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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Thursday, 10 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 132 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 63,200′ of
boom deployed.
All eighteen Class V Skimming Systems, one Class XI Skimmer System, and four High Speed
Current Buster VOSS with crews, were positioned at the USCG designated locations.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 6870 barrels and Class V Skimmers
in/near-shore - 406 barrels.
Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers, assigned to near/offshore Task Force under ICP
Mobile. The four spud/jack-up barges with five Class V Skimmers on board were near Mobile
and Panama City skimming in sporadic oil pockets and streams.
In Louisiana, OSV Wes Bordelon loaded 3000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom and awaited
tasking.
GPC personnel onshore continued to support near-shore recovery operations. Two Class V
Skimmers, both in “free skimming mode”, and two Class V Skimmers being towed recovered
very little oil near Grand Isle.
OSV MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two each High Speed Current Buster
VOSS. No reportable oil was found.
OSV MV Renee with the Class XI Skimmer System was repaired and ready for tasking.
SUPSALV agreed to task her offshore.
Friday, 11 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 132 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 63,200′ of
boom deployed.
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