Andy Johnstone

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About Andy Johnstone

Andrew Johnstone is a Naval Architect and a Chartered Engineer and is a member of Lloyd's Special Casualty Rrepresentative panel. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree with honours in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding. He is member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a member of the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors. He undertakes statutory surveys on behalf Isle of Man and Cayman Island ship registries in South America and is an IMCA eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspector.Andrew joined Sedgwick Global Specialty technical services in Rio de Janeiro in 2026.Andrew’s main area of specialist activity is salvage and wreck removal having acted as owner’s representative and salvage naval architect. Salvage and wreck removal operations have included wreck removals, LOF salvage of semi-submersible offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; salvage naval architect for the refloating of a warship in Saudi Arabia. He has been appointed by P&I clubs following fires as well as grounded bulk carriers, wreck removal of a damaged RoPax vessel in Chile and a floating dock in Uruguay, and most recently, a grounded containership in Canada.He also has extensive experience in damage surveys of a wide range of cargo ships and offshore vessels, as well as loss prevention surveys for P&I Clubs.Another area of expertise with offshore structures and in the planning and execution of offshore installation operations having acted as a Marine Warranty Surveyor for offshore field developments. This included FPSOs, fixed platforms, TLPs, SPAR platforms, semi-submersible production platforms as well as pipelines, risers and other subsea facilities. This experience has been gained in the USA, Brazil, West Africa and the UK.