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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
The previously overturned Class V Skimmer completed decontamination and was in route to
Gulfport.
OSV Wes Bordelon in Louisiana was removed from service due to engine problems. A
replacement vessel was still being sought.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. The
Class V Skimmers skimmed sporadic oil pockets with little or no oil recovered.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
each continued skimming operations near the Deepwater Horizon site.
OSV MV Renee with the Class XI equipment Skimmer System continued skimming operations
near the Deepwater Horizon site.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 129 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.
Seventeen of 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.
The previously overturned skimmer was returned to Cheatham Annex for repair after the engine
and hydraulic systems were flushed in Gulfport.
The CNIC management team arrived, was briefed, and then set up their command post in
SUPSALV’s second Command Trailer.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 15,627 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 1561 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 continued skimmer maintenance.
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