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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Thursday, 6 May 2010
The Class V Skimmers and BHBs were prepared and transported to designated staging sites at
Pensacola and Dauphin Island.
Operating crews were located at each site Pensacola and Dauphin Island for immediate
deployment of Skimmer Systems as ordered by the USCG.
The crew completed deployment of 7000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom (at 1000′ per
section in a cascaded formation) near western tip of Ship Island.
The crews began maintenance and installation of the lighting systems on the deployed Oil
Containment Boom sections (for night visibility) around the west end of Ship Island.
Oil containment operations commenced in Venice with the surveying of two sites (West New
Harbor Island and East Bay) for Oil Containment Boom and Boom Mooring Systems
installation.
Six thousand feet of USS-26″ Boom was loaded and rigged on the OSV Wes Bordelon for
deployment around West New Harbor Island. After deploying the 6000′ of USS-26″ Oil
Containment Boom (see Figure 11), the OSV Wes Bordelon returned to be loaded and rigged
with USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom for deployment in East Bay.
Two Current Buster VOSS were rigged on both the port and starboard sides of the OSV AHTS
Vanguard for skimming operations.
The AHTS Vanguard got underway at 2200, south of Ship Island to rendezvous with the
USCGC Oak Seagoing Buoy Tender for final tasking.
Friday, 7 May 2010
Two Class V Vessel Skimmers with complete crews were positioned afloat near Slidell, LA.
One Class V Skimming System and crew were positioned afloat near Bayou La Batre, AL and
one afloat near Pensacola, FL. All skimming systems and crew were ready for tasking.
The Resolve Marine Group Inc. spud barge was loaded with two Class V Skimmer Systems then
positioned in the vicinity of Ship Island off Gulf Port for skimming operations.
The OSV AHTS Vanguard, with two Current Buster VOSS rigged port and starboard, got
underway for skimming operations. The OSV AHTS Vanguard coordinated efforts with the
USCGC Oak Seagoing Buoy Tender and the USCGC Cypress Seagoing Buoy Tender,
conducting reconnaissance sweeps to locate oil product for skimming in vicinity of latitude 28
52.1 N., longitude 88 50.3 W.
Additional ESSM personnel were in transit to crew the remaining Class V Vessel Skimmers
located at Federal Reserve Asset Staging Unit in Gulfport.
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