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

Final Report, SONS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, 27 April — 24 September 2010
Twelve Vessel Skimming Systems with full crews were pre-positioned as follows: Slidell (qty
4), Gulfport pier on spud barge (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 as
weather permitted. The spud barges with two Class V Vessel Skimmers on board returned to
Gulf port pier from Ship Island and were awaiting repositioning orders.
The OSV MV John Coghill continued to operate out of Theodore supporting the 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. Two thousand feet of additional Oil Containment Boom
put 8,800′ of Oil Containment Boom in place in the Mobile Bay vicinity. The Mobile Bay oil
containment task force leaders adjusted the previous Oil Containment Boom laying plans to
deflection mode due to the heavy currents affecting deployment, maintenance, and its
effectiveness once placed.
The OSV Wes Bordelon remained in Venice loaded with 5000′ of USS-26″ Oil Containment
Boom and Boom Mooring Systems and anticipated location deployment orders.
The OSV AHTS Vanguard, operating two Current Buster VOSS, was onsite at MC252.
Note: Total oil recovered to date was 1395 barrels.
Friday, 21 May 2010
Two Class V Vessel Skimmers in route from Alaska were delayed with a new EDA of 25 May.
The Class XI VOSS Skimmer System was ordered from Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg.
Twelve Class V Vessel Skimmers with full crews pre-positioned as follows: Slidell (qty 4),
Gulfport pier on spud barge (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 as weather
permitted. The spud barge, with two Class V Vessel Skimmers on board, returned to the
Gulfport pier from Ship Island and were awaiting repositioning orders.
SUPSALV’s Oil Containment Boom and Boom Mooring System operations from the OSV MV
John Coghill were terminated at Mobile Bay. All Oil Containment Boom and Boom Mooring
Systems were recovered due to the heavy currents encountered affecting deployment,
maintenance, and the overall effectiveness once placed. A barge and the OSV MV John Coghill
were directed to recover 9,800′ of Oil Containment Boom and all Boom Mooring Systems from
the Mobile Bay vicinity.
The OSV Wes Bordelon remained in Venice, loaded with 5000′ of USS-26″ Oil Containment
Boom and Boom mooring Systems, awaiting location deployment orders.
ESSM personnel in Grand Isle deployed 1000′ of USS-26″ Oil Containment Boom near-shore to
allow recovery and skimming of oil expectations in that area. Four GPC personnel were working
from the shore.
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