Offshore Oil Spill Recovery Vessel

Offshore oil spill recovery vessel for use with major oil slicks and discharges. SPILLGLOP^® SG180 (Catamar) can work efficiently up to force 5 and with a clean up rate of 100 m3/hr continuously.

To fight HNS pollution, absorbents can be stored on-board and then spread out using the water system installed for fire fighting.

Storage

• For minor pollution (less than 50 m³) or for discharges, SG180’s inner storage capacity is sufficient.
• In case of major pollution, recovered hydrocarbons are progressively transferred from the SPILLGLOP^® SG180 (Catamar) into a bunker barge sailing behind (bunker barge storage capacity : +1000 m³). With a rotation of bunker barge the recovery capacity are unlimited.
• 1 000 m³ barge equipped with an integrated screw pump can be towed by Catamar increasing its own storage capacity while waiting for the bunker barge to arrive.

How it works

A turbine pulls a stream of water through a tank equipped with a mesh to filter out solid waste. The stream is then separated into two :

• First stream : the turbine pumps away the clean water
• Second stream: surface water, polluted with oil and hydrocarbons, is channeled into a hydrocarbon separator where the hydrocarbons are stored floating on the water. Clean water within the separator joins the main stream and is rejected through the turbine.

Features

• Working speed 4 knots
• Considering the weather conditions in the working area, SPILLGLOP^® SG180 (Catamar) performs as follows :
  • Beaufort force 4 included : 40,000 m² cleaned per hour with her arms covering a 6 m width
  • From and above Beaufort force 5 : 20,000 m² cleaned per hour on a 3 meter band with
• Recovered hydrocarbons are not emulsified, neither during the recovery process nor during the transfer operation. They remain in the very state as they were floating.