Using fire streams with a self-propelled oil spill skimmer

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1973

OSTI ID:6622578

Roberts, A C

Results are reported from field tests and operations conducted by the Marine Division of the New York City Fire Department in the fall of 1972. The objective of the operations was to develop tactics for operation of a fire boat in conjunction with a self-propelled oil skimming boat for oil spill cleanup with minimum use of booms. Streams from the fireboats were used to develop currents for propelling oil toward the skimmer, to maneuver oil in conjunction with natural currents, and to concentrate oil for subsequent pickup by the skimmer.

• Research Organization: Edison Water Quality Lab., NJ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6622578
• Report Number(s): PB-221542
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CLEANING
CURRENTS
EQUIPMENT
HARBORS
JETS
OIL RETENTION BOOMS
OIL SPILLS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REMOVAL
SHIPS
SKIMMERS
WATER CURRENTS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL