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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Sunday, 1 August 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 124 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 56,000′ of
boom still deployed.
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,176 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 2029 barrels.
Pecos barge continued to offload Class V Skimmers.
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 the ICP Mobile area.
GPC personnel got underway with OSV Caspian from Venice to Breton Island to service Oil
Containment Boom.
In Slidell, the Class V Skimmers and other SUPSALV equipment remained on standby.
Grand Isle deployed skimming equipment, but no oil was encountered.
OSV Vantage offloaded VOSS components that did not require decontamination in Gulfport and
proceeded to Theodore for decontamination of the vessel and VOSS components. The AHTS
Vanguard was to complete offload and then proceed to Theodore for decontamination.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, remained in Gulfport awaiting further ICP
tasking.
Monday, 2 August 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.
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