Recovery of tar mats using commercial shrimping boats during the Buffalo 292 spill

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorClark, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorStrong, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorBenson, Ben_US
dc.contributor.other2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:45:55Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 6788-6796en_US
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dc.description.abstractOne of the greatest challenges facing responders to a recent intermediate fuel oil (IFO 380) spill was the recovery of tar mats and patties from the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico before they could impact the barrier islands of Texas. When the marine barge Buffalo 292 spilled approximately 3000 barrels of IFO 380 in heavy weather conditions in Galveston Bay in March 1996, it is estimated that more than half of the spilled IFO 380 was swept out into the Gulf of Mexico by high northerly winds. There was great success in tracking the oil as it moved around the Gulf and eventually formed into large tar mats and patties. The overall weathered condition of the IFO 380 soon made use of conventional offshore skimmers ineffective, so responders began looking at ways to effectively recover the tar mats and patties before they could impact the barrier island beaches of Texas during the busy spring break season. Since commercial shrimping vessels could tow a net and were designed for slow operating speeds, it was decided to try using these vessels to recover the tar mats and patties. By modifying traditional nets and using a spotter aircraft to move the shrimping vessels to the greatest concentration of tar mats and patties, participants made the operation a success.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history1-15-09 kswen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/18497
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dc.locationNot available in house - Please contact GBIC for assistanceen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries10022.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectBuffalo 292en_US
dc.subjectoil spillen_US
dc.subjectshrimping boatsen_US
dc.subjecttarmatsen_US
dc.titleRecovery of tar mats using commercial shrimping boats during the Buffalo 292 spillen_US
dc.typeCONFen_US
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