SWISS IDEA FOR SLICK DISPERSAL

Equipment to remove oil carpets from the surface of the sea using hot water and steam is designed to be capable of handling an oil slick 20 km long, 1 km wide and 10 mm deep within 10 to 12 hr. The equipment is characterized by the two main floats connected on the starboard side of the mother ship, and the system also includes a tender. The method of operation of the equipment is described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Terminus Publications Limited

  Speedway House, Quarry Hill Parade
  Tonbridge, Kent,   England 
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 75-76
• Serial:
  • Tanker and Bulk Carrier
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Terminus Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dispersers; Oil recovery equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Pollution control
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil dispersal
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019128
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1971 12:00AM