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

SUPSALV SITREP #41: DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL RESPONSE; 08 June 2010
EQUIP/PERSONNEL STATUS:
ESSM Oil Spill Response (OSR) equipment deployed/staged per attached list. Assets and 130 personnel
spread between Panama City and Pensacola FL; Mobile and Bayou LaBatre AL; Pascagoula, Gulfport
and Ship Island MS; and Slidell, Venice and Port Fourchon/Grand Isle LA. Mr. Mike Dean, SUPSALV
Chief Engineer, is in Houston TX at the BP Engineering Crisis Center. Mike Herb, SUPSALV Dir of
Salvage Operations has relieved Kemp Skudin, Oil Spill Response Program Manager as GOMEX as
SUPSALV operations lead.
OPS Summary/Current Activities (08 June):
Continuing to coordinate SUPSALV operations from staging area on State Pier, Gulfport MS, positioning,
maintaining and operating SUPSALV OSR equipment assets as directed by USCG FOSC. All USCGrequested
equipment is in GOM OPAREA. Total SUPSALV boom in GOM is 96,000 FT w/59,300 FT of
boom deployed. All eighteen (18) Marco Class 5 Skimming Systems with crews have been positioned at
USCG designated locations.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Coast - Barge PECOS with two Marco Class 5 skimmers is out fitting in
Mobile and will be assigned to ICP Mobile offshore TF 706 tomorrow, 9JUN. The 4 spud barges with 5
Marcos IVO Mobile and Panama City FL, no skimmable oil encountered.
Louisiana - OSV WES BORDELON deployed additional 2,000 ft of 42" boom at East Bay and is returning
to Venice to reload boom. SUPSALV personnel on shore at Grand Isle, LA, continue to support in-shore
clean-up/protection and operate Marco Class 5 Skimmers both in the "free skimming" mode (without
towed "V" legs of boom) as well as with towing vessels of opportunity. Three Marco Class 5s recovered
22 bbls oil in vic Grand Isle.
Offshore - OSVs JOHN COGHILL and VANGUARD, each w/two NOFI "Current Buster" Vessel of
Opportunity Skimming Systems (VOSS). OSV RENE with a Marco Class 11 skim system damaged
installed knuckle boom crane while recovering Class 11 last evening in increasing seas. RENE rtp, was
deconned and returning to State Pier Gulfport for repair evaluation, ETA 2000L. Little oil was
encountered by COG/VAN today; total known product recovered to date by offshore skimming at 5771
barrels (total drop due to decanting).
Intentions Next 24 Hrs (09 June):
WES BORDELON deploy/service boom out of Venice, LA as directed by USCG. Continue shoreline
skimming and/or boom ops with small skimmers from salvage skim vans and Marco Class 5s IVO Grand
Isle as directed. OSVs JOHN COGHILL and VANGUARD, each w/two NOFI "Current Buster" Vessel of
Opportunity Skimming Systems (VOSS). OSV RENE with the Marco Class 11 skimmer - investigate
problem with crane and attempt repairs ASAP; b/c of size of Class 11 and handling configuration will
recommend RENE be tasked closer to shore. Maintain readiness of pre-positioned and staged Marco
Class 5 skimming systems/crews and conduct systems training/drills. Conduct skimming ops as directed
by USCG.
Issues/Concerns: Heat and humidity are quickly becoming and area of concern for the front line
workforce. In past 24 hours SUPSALV had three contract workers operating skimmers in the Grand Isle
area taken to the area hospital for symptoms of headaches/nausea; varying degrees of heat exhaustion
was diagnosed, all have been released and are now fully recovered. SUPSALV has notified UAC and
both ICPs of need for on site evaluations, monitoring and work adjustments which will affect cleanup
operation efficiency; SUPSALV is working various mitigation plans including periodic rotation to VOOs w/
A/C spaces, A/C units for skimmer pilot houses that crew can rotate through, workday shift management,
etc.
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