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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Eight Class V Vessel Skimmers with full crews remained pre-positioned as follows: Slidell (qty
2), Ship Island (qty 2), Pascagoula (qty 2), Bayou La Batre (qty 1), and Pensacola (qty 1), all
ready for tasking by the USCG. The teams conducted training and drills to maintain a high state
of equipment and personnel readiness. Two Class V Vessel Skimmers were staged on a spud
barge near Ship Island.
Deployment of the oil containment gear continued. The OSV MV John Coghill continued to
operate out of Theodore supporting deployment of 19,000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom
and Boom Mooring systems at the bay entrance near Dauphin Island to protect Mobile Bay.
Loaded 4000′ of USS-26″ Oil Containment Boom onto the OSV Wes Bordelon. Attempted to
deploy the Oil Containment Boom around Breton Island. Unacceptable weather conditions
suspended all operations and forced the ship to return to port in Venice.
Operating with two Current Buster VOSS, the OSV AHTS Vanguard was still in Port Fourchon
due to adverse weather at the site. The estimated stay in port extended through Sunday, 16 May.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Two Class V Vessel Skimmers based in Alaska were awaiting truck transport to the GOMEX
region. Additional SUPSALV OSR gear arrived in Gulfport from Port Hueneme, CA by truck.
One salvage skimmer van w/1,000′ of 26″ boom, two Harbor Boom Oil Containment Boom
System Vans of 4000′ of 18″ non-inflatable boom, one Inflatable Boom Oil Containment Boom
System Van, with 4000′ of USS-18″ inflatable boom, arrived from Cheatham Annex,
Williamsburg. These items were recent arrivals from the manufacturer and were only partially
assembled into systems.
Eight Class V Vessel Skimmers with full crews remain pre-positioned as follows: Slidell (qty 2),
Ship Island (qty 2), Pascagoula (qty 2), Bayou La Batre (qty 1), and Pensacola (qty 1), all ready
for tasking by the USCG. Teams conducted training and drills to maintain a high state of
equipment and personnel readiness. Two Class V Vessel Skimmers were staged on a spud barge
near Ship Island.
The OSV MV John Coghill continued to operate out of Theodore supporting deployment of
19,000′ of USS-42″ Oil Containment Boom and mooring systems at the bay entrance near
Dauphin Island to protect Mobile Bay. Fair weather allowed for deployment of 1000′ of Oil
Containment Boom.
The OSV Wes Bordelon, loaded with 4000′ of USS-26″ Oil Containment Boom, remained in
port at Venice due to unacceptable weather.
The OSV AHTS Vanguard, operating two Current Buster VOSS, was still in port at Port
Fourchon due to adverse weather at the site estimated to depart Saturday evening, 16 May.
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