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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
NAVSEA/SUPSALV joined the Coast Guard Lead Interagency Alternative Technology
Assessment Program (IATAP). The IATAP planned to evaluate new technological concepts as
related to the Deepwater Horizon response. U.S. Navy participants included Capt. Gunzel
(SUPSALV 00C Reserve Det.), Dr. Hudson (NSWCCD), and Mr. Urban (PCCI). The group
was formed to provide a conduit to U.S. NAVY resources as needed by IATAP.
Friday, 25 June 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 129 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.
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 CNIC management team continued to receive their equipment. GPC personnel continued to
assist with offloading and placement of the equipment.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 17,700 barrels and Class V near-shore -
1729 barrels.
The Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers on board and four spud/jack-up barges with five
Class V Skimmers were 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.
There was still no replacement vessel for OSV Wes Bordelon. GPC personnel at Venice utilized
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 continued skimming as directed.
OSVs MV John Coghill and AHTS Vanguard operated two High Speed Current Buster VOSS
each, and OSV MV Renee with a Class XI Skimmer System continued skimming operations near
the Deepwater Horizon site.
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