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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
The USCG assigned the OSV Bayou Bee for use as skimmer system maintenance support and an
Oil Spill Recovery Bladder offloading vessel. OSV Bayou Bee reported to Theodore to load an
80-ton crane and then transit to Gulfport to complete loadout of SUPSALV various maintenance
vans and other miscellaneous equipment. OSV Bayou Bee would then begin servicing the
skimmer systems.
OSV Wes Bordelon got underway from Venice conducting Oil Containment Boom repair at
Breton Island.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. Two
Class V Skimmers, both in “free skimming mode”, and two Class V Skimmers did not recover
any oil.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard, operating two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
and OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, continued skimming operations in
vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon site.
Sunday, 13 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 131 personnel were positioned throughout 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 Oil
Containment Boom deployed.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 8147 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 695 barrels.
Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers, was assigned to near-shore 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. There were difficulties with the
operational control of the Pecos barge system. The Class V Skimmers were not being used
properly and sustained damage. SUPSALV received messaging from ICP regarding CONOPS
tasking of the Pecos barge to conduct concept trial operations for a few days to determine if
improvements were forthcoming.
OSV Bayou Bee in Gulfport was completing loadout of SUPSALV maintenance and
decontamination vans and small boats along with crew preparation (see Figure 18). The vessel
was expected to be ready for service the next day.
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