Evaluation of New Approaches to the Containment and Recovery of Oil in Fast Water

Abstract

This report describes the efforts to identify and close performance gaps for containing and recovering oil spills in fast water areas. An initial assessment indicated that little was being done in fast water environments because the technology and training were limited. An evaluation and development program was initiated to identify and test potential equipment to be used in currents greater than one knot. Tests were conducted at Ohmsett, the National Oil Spill Response Facility, and promising equipment was demonstrated in field tests on both coasts of the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA413552

Entities

People

  • Kurt A. Hansen

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Columbia River
  • Composite Materials
  • Efficiency
  • Environmental Protection
  • Field Tests
  • Fuel Oils
  • Materials
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Oil Spills
  • Scale Models
  • Shape
  • Surface Properties
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology