Transcript National Strike Force Operations in Support of Hurricanes

Bass North 14 OCT 05
Bass Enterprises North
Location: Pointe a la Hache, LA
Product: Crude Oil
Spilled:
461,538 gal.
Recovered:
102,858 gal.
Naturally dispersed/evaporated: 225,330 gal.
Hard Boom:
Absorbent Boom:
Skimmers:
Personnel:
10,200 feet
19,840 feet
4
68
Challenges
 Resources flow
 Incident resource
drain
 Communications
 Logistics
Hurricane Rita
• AST & PST deployed resources prior to
storm landfall
– 23 personnel
– Flood load with punts and ATVs
• Conducted damage assessments and
salvage surveys
• To date, continuing to provide salvage
oversight
Current Operations
• Oil recovery ops have been turned over to
Sector New Orleans
• NSF remains an active member of the
Unified Command for ESF-10 operations,
coordinating with EPA and LDEQ
• Focus on recovery of hazmat containers
across southern Louisiana
Items Collected to Date
• Large Containers
• Household Containers
• White Goods
89,114
1,693,042
290,340