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 deployed SUPSALV skimming equipment, but no oil was encountered.
SUPSALV continued to demobilize OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage but held the VOSS
systems in area.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, remained in Gulfport awaiting further ICP
tasking orders.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 126 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 56,700′ of
boom still deployed.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,176 barrels and near-shore - 2029
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 serviced Class V Skimmers in ICP Mobile area.
GPC personnel with OSV Caspian at Venice got underway to Breton Island to service Oil
Containment Boom but were again unable to do so due to the weather.
In Slidell, the Class V Skimmers and other SUPSALV equipment remained on standby.
Grand Isle deployed skimming equipment, but no oil was encountered.
SUPSALV continued to demobilize OSVs AHTS Vanguard and Vantage but held the VOSS
systems in area.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, remained in Gulfport awaiting further ICP
tasking orders.
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