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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 18,340 barrels and from Class V Skimmers
near-shore - 1966 barrels.
Skimming was restricted due to local storms.
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), was
reassigned between Pascagoula and Pensacola.
OSV Bayou Bee was at the staging area in Gulfport loaded with spares.
GPC personnel and OSV Caspian remained in port in Venice because of the weather and
conducted equipment loadout for future oil containment operations.
GPC personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations.
Two of the four Class V Skimmers at the Rigolets (Lake Pontchartrain area) were relocated
further east into the Mississippi Sound.
OSVs MV John Coghill, AHTS Vanguard, and MV Renee were in the port due to the weather.
Tropical Storm Alex did not directly affect the Deepwater Horizon Operation area, but high
winds and rough seas resulting from the storm’s passage to the southwest were expected to
preclude offshore skimming until later in the week.
Thursday, 1 July 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 122 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 Vessel Skimmers, one Class XI Skimmer System, and all four
High Speed Current Buster VOSS with crews were positioned at the USCG designated locations.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 18,340 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 1966 barrels. No skimming was conducted this day due to local storms.
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
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