About Us

Investigate, Evaluate and Resolve

Every year, tens of thousands of marine casualties and incidents occur,  resulting in significant property damage and loss of life. At Sea & Gao, our mission is to leverage our technical expertise to help our clients in enhancing safety and finding optimal solutions.

We conduct forensic investigations of marine and offshore incidents using a scientific approach that includes site inspections, sampling, laboratory testing, computer modeling, and sea trials. Our services extend to evaluating design, installation, and operational factors, ensuring compliance with international standards, rules, and regulations. We provide independent root cause analyses and offer expert opinions on remedies and repairs.

As Expert Witnesses, we assist Courts and tribunals across multiple jurisdictions, employing advanced numerical techniques and high-performance computations. 

Additionally, we serve as Expert Determiners or Arbitrators, helping to resolve international disputes efficiently and cost-effectively. With fluency in both English and Chinese, we deliver reliable, specialized support tailored to the global maritime and offshore industries.

Independence

Integrity

Expertise

Our clients recommend us

Renowned KC

“May I say that I thought your work was outstanding. Thank you for your excellent work on this claim. It was a pleasure to meet you.”

Leading Insurer

“We appreciate your swift and competent service and will not hesitate to recommend you.”

Legal Counsel - Top MNC

“Thank you very much for this. I read it and I am again quite impressed. From my point of view it is excellent and as of now I think it covers all bases. Great work indeed!”

Top Shipping Company

“Dr. Gao deserves a special mention not only for the very specialized analysis that she carried out before the hearing but also meeting continuous demands from our counsel team to produce additional computations during the hearing.”

Leading Maritime Lawyers

“Thanks very much for your excellent desktop review and a very clear report. It’s really a pleasure to receive these! Great work!”

“I just wanted to say thank you for all your assistance on this matter. An in-principle agreement on the claim was reached … and your report was extremely helpful in securing the agreement.”

Renowned Counsel

“We were very pleased with your expert assistance, and we will have no hesitation recommending you as an expert witness in future cases.”

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