scholarly journals MEREDOSIA OIL TERMINAL—THE ILLINOIS RIVER FLOODS A TANK FARM

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Tanos
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Illinois River ◽  
Tank Farm ◽  
Fuel Tanks ◽  
Recovery Effort ◽  
Spilled Oil ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT Rising waters on the Illinois River during April 1979 caused breaks in the levee near Meredosia, Illinois. The swollen river flooded 10,000 acres of farmland, as well as the asphalt storage tank farm of the Meredosia Oil Terminal. The 35 tanks within the terminal included several multimillion gallon tanks of hot asphalt, as well as those containing the diesel fuel for the heating system. The floodwater reached a depth of 12 feet and the hydrostatic pressure of the rising waters lifted the diesel fuel tanks and toppled them. Thousands of gallons of oil spilled from the vents at the top of the tanks, or from the broken pipelines at their bases. A westerly wind moved the oil out over the flooded farmland. The terminal operator's resources were depleted after long efforts to prevent the levee breaks. The spill-ctonainment dike around the tank farm was underwater, so several thousand feet of floating containment boom was brought in to surround the tank farm. A Marco Class self-propelled skimmer was flown in by the U.S. Coast Guard Strike Force. However, inspections on the second day revealed that much of the oil had diffused out over the floodwater and did not appear to be recoverable. Response forces concentrated on the spilled oil within the tank farm and the potential of teh toppled and floating tanks. After 3 days of cleanup, a brief, violent storm blew oily debris back to the terminal from across the lake. Now a massive debris recovery effort was begun in addition to the oil recovery. Cleanup efforts continued for 51 days, until by June 4, 1979, the floodwaters had dropped below the tank farm's spill-containment dike.

SELF-CONTAINED OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR USE IN PROTECTED WATERS

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Steven Cohen ◽  
Stephen Dalton
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Water Separator ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Environmental Test ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Rapid Deployment ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT The U.S. Coast Guard's success with the high seas skimming barrier prompted the development of a smaller, half-scale version for use in protected bays and harbors. The smaller version (SCOOP) enables more rapid deployment with significantly fewer people. Individual components of the system include a 65-foot section of skimming barrier with redesigned skimming struts, 200 feet of containment boom, two 30-foot work boats for storage, transport, and operation of the system, trailers to carry the boats to the scene, and an oil recovery system including double-acting diaphragm pump, gravity-type oil-water separator, and 750-gallon collapsible storage bags. In tests at the Environmental Protection Agency's Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) facility, the SCOOP exhibited recovery efficiencies between 30 percent and 60 percent over a speed range of 0.5 to 1.75 knots. The oil recovery rate was between 30 and 70 gallons per minute over the same speed range. At speeds below 0.9 knots there were no losses of oil from the boom. The system has been delivered to the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where it is being evaluated through use in routine spill response operations and exercises.

OHMSETT RESEARCH OVERVIEW, 1979–1980*

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 661-666
Author(s):  
John S. Farlow ◽  
Richard A. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Oil Emulsions ◽  
Oil Debris ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT This paper presents an overview of the 1979–1980 work performed at the OHMSETT spill research facility of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The experiences of these 2 years are discussed in the light of the purpose and objectives of OHMSETT, as is the probable direction of research there during the coming years. Foremost among the objectives has been the evaluation and advancement of the state of the art for spill response. The bulk of the effort at OHMSETT, therefore, has been toward testing and investigating ways to improve equipment. This paper briefly summarizes the results of 12 equipment performance evaluations, 2 new equipment development programs, and an experimental oil weathering program. The equipment evaluated was the U.S. Coast Guard high speed “zero relative velocity” skimmer prototype; the Sapiens Sirene skimming system; the Hydrovac System sweeper arm; the Soviet harbor oil/debris skimmer; the Oil Mop remote skimmer prototype; the Versatile Bennett Arctic skimmer prototype; the Petro-Fiber, Oljesanering, AB Sorbent Distribution/Recovery System; the Global Oil Recovery (DiPerna) skimmer; the Clean Atlantic Associates Fast Response Open Sea Skimming System; the University of Lowell oil gelation system; the Peabody Meyers Corp. Vactor air conveyor; and a Coleman Environmental Pollution Control Equipment Co. vacuum truck. The equipment developed was the Johnson sampler for stratified liquids and the Johnson high speed skimmer. Several new areas of work are anticipated for the near future. These include evaluation of cleanup equipment in the presence of ice, increased emphasis on testing at spills-of-opportunity, a study of some of the problems associated with high viscosity water-in-oil emulsions, testing separators and pumps for spill response, increased emphasis on smaller skimmers, and further testing with hazardous materials.

COMBINED SKIMMER-BARRIER HIGH SEAS OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM1

1977 ◽  
Vol 1977 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome H. Milgram ◽  
Richard A. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Hydraulic Drive ◽  
Vertical Motion ◽  
Design Criterion ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Hydraulic Power ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
The Waves ◽  
The U.S ◽  
High Seas

ABSTRACT This paper describes the development of an oil recovery system to be used in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard's high seas oil containment barriers. The system was tested at the EPA's OHMSETT facility in 1975. Its oil recovery capability was shown to be good, with promise for yet better recovery when used on a large spill. Operational practicality was demonstrated in sea trials during May 1976, when the barrier was string towed, catenary towed, and moored in a tidal current. Because of the difficulty of handling large or complicated equipment in offshore conditions, a major design criterion was that the system be as simple as possible. Weir skimmers are particularly simple, but collection of more oil than water or air requires that the weirs follow the vertical motion of the waves. Simplicity and efficiency were achieved by utilizing the wave-following ability of the Coast Guard barrier design. Weirs were built into six struts at the center of a length of barrier, so that barrier deployment results in simultaneous skimmer deployment. To recover oil, it is only necessary to attach pump hoses to the barrier. Three double-acting diaphragm pumps are used. These self-priming pumps were specifically designed to pass any debris that can enter through the three-inch diameter suction hoses. Hydraulic drive was chosen so the pumps could be powered by the Coast Guard's ADAPTS diesel-engine-driven hydraulic power units.

scholarly journals The Marine Salvage Industry: Proven in Preventing Oil Spills

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 684710
Author(s):  
Jim Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The U.S

Abstract The marine salvage industry plays a vital role in protecting the marine environment. Governments, industry and the public, worldwide, now place environmental protection as the driving objective, second only to the safety of life, during a marine casualty response operation. Recognizing over 20 years after the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 that the effectiveness of mechanical on-water oil recovery remains at only about 10 to 25 percent while the international salvage industry annually prevents over a million tons of pollutants from reaching the world's oceans, ten years ago the United States began implementing a series of comprehensive salvage and marine firefighting regulations in an effort to improve the nation's environmental protection regime. These regulations specify desired response timeframes for emergency salvage services, contractual requirements, and criteria for evaluating the adequacy of a salvage and marine firefighting service provider. In addition to this effort to prevent surface oil spills, in 2016, the U.S. Coast Guard also recognized the salvage industries advancements in removing oil from sunken ships and recovering submerged pollutants, issuing Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) classification standards for companies that have the capabilities to effectively respond to non-floating oils. Ten years after the implementation of the U.S. salvage and marine firefighting regulatory framework, this paper will review the implementation of the U.S. salvage and marine firefighting regulations and non-floating oil detection and recovery requirements; analyze the impacts and effectiveness of these new policies; and present several case studies and recommendations to further enhance salvage and oil spill response effectiveness.

ADVANCEMENTS IN UNDERWATER OIL DETECTION AND RECOVERY TECHNIQUES

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 2037-2052 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Elliott ◽  
David DeVilbiss
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Recovery Techniques ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Spilled Oil ◽  
Detection Technologies

ABSTRACT The marine salvage and commercial diving industries have increasingly been sought out to prevent oil spills from submerged shipwrecks, and to detect and recover spilled oil below the surface once a subsea spill occurs. In recent years, underwater oil recovery techniques have advanced from predominantly surface-supplied diver installed vacuum or pumping systems in relatively shallow waters to the use of saturation diving systems and remotely operated vehicles at greater depths. Underwater oil detection technologies have advanced permitting the detection of spilled oil in the water column, on the bottom and in the subsurface. For oil trapped within a sunken shipwreck, neutron backscatter technology has been successfully applied to locate oil inside the ship. Additionally, the International Maritime Organization, U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have published regulations, guidance and studies in the past five years in an effort to improve submerged oil detection and recovery operations. This technical paper will provide an overview of the regulatory framework, basics of underwater oil spill response operations and an analysis of recent technological advances available to detect and recover oil at depth. Multi-beam sonar, real-time mass spectrometry, saturation diving systems, diver-operated recovery systems, and remotely operated vehicle systems will be discussed. Recent case studies will frame the presentation of advances in subsea oil detection and recovery equipment. Finally, conclusions and recommendations will be presented to further advance submerged oil detection and recovery efficiency and effectiveness.

scholarly journals CLEVECO UNDERWATER OIL RECOVERY: REMOVING A 50-YEAR-OLD THREAT1

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 783-788
Author(s):  
Commander John J. Davin ◽  
John A. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Total Force ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Successful Removal ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT In the late summer of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard supervised the successful removal of over 340,000 gallons of no. 6 oil from the sunken wreck of the tank barge Cleveco on the bottom of Lake Erie near Cleveland, Ohio. Many challenges were faced in trying to determine the amount of oil in a barge that had sunk 50 years before and was lying upside down and nearly completely buried in 70 feet of water. The salvage contractor and the U.S. Coast Guard overcame many technical problems in developing an effective and low-risk method of oil removal. The solution included the use of a hot-tap drill and phased pumping system to maximize the amount of oil recovered. The underwater operation required many divers and a total force of 55 personnel working together for the 33-day duration. This was the largest operation of its kind in the Great Lakes and offers valuable lessons to others who may encounter similar situations.

Hydrofoil Addition to a Fast Oil Containment System

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (02) ◽  
pp. 138-143
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Dugan ◽  
Peter C. Nourse ◽  
M. Robinson Swift ◽  
Robert R. Steen ◽  
Barbara Celikkol
Keyword(s):  
New Hampshire ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gap Opening ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of New Hampshire ◽  
Spilled Oil ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
New System

The U.S. Coast Guard uses flexible, floating barriers known as boom to trap and collect spilled oil from the surface of the ocean, bays, and rivers. Typical boom is effective for collecting oil at incident water velocities of up to 1 knot, but the Coast Guard has a need for a barrier which is effective for velocities up to 5 knots. The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has researched and developed barrier technology that allows the barrier to experience incident velocities up to 5 knots. The barrier utilizes an inclined, submergence plane bow to drive incident oil downwards to a gap opening where the oil enters a protected containment volume. UNH has developed two primary systems, one towed alongside a vessel or vessels, and the other moored in an estuary or bay. Initial testing of the towed system indicated a tendency for it to rise significantly out of the water, thereby limiting its overall effectiveness. This paper highlights UNH's efforts to add a hydrofoil to the towed system. The new system, known as the Hydrofoil/Fast Sweep Conversion, was subsequently modeled and tested for its seakeeping abilities.

Fostering Information Literacy in the Management Education at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Alina M. Zapalska ◽  
Ben Wroblewski
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Sequential Approach ◽  
Step Process ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The U.S

This paper illustrates the information literacy (IL) strategy in an undergraduate Management program at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The paper exemplifies a sequential approach that improves students’ capabilities to evaluate and apply information in a specifically designed learning environment while generating new knowledge in undergraduate business coursework. The paper also emphasizes how IL can be developed within management coursework through a six-step process, including defining, locating, selecting, organizing, presenting, and assessing.  This specially designed framework of IL learning can be applied across all relevant courses using specially designed assignments in the Management major.

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