Giving Data a Voice – Turning Insight into Certainty
In the complex world of marine and energy incidents, certainty comes from understanding. At Waves Group, we combine practical experience with advanced digital tools to interpret what really happened and why.
Data alone doesn’t provide answers; it’s how it’s analysed, visualised and applied that creates knowledge and gives it a voice. Our work turns multiple data sources into clear, actionable insight that clients can trust in real time or long after an incident has occurred.
Partnership with Purpose
Our collaboration with Oceancaster – a company created by Waves Group and now operating independently, represents a unique fusion of technical expertise and digital innovation. Together, we’ve developed methods to integrate and visualise complex data sets, giving every case its own digital fingerprint.
“Every incident is different, so our interpretation of data must be equally precise,” says Simon Burnay, Naval Architect, SCR and CEO at Waves Group. “We led the way in applying digital data to marine investigations years ago, and continue to push those boundaries today.”
From tracking and recorded vessel movements (including AIS, VDR) to recorded sound and visual data (e.g. audio, CCTV and 360 imagery), all combined with advanced digital mapping techniques (GIS), Oceancaster provides the factual foundation.
Giles Hunnisett, Founder of Oceancaster, adds: “Oceancaster specialise in a very niche area – pulling data together and putting it into a usable form. That doesn’t mean anything without a subject matter expert thoroughly understanding the data and doing something useful with it. The Waves Group team are very experienced and capable in this area, which makes for a strong and effective partnership.”
Experience Meets Technology
This partnership ensures our clients receive integrated, end-to-end solutions, combining digital clarity with the depth of Waves’ expert judgement.
Our teams use the latest visualisation tools, analytics platforms and modelling techniques to build detailed, defensible narratives for any situation, from offshore cable damage to port incidents and vessel collisions. The result is practical advice and evidence clients can act on, supported by clear visuals and grounded technical understanding.
“We don’t just analyse data,” adds Rob Williams, Maritime Civil Engineer and Associate Director at Waves Group. “We translate it into meaning, connecting the dots between cause, effect and consequence.”
Trusted Advice, Proven Results
Our approach goes beyond expert opinion alone. We act as trusted advisers throughout the lifecycle of an investigation or project, helping clients manage live incidents, assess risk, or build robust claims with confidence.
Whether supporting offshore wind construction, subsea infrastructure or casualty response, we help clients achieve clarity from complexity with market-leading certainty.
Talk to Us
If you’d like to explore how Waves Group can support your next project or claim with our integrated technical and data-driven expertise, we’d love to hear from you.
We also provide bespoke workshops and training to help claims teams and project managers understand how digital data and expert interpretation combine to deliver faster, clearer outcomes.
