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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
The total SUPSALV Oil Containment Boom in GOMEX to date was 98,000′ with 59,300′ of
boom deployed.
The Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers, was in Mobile Bay awaiting USCG tasking. The
three spud/jack-up barges, with three Class V Skimmers on board, were near Mobile. No oil was
encountered. The spud barge, with two Class V Skimmers, arrived in Panama City.
OSV Wes Bordelon reloaded Oil Containment Boom in Venice.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. Two
Class V Skimmers, both in the “free skimming mode”, as well as two Class V Skimmers used
with VOO boats, recovered oil.
OSV MV John Coghill and OSV AHTS Vanguard (each with two Current Buster VOSS) and
OSV MV Renee (with a Class XI Skimmer System) were onsite with skimmers deployed but
found only small amounts of recoverable oil.
On OSV MV Renee, the Class XI Skimmer System, operated as designed on its first full day of
operation.
Note: Total oil recovered to date was 6098 barrels.
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 130 personnel were positioned throughout Panama City,
Pensacola, Mobile, Bayou La Batre, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Ship Island, Slidell, Venice, and Port
Fourchon/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 59,300′ of
boom deployed.
The Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers in Mobile, was to be assigned to ICP Mobile
offshore Task Force 706. Four spud/jack-up barges with five Class V Skimmers on board were
skimming near Mobile and Panama City.
OSV Wes Bordelon deployed an additional 2000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom at East
Bay then returned to Venice to reload boom.
GPC personnel onshore continued to support near-shore recovery operations. Two Class V
Skimmers, both in “free skimming mode” without towed “V” legs of boom, and two Class V
Skimmers being towed, recovered 22 barrels of oil in around Grand Isle.
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