Preserving Electronic Navigation Evidence
When a casualty occurs, litigation almost inevitably follows. For this reason, it is critical that, following a casualty, vessel owners and operators act quickly to determine what electronic navigation data exists and how it can be preserved. In the United States, vessel owners have an affirmative duty to preserve electronic evidence that may be relevant to pending or anticipated litigation. Just as important, however, the wealth of electronic data created by modern navigation systems can greatly assist an owner's presentation and proof of its claims or defenses. (View PDF to read the rest of this article)
This article by Alan M. Weigel, of counsel at Blank Rome, is one in a series of articles written for Blank Rome Maritime's quarterly Mainbrace newsletter. To view the other articles in the September 2011 edition of Mainbrace, please click here.