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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
The four Class V Skimmers, and other SUPSALV equipment in Slidell, were transported to
Gulfport.
The four Class V Skimmers, and other SUPSALV equipment in Grand Isle, were in
decontamination, consolidation, and transport mode. Two of the four were clean and returned to
Gulfport.
OSV Bayou Bee offloaded equipment in Gulfport in preparation for transporting other equipment
from Pascagoula.
Saturday–Monday, 28–30 August 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 62 personnel were deployed and/or staged throughout GOMEX
from Pensacola west to Grand Isle.
SUPSALV continued coordinating response operations from Gulfport (at State Pier) as directed
by the USCG FOSC.
SUPSALV continued to assist the CNIC management team with maintenance, logistics, and
demobilization.
The total SUPSALV Oil Containment Boom in GOMEX was 98,000′ with 31,775′ of boom still
deployed (19,690′ identified as beyond economical repair).
The nine Class V Skimmers remained in port/ on board barges with assigned ICP Mobile Task
Forces in Gulfport. SUPSALV continued coordinating decontamination of five of the assigned
skimmers and three oil recovery/storage bladders.
GPC Venice personnel waited for calmer weather to recover Oil Containment Boom at Breton
Island.
Two remaining Class V Skimmers, and other SUPSALV equipment in Grand Isle, were in
decontamination.
Seventeen thousand feet of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom was still deployed in Half Moon
Bay. SUPSALV investigated when the boom would be recovered.
OSV Bayou Bee planned to recover Oil Containment Boom at West New Harbor Island.
SUPSALV was waiting on LA State Wildlife and Fisheries’ approval to remove boom at North
Pass.
Tuesday–Wednesday, 31 August–01 September 2010
SUPSALV OSR equipment and 58 personnel were deployed and/or staged throughout GOMEX
from Pensacola west to Grand Isle.
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