U.S. NAVY SALVAGE REPORT DEEPWATER HORIZON ... - ESSM

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Sunday, 6 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 130 personnel were positioned throughout Pensacola, Mobile,
Bayou La Batre, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Ship Island, Slidell, Venice, Port Fourchon, and Grand
Isle.
SUPSALV continued coordinating operations from Gulfport (at State Pier) positioning,
maintaining, and operating SUPSALV OSR equipment assets as directed by the USCG FOSC.
The total SUPSALV Oil Containment Boom in GOMEX to date was 98,000′ with 57,000′ of
boom deployed.
Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers, remained in Mobile awaiting USCG tasking. One of
the four spud/jack-up barges off Mobile Bay, with two Class V Skimmers on board, was in route
to Panama City. The other three Mobile area barges, with three Class V Skimmers on board, did
not get underway due to rough weather and continued Oil Bladder offload training.
OSV Wes Bordelon got underway with 4400′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom at East Bay.
The installation of 17,000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom, near Half Moon Island, was part
of the Lake Ponchartrain protection strategy. The USCG contractor without SUPSALV
knowledge was trying to conduct this installation by attaching the boom to pre-installed pilings.
The contractor had problems figuring out how to deploy the boom. SUPSALV sent personnel to
the barge to provide instruction on how to deploy the Oil Containment Boom. Upon providing
instruction for deployment of Oil Containment Boom, the contractor was allowed to complete
the installation.
Onshore GPC personnel in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. Two
Class V Skimmers in the “free skimming mode” were used near-shore. Two Class V Skimmers
in the full skimming mode and the shore based operations recovered oil.
OSV MV John Coghill, with two High Speed Current Buster VOSS, was onsite but unable to
skim due to rough weather. OSV AHTS Vanguard completed installation of knuckle cranes.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System on board, arrived onsite for skimming
operations in the afternoon.
Note: Total oil recovered to date was 6098 barrels.
Monday, 7 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 130 personnel were positioned throughout Pensacola, Mobile,
Bayou La Batre, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Ship Island, Slidell, Venice, Port Fourchon, and Grand
Isle.
SUPSALV continued coordinating operations from Gulfport (at State Pier) positioning,
maintaining, and operating SUPSALV OSR equipment assets as directed by the USCG FOSC.
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