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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
SECTION B – CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
GPC received verbal authorization to commence deployment of GPC personnel and SUPSALV
pollution equipment to the Naval Base in Gulfport, MS, from ESSM base Port Hueneme, CA and
Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
GPC Program Manager, Lloyd L. Saner, departed for New Orleans, Louisiana, along with 19
other GPC personnel from Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA, Port Hueneme, CA, Fort
Richardson, AK, and Pearl Harbor, HI, ESSM bases. While in route, Mr. Saner received
direction to contact U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Representative, CWO Davenport, for specific
direction. The trucks carrying ESSM gear were directed to report to the Naval Base in Gulfport.
After making contact with CWO Davenport, he directed that all equipment be staged out of the
Mississippi State Dock (West) in Gulfport. Mr. Saner proceeded directly to the Naval Base to
re-direct approximately eight trucks (that had already arrived at the Naval Base) to Gulfport MS
State Docks. Mr. Saner then notified all other GPC personnel and trucks (still in route) to
proceed to Gulfport MS State Docks (West) to assist in receiving and offloading trucks. Mr.
Saner then proceeded to the Port and met with CWO Davenport. GPC personnel commenced
offloading trucks as they arrived for the remainder of the day.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Of the 57 truckloads of ESSM gear that had left the CONUS ESSM bases, eight truckloads had
already arrived at the Naval Base Gulfport. The Supervisor of Salvage & Diving (SUPSALV)
Representatives, Stephanie Brown and Kemp Skudin, arrived in Gulfport along with the 19 GPC
contractor team members. Kemp Skudin, Stephanie Brown, and Lloyd Saner met with CWO3
Peter Davenport to determine the USCG’s first priority for the SUPSALV equipment. First
priority was to position deflection Oil Containment Boom off the western tip of Ship Island, just
south of Gulfport. The USCG contracted the SEACOR Marine Offshore Support Vessel (OSV)
motor vessel (MV) John Coghill to assist in the deployment of Oil Containment Boom.
The USCG’s second priority was assembling and preparing the Class V Vessel Skimmer for
possible deployment between Cat and Ship Islands as weather permitted. Additional preparation
took place for the deployment of two Current Busters (one on port side and one on starboard
side) from the OSV MV John Coghill to skim for oil product near the oil wellhead as the weather
permitted.
A team of GPC personnel was assigned to commence preparing and rigging of 4000′ of USS-42″
Oil Containment Boom and eight Boom Mooring Systems on board the OSV MV John Coghill.
Another team was assigned to continue offloading the trucks as they arrived and staging the
equipment along with assembly of the Class V Skimmers.
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