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Hector V. Pazos, P. E.
Expert Witness/Maritime Litigations. Naval Architect, Marine Engineer, Registered Professional Engineer.

Florida Office:P.O. Box 47188
St. Petersburg, FL 33743-7188 USA
Ph: (727) 347-2556 Fax: (727) 343-9717
Cell Phone: (727) 415-7192 (24 hours)
Email: Hectorpazos75597@aol.com

Louisiana Office:
3501 Holiday Drive, Suite #312.
New Orleans, LA 70174
Cell Ph: (504) 367-4072 (24 hours)
Fax: (504) 367-3790
Email: Oceanoilpazos@cs.com

MARINE ACCIDENTS - INVESTIGATION SERVICES
EXPERT WITNESS
During the past 30 years, Ocean-Oil has been retained to assist lawyers, insurance companies, and owners regarding technical matters in a substantial number of litigations (over 1,200). We have made surveys and inspections, prepared reports, and/or testified by deposition and in court in more than 400 cases involving: power and sail pleasure boats
passenger and cargo vessels
offshore platforms
drilling rigs
fishing vessels
pipelines
barges
floating cranes
collisions
salvage
towing
damages to docks
slip and fall
inclined and vertical ladders
fires and explosions
diving accidents
noise and/or vibration
containers
dredges


These litigations can be classified generally as: Accident Reconstruction
Product Liability
Equipment Failure
Structural Failure
Latent Defects
Vessel Safety and Seaworthiness
Aquatics/Recreation
Design/Construction Defects
Cause of Vessel Sinking
Vessel Stability
Salvage of Vessels
Engine and Steering Damage
Personal Injury/Safety
Biomechanics

Mr Pazos' Academic Background: M. S. in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 1959. Further studies at Tulane, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Princeton Universities. Courses, Seminars, and Conferences: Structural Steel Design
Computers
Vibrations
Diesel Engines
Shipbuilding Practices
Offshore Petroleum Technology
Underwater Welding
USCG Auxiliary/Power Squadron/
Safety at Sea