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

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month long operation, 10 members of the SUPSALV staff deployed to the Gulf region and a
number of others provided support from NAVSEA HQ. A more comprehensive list of personnel
appears in Appendix A.
2-1.2 ESSM Team
Global Phillips Cartner (GPC), SUPSALV’s Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) contractor
deployed its people to the Gulf region to support the operation. Staff from all U.S. ESSM bases
were assigned to the operation. This included Cheatham, VA, Port Hueneme, CA, Pearl Harbor
HI, and Fort Richardson, AK. On 28 April, the first 19 team members arrived in the Gulf. After
consulting with USCG representative, they reported to the State Dock, Gulfport, MS and began
to offload the earliest trucks. The number of staff from the ESSM bases exceeded 60 personnel
but the number of people needed to operate all the ESSM equipment was far more than that.
Using a standing contract with National Response Corporation (NRC), crews were supplemented
so that experienced ESSM personnel were leading integrated ESSM and NRC teams. During
the height of the operation, ESSM teams numbered more than 140 people.
Figure 2-1. ESSM Program Manager, Mr. Lloyd Saner conducting the
morning brief at the State Pier, Gulfport, MS.
2-1.3 Supplemental Navy Support
SUPSALV’s Reserve Detachment and a number of Engineering Duty Officers were utilized to
support the operation. The SEA 00C Reserve Detachment’s CO was CAPT Charles Gunzel who
supported SUPSALV on site in Gulfport for nearly the entire duration of the operation. He also
arranged to have a number of the Detachment’s Sailors report for duty in the Gulf and a number
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