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

Chapter 4: Mobilization
Class V skimmers had grown to 16, VOSS systems to 4, and total boom in the Gulf to 98,000
feet.
4-2 Follow-on Mobilization
On 8 May, the Coast Guard issued a Request for Assistance for additional boom and OSR
equipment from the ESSM facility in Alaska. SUPSALV’s Alaska ESSM facility is located at the
Joint Base (Air Force – Army) Elmendorf – Fort Richardson and is ready for immediate
transportation. This request made it through channels to SUPSALV on 10 May. The shipment
request was processed and routed through DOD (TRANSCOM) for Air Lift to New Orleans NAS,
Belle Chasse, LA.
By 12 May, the Alaska ESSM Equipment including five Boom Vans and four Mooring Systems
have arrived in Belle Chasse and were transferred to Amelia National Guard Warehouse Facility.
Remaining SUPSALV ESSM OSR gear (Vessel Skimming Systems (3), Boom Handling Tow
Boats (2), Boom Vans (4), Mooring Systems (10), and Oil Storage Bladders) was scheduled to
start arriving at New Orleans NAS, Belle Chasse on 13 May. TRANSCOM was continuing to
work issues concerning adequate weight handling and lifting equipment needed to offload
equipment from the aircraft at New Orleans NAS. Boom Vans and Mooring Systems were
initially stored in Amelia and the other items were immediately shipped to Gulfport, MS.
Figure 4-2. May 11, 2010 image of sailors unloading ESSM Alaska oil
containment equipment from an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft at Naval
Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans.
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