Mechanical Recovery Services
Our fleet includes 15 Responder Class Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRVs) with significant on-board storage and the capability of remaining offshore for substantial periods to sustain continuous operations, another 25 OSRVs of various sizes and capabilities, and 19 Oil Spill Response Barges (OSRBs) that range in size from 12,000 to 68,000 barrels of storage each.
Having the equipment in place to recover the oil is only part of the challenge in oil spill response. You must have the ability to locate the oil and the thickest recoverable portions of the slick in order to effectively skim and recover. MSRC’s Responder Class OSRVs nationwide are equipped with state of the art X-Band and Infrared technology to help the vessel’s Master find the oil and position the skimming units into the thickest part of the slick.
MSRC also maintains a variety of other assets appropriate for shallow water operating environments. For example, MSRC can deploy 5 Fast Response Vessels (FRVs) and 68 fully-equipped shallow water barges to skim and collect oil from spills on coastlines and mid-continent rivers.
