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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. The
Class V Skimmers continued searching for oil.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two Current Busters each and continued
skimming operations in vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon site.
OSV MV Renee returned to Gulfport. GPC personnel repaired the Class XI Skimmer System
and loaded provisions for OSVs MV John Coghill, AHTS Vanguard, and MV Renee.
Thursday, 24 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 128 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.
SUPSALV Oil Containment Boom in 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 CNIC’s equipment began to arrive. GPC personnel assisted in arranging transportation and
offloading.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 17,234 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 1729 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.
SUPSALV was still seeking a replacement vessel for OSV Wes Bordelon. GPC personnel at
Venice were using smaller vessels to inspect/repair Oil Containment Boom.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations. The
Class V Skimmers conducted skimming operations.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
each and continued skimming operations near the Deepwater Horizon site.
OSV MV Renee returned to sea with the Class XI Skimmer System to join OSVs MV John
Coghill and AHTS Vanguard.
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