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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Grand Isle SUPSALV equipment was secured on barges for storm evasion.
OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage with VOSS remained in Port Fourchon.
OSV MV Renee with the Class XI Skimmer System remained in Gulfport due to the weather.
Sunday, 25 July 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 128 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 57,700′ of
boom still deployed.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,176 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), was redeployed
between Pascagoula and Pensacola.
OSV Bayou Bee, in Gulfport, got underway to ICP Mobile to return Oil Containment Boom and
Oil Storage Bladders stowed on board for the storm.
GPC personnel with OSV Caspian at Venice prepared to resume Oil Containment Boom
servicing operations.
The Class V Skimmers and other SUPSALV equipment returned to Slidell for redeployment.
SUPSALV equipment in Grand Isle was placed on barges for redeployment.
OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage with VOSS remained in Port Fourchon.
OSV MV Renee with the Class XI Skimmer System remained in Gulfport awaiting ICP tasking
orders to return to sea to resume skimming operations.
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