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

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

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USCG DEEP WATER HORIZON INVESTIGATION D.O. 0043 1.0 CHRONOLOGY Monday, 20 September Finke, Conaghan, arrived in Louisiana for a vessel inspection. Met with Ric Sasse. Began vessel inspection. Tuesday, 21 September AM Watch Summary Completed vessel inspection. Arrived at Phoenix’s Bayou Vista facility to coordinate flights, hotels, and rental cars. PM Watch Summary Arrived in New Orleans, LA. Wednesday, 22 September Continued to update hotel and rental car information for crew arrival. Thursday, 23 September Phoenix personnel arrived in New Orleans. Picked up rental cars and continued travel. Friday, 24 September AM Watch Summary Equipment and personnel arrived at M/V GENIE LAB. Began system mobilization. PM Watch Summary Continued mobilization. High voltage connector on SH2 crane pins broken, reconnected to spare pins. Saturday, 25 September AM Watch Summary Continued mobilization, SH2 crane erected. Vehicle checks completed, OK. High pressure hose on SH2 HPU side (yellow) had several fitting leaks. PM Watch Summary Hose was sent to have a new hydraulic fitting attached. Sunday, 26 September AM Watch Summary Vessel turned around for access to the locator pole. Set up the locator pole. Pole was tested and secured for sea. Sonardyne beacons changed to job frequency. PM Watch Summary Transited to fuel dock to top off tanks. Completed Deep Drone wet check at fueling dock, O.K. PIHI –10096 1

USCG DEEP WATER HORIZON INVESTIGATION D.O. 0043 Monday, 27 September AM Watch Summary Crew transited to the vessel and moved aboard. At 1135, ship was underway to the operations site. PM Watch Summary Started shifts. Tuesday, 28 September AM Watch Summary Started Dive #1. PM Watch Summary Ran counter bypass cable to correct failure in counter. Fixed Sonar on ROV. Fixed damaged Tygon on HD Camera. Started Dive #2. Wednesday, 29 September AM Watch Summary Completed Dive #2. Rigged Programmable Generic Transponder (PGT) beacon for seafloor deployment with ROV, Dive #3. ROV readied for Dive #3, seafloor beacon deployment. Stood by for SIMOPS permission to proceed. Dive #3, deployed seafloor beacon but, received no valid replies. Surveyed the area west of the rig. PM Watch Summary Flew over the rig to the east side. Located west pontoon and surveyed pylons. Cross beam to east pontoon and surveyed pylons. Surveyed area east of the rig and located a Conex box, derrick section, crane boom, and control room (north of the rig). Recovered ROV for xBot integration. Thursday, 30 September AM Watch Summary Moved the BC Q camera to the frame. Moved the old zoom to the pan and tilt. Completed xBot integration. Integrated the hydraulic cutter and secured in the port manipulator jaw. A steel awl was placed in the starboard manipulator jaw. Reviewed the Dive #3 video of the bridge section of the rig. Turned off FOG power inside Deep Drone. The 0500, xBot power turned on. Power consumption in sleep mode. Deep Drone/xBot pre-dive began. xBot locked down in cage, Dive #4. Maneuvered Deep Drone to the open bridge windows. Launched xBot and performed interior bridge survey. Recovered xBot to Deep Drone. Recovered Deep Drone to ship’s deck. PM Watch Summary Dive #5, Surveyed ROV containers (operations and maintenance) and bridge section. Vessel was repositioned over the main rig. Surveyed the middle of the main rig with Deep Drone and xBot. Recovered xBot and Deep Drone to the vessel deck. PIHI –10096 2

USCG DEEP WATER <strong>HORIZON</strong><br />

INVESTIGATION D.O. 0043<br />

1.0 CHRONOLOGY<br />

Monday, 20 September<br />

Finke, Conaghan, arrived in Louisiana for a vessel inspection. Met with Ric Sasse. Began<br />

vessel inspection.<br />

Tuesday, 21 September<br />

AM Watch Summary<br />

Completed vessel inspection. Arrived at Phoenix’s Bayou Vista facility to coordinate<br />

flights, hotels, and rental cars.<br />

PM Watch Summary<br />

Arrived in New Orleans, LA.<br />

Wednesday, 22 September<br />

Continued to update hotel and rental car information for crew arrival.<br />

Thursday, 23 September<br />

Phoenix personnel arrived in New Orleans. Picked up rental cars and continued travel.<br />

Friday, 24 September<br />

AM Watch Summary<br />

Equipment and personnel arrived at M/V GENIE LAB. Began system mobilization.<br />

PM Watch Summary<br />

Continued mobilization. High voltage connector on SH2 crane pins broken, reconnected to<br />

spare pins.<br />

Saturday, 25 September<br />

AM Watch Summary<br />

Continued mobilization, SH2 crane erected. Vehicle checks completed, OK. High pressure<br />

hose on SH2 HPU side (yellow) had several fitting leaks.<br />

PM Watch Summary<br />

Hose was sent to have a new hydraulic fitting attached.<br />

Sunday, 26 September<br />

AM Watch Summary<br />

Vessel turned around for access to the locator pole. Set up the locator pole. Pole was tested<br />

and secured for sea. Sonardyne beacons changed to job frequency.<br />

PM Watch Summary<br />

Transited to fuel dock to top off tanks. Completed Deep Drone wet check at fueling dock,<br />

O.K.<br />

PIHI –10096<br />

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