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

Chapter 5: Operations
Figure 5-13. Outrigger Assembly suspended over the side rail used to
service the pump in the pocket of the High Speed Current Buster
5-3.3 Advancing Oil Spill Recovery Technology
An Interagency Alternative Technology Assessment Panel (IATAP), was established by the
National Incident Commander to provide a well-defined, documented, systematic, and fair
government-managed process to solicit, screen, and evaluate all suggested technologies in
support of ongoing response activities related to the Deepwater Horizon spill. This greatly
relieved the pressure on spill response managers who didn’t have time to thoroughly respond to
the constant stream of “what if” questions. Because SUPSALV showed up in the Gulf with
equipment that was effective and operators that were experienced, they were asked to
participate in the workgroup and RFA 121 was issued to fund GPC’s participation as panelists.
Their task was to help evaluate potential enhancements that were submitted and judged to be
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