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 in Grand Isle continued conducting shoreline and near-shore skimming
operations. No oil was encountered.
OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage with VOSS underway to MC252 site.
OSV MV Renee with the Class XI Skimmer System in Gulfport continued waiting for the new
crane, which was approved by ICP Houma.
Sunday, 18 July 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 131 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 the CNIC management team.
The total SUPSALV Oil Containment Boom in GOMEX to date was 98,000′ with 60,700′ of
boom deployed.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,151 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 1983 barrels.
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 as directed. No oil was encountered.
OSV Bayou Bee in area continued Class V skimmer service operations.
GPC personnel commenced removing 7000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom and mooring
systems from Ship Island.
GPC personnel with OSV Caspian remained in Venice preparing for Oil Containment Boom
servicing operations.
Skimmer operations and equipment training were conducted at the Slidell operations site.
GPC personnel in Grand Isle continued conducting shoreline and near-shore skimming
operations. No oil was encountered.
OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage with VOSS got underway at MC252 site but maintained a
reasonable distance for seismic testing.
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