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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
A SUPSALV representative and one GPC member of IATAP were underway on an experimental
skimming vessel the A Whale (A Whale is the world’s largest oil skimmer) assisting with an
operational evaluation of this converted tanker.
OSV AHTS Vanguard got underway at the MC252 site assisting with the A Whale skimming
vessel operational test. The weather at the site was too rough to allow skimming with Current
Buster VOSS on AHTS Vanguard.
OSV MV Renee remained in port due to the weather. The demobilization of two High Speed
Current Buster VOSS and associated equipment/boom cranes from OSV MV John Coghill was
completed. Skimming equipment was ready to install on the AHTS Vantage upon its arrival.
The weather continued to hamper offshore skimming efforts.
Monday, 5 July 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 122 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.
SUPSALV continued to assist CNIC management in Gulfport as required.
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 - 18,439 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 1966 barrels. Minimal skimming was conducted because of bad weather.
Pecos barge, with two Class V Skimmers and four spud/jack-up barges with seven Class V
Skimmers on board (assigned to near-shore Task Force under ICP Mobile), operated between
Pascagoula and Pensacola remained on standby resuming skimming operations as soon as
weather permitted.
OSV Bayou Bee returned to Gulfport for a crew change out.
SUPSALV personnel with OSV Caspian remained in port in Venice due to the weather.
SUPSALV personnel onshore in Grand Isle continued to support near-shore recovery operations.
All Class V Skimmers were in operation. No oil was encountered.
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