SOCK -- AN OIL SKIMMING KIT FOR VESSELS OF CONVENIENCE

An oil spill sweep skimmer kit is under development for emergency use in the Gulf of Alaska. The Spilled Oil Containment Kit (SOCK) is containerized oil containment and removal equipment to be deployed on either side of a vessel of convenience, making the vessel an emergency sweep skimmer. Frame-supported nylon/nitrile rubber socks are tied alongside the vessel to provide a sweep width of 50 ft plus the vessel beam. Pumps and storage are also included. Based on model tests, the skimmer performance is expected to approach that of state-of-the-art skimmers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Oil Spill Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Petroleum Institute

  1220 L Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20005-4070
• Authors:
  • Ayers, R R
  • Barnett, A V
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Oil Spill Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 361-366

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oil booms; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Water pollution
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil skimmers
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163107
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4284 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM