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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, continued skimming operations in the
vicinity the of Deepwater Horizon site.
Thursday, 17 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 127 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
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. This
includes the one Class V out of commission undergoing decontamination.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 11,081 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 979 barrels.
The Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers on board and four spud/jack-up barges with five
Class V Skimmers on board (assigned to near-shore Task Force under ICP Mobile), operated
between Pascagoula and Pensacola skimming sporadic oil pockets and streams.
OSV Bayou Bee conducted maintenance on skimmer #83.
OSV Wes Bordelon in Venice was out-of-service due to engine problems. Finding a suitable
replacement was in progress.
Grand Isle received a request to move two Class V Skimmers from the pier at Port Fourchon to
Grand Isle.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. The
Class V Skimmers had no reportable oil recovery.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard, operated two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
each.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, continued skimming operations in the
vicinity the of Deepwater Horizon site.
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