Deepwater Horizon Disaster Response U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving NAVSEA 00C25

1. Deepwater Horizon Disaster Response U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving NAVSEA 00C25 Presenter: Dominic Broadus POC: Kemp Skudin Oil Spill Response Program Manager www.supsalv.org

2. SUPSALV Mission NAVSEA 00C’s Mission To provide technical, operational, and emergency support to the Navy, DoD, and other Federal agencies, in the ocean engineering disciplines of marine salvage, pollution abatement, diving, diving system certification, and underwater ship husbandry. We prevent, respond to, and minimize the effects of catastrophes and other national emergencies.

3. Proven Model For Rapid Deployment • Ready to Deploy: Salvage & Oil Pollution Response Systems • Ready to Support: Operators & Maintainers • Fleet Salvage and Diving Force Enabler

4. BRINGING IN SUPSALV • We can provide tech assist with in-house people but if we engage our contractors we need specific tasking • Delivery orders on competitive 5 yr contracts • Contractors work for us, not the Responsible Party, so best to push to federalize incident if need for major SUPSALV effort seems to be indicated • Message request but frontload with email, phone. • Payment or commitment to pay • Payment can be accepted in about any form • Commitment should cite amount and be by person in authority • Avoid incremental funding (we’ll return excess anyway)

5. Deepwater Horizon Task •  USN/USCG IAA of SEP ‘80 • 281622Z APR 10 • FM: COGARD MSU MORGAN CITY LA • TO: CNO WASHINGTON DC • SUBJ: REQ FOR USN SUPSALV ASSIST ISO RESPONSE TO SUNKEN MODU DEEPWATER HORIZON AND ONGOING POLLUTION INCIDENT IN GULF OF MEXICO • FEDERAL ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (OSC), USCG SECTOR NEW ORLEANS, REQUESTS IMMED USN SUPERVISOR OF SALVAGE (SUPSALV), SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO SUNKEN MODU DEEPWATER HORIZON AND ONGOING POLLUTION INCIDENT IN GULF OF MEXICO. • 2. SUPPORT IN FOLLOWING AREAS: OIL SPILL CONTROL AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS OPERATING PERSONNEL. • 3. ADDITIONAL SALVAGE, DIVING, ROV SVCS AND/OR CONSULTATION MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED AS SITUATION DEVELOPS.

6. SUPSALV Response Timeline • 4/20/10: Rig explodes and burns • 50 miles offshore SW LA. • Eleven workers killed. • 4/22/10: Rig sinks • 4,900 FSW • 1,300 ft from wellhead. • 4/27/10: USCG requests SUPSALV support -SUPSALV/ESSM begin prep work. • 4/28/10: Written request and funding rcvd – equipment rolls • 4/29/10: First equipment arrives in Gulfport, MS • 4/30/10: National Incident Commander named

7. Organization NIC Unified Area Command (UAC) (Robert, LA) Federal Resources SUPSALV Command Center Gulfport, MS Operations Tech Support (Houston, TX) Unified Incident Command (Houma, LA) Unified Incident Command (Mobile, AL) SUPSALV

8. State Pier - Gulfport, MS Equipment arriving and staged on pier in Gulfport SUPSALV Command and Control, Gulfport, MS.

9. Gulfport, MS Ship Island SUPSALV Response Timeline 42’ ocean boom near western tip of Ship Island cascaded in 1000 foot deflection sections. 4/30/10: First boom deployed offshore. 42” Ocean Boom from M/V JOHN COGHILL

10. SUPSALV Skimming Operations • 6 May – Began ocean skimming ops. Deployed OSV VANGUARD with two High Speed Vessel of Opportunity Skimmer Systems (VOSS) * NOFI Current Buster Effective Daily Recovery Capacity ~ 1,996 barrels/day NOTE – based on pump capacity Oil collected in VOSS pocket being pumped to VANGUARD’s mud tanks.

11. SUPSALV Near-shore Skimming Operations • 11 May – Directed to ship Alaska MK V Skimmers to GOM • 23 May – Moved several MARCO skimmers to Grand Island, LA. • 8 June – Began putting Marco Class V Skimmers to sea in search of oil. • Total of 18 Class Vs deployed: • Panama City, FL • Pensacola, FL • Pascagoula, MS • Gulfport, MS • Ship Island, MS • Bayou LaBatre, AL • Slidell, LA • Venice, LA Marco skimmer w/ 2 vessels of opportunity north of Mississippi barrier islands * Class V Effective Daily Recovery Capacity ~ 1,234 barrels/day NOTE – based on pump capacity

12. SEA 00C’s Near-shore Skimming Operations Marco skimmer being serviced on stern deck of OSV Bayou Bee. Two Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) pulling a Marco Class V skimmer off the Mississippi coast. Oil coming off sorbent filter belt on a MARCO Class V Skimmer.

13. Off-Shore VOSS Skimming • By mid operation (June) using three OSVs • 4 VOSS Current Busters (2 per OSV) • 1 Class XI VOSS skimmer • Max product recovered in a single day was > 1600 barrels. Debris collected in pocket required regular cleaning of pumps

14. SUPSALV Booming Operations • 73,000 feet of boom - Pensacola, FL, Pascagoula, MS, Dauphin Isl. AL, Ship Isl. MS, East Bay, LA, Breton Isl. LA, and New Harbor Isl. LA. OSV John COGHILL w/ ocean boom off of Mobile Bay, AL “Boom Wars” National Commission Report to the President Boom anchored between well heads in East Bay, LA Ocean boom mooring system

15. Legend Current local boom placement Future local boom placement SUPSALV Booming Operations • Deflection and containment boom strategy matured over the course of the operation. • Political pressure, drove attempts to block flow of oil into bays, gulfs and rivers … BAD IDEA • Entrainment ~ 1 Knot; Boom Failure at ~4 knots Mobile Bay Channel booming plan from mid May. High current load resulted in damaged booms and dragging anchors Bay St Louis booming plan on 8 July designed to capture oil without putting undue stress on booms. Strategy Notes: 1. Deflect and capture boom 2. Use local skimmers to recover captured oil 4000’ of 18” Navy Boom Expected Direction of Oil Flow

16. SUPSALV Booming Operations • ALL boom entrains at about 0.7kts, larger boom just makes a bigger wedge • Because of entrainment you must “deflect and collect”

17. Booming Ops MARCO Skimmer Skimmer on barge Off-shore VOSS Skimming Disposition of SUPSALV Resources – ICP Houma Half Moon Isl. 17,000’ 42” boom Slidell: 4 Class V Skimmers on spud barge 4 Boom Handling Boats As of 1200, 21 June New Harbor Isl. 4000’ 26” boom Venice: 4,400’ 42” boom on land 400’ 26” boom on land 3 Salvage Skim Van w/o boom 1 Command Van 1 Shop Van 1 Bunk Van 1 Rigging Van Breton Isl. 5600’ 26” boom Grand Isl / Port Fourchon: 4 Class V Skimmers (G.I.) 18,000’ 42” boom on land (P.F.) 2,000’ 18” boom on land (P.F.) 5 Salvage Skim Van w/o boom 1 Command Van 1 Shop Van 1 Rigging Van 2 Cleaning Vans North Pass 5000’ 26” boom Grand Isle 5000’ 26” boom Port Fourchon Timbalier Isl Whiskey Isl East Bay 19,600’ 42” boom Deepwater Horizon site OSV RENE w/ 1-VOSS (Class XI) OSV VANGUARD w/ 2-VOSS OSV JOHN COGHILL w/ 2-VOSS

18. Booming Ops MARCO Skimmer Skimmer on barge Off-shore VOSS Skimming Disposition of SUPSALV Resources – ICP Mobile Gulfport Staging 8,000’ 18” boom on land Command and Work Vans Auxiliary Equip 2 Class V Skimmer MOBILE PASCAGOULA PENSACOLA Destin Bayou La Batre GULFPORT Ship Isl. 7000’ 42” boom TF1’ - 1 Class V Skimmer TF4 - 1 Class V Skimmer w/ Barge Dauphin Isl. Panama City TF5 - 1 Class V Skimmer w/ Barge TF2 - 1 Class VSkimmer w/ Barge TF3 - 1 Class V Skimmer w/ Barge TF1 - 1 Class V Skimmer w/Barge PECOS Barge 2 Class V Skimmers NOTE: All TFs and PECOS operating 1-10NM off barrier islands As of 1200, 21 June

19. SUPSALV Response Operation • As of 31 July: • 96,000 ft. Boom in GOM + 73,000 ft. deployed • 18 MARCO Skimmers • 5 VOSS Skimmers • 130+ Personnel Deployed • 200+ Truck Loads of Equipment

20. SUPSALV Operations Leased Vessels supporting operations: • OSV John Coghill – Supports laying of oil containment boom, later VOSS • OSV Wes Bordelon - Supports laying of oil containment boom • OSV Vanguard – supports off-shore VOSS Skimming operations • OSV Vantage – supports off-shore VOSS Skimming operations • OSV RENE – supports off-shore VOSS Skimming operations • Resolve Spud Barges – supporting skimming ops • OSV Bayou Bee – Supporting MARCO skimmer Maintenance MARCO skimming system deck loaded on Resolve barge for to support deployment positioning requirements. Barge can safely transport and store skimmers over unprotected waters ICP contracted Oil Supply Vessels (OSV) underway (right) deploying 42” Oil Containment Boom. OSV Bayou Bee which was contracted to support maintenance on the 18 MARCO skimmers.

21. Winding Down – Major Events • Jun 17 – First use of Coast Guard established DECOM station. (clean up overturned MARCO skimmer) • Jul 15 - BP installed capping stack – halts leak from well. • Jul 29 - began demobilization of 2 of 3 OSVs • Aug 8 - First 2 MARCO skimmers ordered to demobilize • Sep 2 – BP attempting to remove failed blow out preventer for inspection • Sep 13 – Received UAC concurrence to redeploy all skimmer systems. Boom removal, equipment decontamination, and staging for shipment in process. • Sept 20 – Issued final SITREP. Equipment which has finished DECOM being sent back to ESSM bases. • 4 Oct – Last of staff and boom depart GOM operations area. Boom undergoing decontamination

22. Redeployment and Replace/Refurbishment • 16 Aug - Received permission from UAC to begin DECOM of all Skimmers. • Replacement of Assets beyond economical repair - process • SUPSALV Procure VS Replacement in Kind by BP • Inspection & certification process for refurbish or replace Damaged boom Boom washed ashore/buried during TS Bonnie

23. Lessons Learned • Skimmer/boom hardware and deployment L/L • Best use of assets – Operational knowledge • Federal Asset coordination – good at UAC, less so at ICPs • Avoid spreading geographically • Keep co-located w/ SUPSALV • Turn-over re-education every 2 weeks - SUPSALV CONOPS distributed w/ equipment capabilities, strategies and logistics  SUPSALV/ESSM rep at ICP • Supporting in/near-shore Skimmers with off shore assignments – employ barges capable of hoisting  OSVs better • NOFI Current Bluster VOSS  • Badging Process – UAC/IAC & Sites – all different and changing. • Booming Strategy in high current areas. • Lack of site study, Entrainment at 1KT • Class V Skimmer OPS • Transit Times / Air Spotting • Dispersal – Use of OSV vs Barges • Logistics Requirement (Crew and Craft) • Asset Saturation and Visibility • Good Idea Club a distraction – • IATAP resolved Capsized MARCO Class V Skimmer