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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,176 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 2029 barrels.
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.
GPC personnel got underway with OSV Caspian from Venice to recover East Bay Oil
Containment Boom.
The Class V Skimmers and other SUPSALV equipment in Slidell remained on standby.
Grand Isle deployed skimming equipment, but no oil was encountered.
The AHTS Vantage was in Theodore for decontamination of the ship and VOSS components.
The AHTS Vanguard remained in Gulfport offloading VOSS and awaited orders to proceed to
the Theodore decontamination station.
OSV MV Renee, with the Class XI Skimmer System, remained in Gulfport awaiting further ICP
tasking orders.
Wednesday, 4 August 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 50,350′ of
boom still deployed (9,065′ identified as beyond economical repair).
Note: Total oil recovered to date: VOSS offshore - 21,176 barrels and Class V Skimmers nearshore
- 2029 barrels.
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.
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