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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
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. All
Class V Skimmers continued searching for recoverable oil.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
each and continued skimming operations in the vicinity the of the Deepwater Horizon site.
OSV MV Renee suffered a casualty to the Class XI Skimmer System and was in route to
Gulfport for decontamination in Theodore.
Wednesday, 23 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 the GOMEX 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 Class V Skimmer previously overturned was in the repair process. One Class V Skimmer
returned to Gulfport from Port Fourchon and was on standby awaiting tasking.
The co-located CNIC management team organized the movement of their equipment.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 16,876 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 and bladder offloading. Rough weather
prohibited most of the day’s operations.
SUPSALV sought a replacement vessel for OSV Wes Bordelon. GPC personnel in Venice were
using smaller vessels to inspect/repair Oil Containment Boom.
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