisse & Kessenich, PLC M.T. Kition Bridge allision (settled) Chalos O Connor & Duffy LLP - C.V Rickmers Genoa Collision 2009 Hill Betts & Nash LLP- Personal injury (Defendant) Montgomery McCracken Walker & Roads - M.T. Athos I- Oil Spill incident Holland & Knight LLP- M.T. Front Royal - Grounding Suez Canal 2007-2008 Chalos O Connor & Duffy LLP - Grounding - New Delhi Express Halloran & Sage - Buchanan Marine - Allision - Blank Rome - Alleged container ship collision with fishing vessel Hill Rivkins & Hayden -Grounding/ Dominican Republic (Arbitration) Hill Rivkins & Hayden Collision/ Baltic/ North Sea Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads M.T. Athos I. Oil Spill Incident Maloof Browne & Eagan Bulker/ heavy weather damage in North Pacific Rhode Island Office of State Attorney General LNG port/channel - consultant regarding safe navigation issues. Holland & Knight Kingdom of Spain v. American Bureau of Shipping -M.T. Prestige - Sinking Holland & Knight - Grounding in the Suez Canal, M.T. Front Royal
2006 Holland & Knight - Kingdom of Spain v. American Bureau of Shipping Halloran & Sage Connecticut DOT v. Buchanan Marine bridge allision Hill Rivkins & Hayden - Grounding -Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic 2004-2005 Skoufalos Llorca & Ziccardi LLP - Grounding MV Atlantic Bulker Orinoco River (Arbitration) Hill Rivkins & Hayden Collision -. Tricolor/Kariba/Clary Hill Taylor Dickenson Grounding M.T. Nissos Amorgos Holland & Knight Navigation incident - near collision, Delaware Bay. MT World New V. Bouchard. (Mediated) 2003-2004 Holland & Knight: Grounding - M.T. Mantinia Hill Rivkins & Hayden: M.V. Global Mariner allision 1999-2001 Holland & Knight: M.T. Olympic Sponsor Grounding - Venezuela 1997 Hill Rivkins & Hayden: V-Ship Management v. Petrojam Annett II oil spill & tanker fire (Arbitration) 1993-1996 Hill Rivkins: M.V. Mar Coral v. Trade resolve - collision B.T. Nautilus v. Coastal Oil New York - Grounding (Federal Court) 1994 Chalos English & Brown: Exxon Valdez (Federal Court) 1991 Lau Lane Pieper & Assoc. & Maritime Overseas Corp - P&I defense Hill Rivkins - Texaco International v. Texas Shipping - Grounding 1990 Chalos English & Brown: Exxon Valdez - grounding
1985 Burke & Parsons: Sohio v. Maritime Overseas Corp.- Dead freight dispute (arbitration)