EVALUATION OF UTILITY EQUIPMENT FOR HARBOR OIL SPILL REMOVAL/RECOVERY SYSTEMS

The following items of equipment for harbor oil spill cleanup operations were evaluated: a power assistance unit for deploying and retrieving boom, a 20-foot utility boat, a 28-foot flattop boat, three boom mooring systems, a dust abatement attachment for a sorbent distributor, and the associated connectors, shackles, and lines. A description of the test program, the test results, and recommendations for deployment, use, and retrieval of the equipment are presented. Manpower and time measurements for deployment and retrieval were made. Deficiencies in equipment, as observed, and methods to remove the deficiencies are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory

  Point Mugu
  Port Hueneme, CA  United States  93041
• Authors:
  • Garg, S C
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oil recovery equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Pollution control; Water quality management
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil recovery systems; Oil removal equipment; Pollution abatement measures
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CEL-TN-1443
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM