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U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Incident Response Summary

U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Incident Response Summary. Background:. Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH). Dynamically positioned, semi-submersible drilling unit located over 50 miles offshore Louisiana. Day 1 – April 20 th.

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U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Incident Response Summary

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  1. U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon IncidentResponse Summary

  2. Background: Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH) • Dynamically positioned, semi-submersible drilling unit located over 50 miles offshore Louisiana Day 1 – April 20th • D8 Command Centers notified of fire/explosion on MODU DWH approx 10:00 pm • Initiated SAR efforts • Coordinated firefighting efforts • Established incident command post

  3. Timeline & Key Events Day 12: May 1st ADM Allen (USCG) named NIC Day 87: Jul 15th 2:22pm - DWH Well shut-in via Stacking Cap (oil stops flowing into Gulf) Day 10: Apr 29th Event declared SONS by Secretary of DHS Day 1: Apr 20th 10:00pm - USCG notified of explosion Day 153: Sept 19th Well permanently sealedwith “bottom kill” 2010 September April Days19-82: May 8th – Jul 10th Multiple unsuccessful attempts to stop flow of oil Day 3: Apr 22nd 10:22am – MODU Sank w/ 700,000 gal fuel onboard Day 138: Sept 4th Well declared no longer a threat. with installation of new BOP Day 150: Sept 16th Relief well intercept completed Day 107: Aug 4th Static Kill operations completed Day 121: Aug 18th Bottom Kill delayed. Annulus pressure testing completed.

  4. Sheer Scope and Complexity of the Spill • 5 States Effected • Oil Containment Boom/Skimmers • 13.5 million ft • 835 skimmers • How much is enough? • Over 50 Miles Offshore • Area of the spill • Depth: 5000 FT • Overlapping issues • Oil Containment and recovery • Hurricane Season • Wildlife • Fishery Management • Tourism • Subsea Oil Monitoring Plan 4

  5. Overall Organizational Chart POTUS Secretary DHS National Incident Command NCP - Federal Washington, DC National Response Team NCP - 15 Federal Agencies Unified Area Command Federal On Scene Coordinator Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA Regional Response Team Federal and State by Region Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Mobile, AL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local , RP Houma, LA Unified Incident Command Source Control Fed & RP Houston, TX Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Miami, FL Area Command Staging AreasLA & AL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Galveston, TX

  6. National Incident Command (NIC) • Headed by Adm. Thad Allen, USCG (ret.) • Reports to the Secretary of Homeland Security • Coordinates response at the national level

  7. National Incident Commander NIC Organizational Chart National Incident Commander Chief of Staff Deputy National Incident Commander Press Assistant Special Assistant Director Intergovernmental & Interagency Administration Scheduler National Incident Command (DC) Chief of Staff DHS Liaison Advance Team Legislative Affairs Deputy Director Interagency Coordinator Hearing Preparation National Incident Command Staff Director Interagency Strategic Planning Director Interagency Solutions Group (IASG) Agencies: EPA, DOI (MMS), DOS, DOC (NOAA & NMFS), FEMA, DOD, USDA, DOL, HHS, GSA, DOE, DHS, DOT, USCG Planning Staff Strategic Communications Department of Defense Liaison Team Legal Situation Unit USCG/DHS/ FEMA Planners Production Unit National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Situation Unit Coordination Support Requests for Information Documentation Production Development Critical Resource Unit NGA

  8. 68 Offers of assistance received from : • Belgium • Qatar • Kenya • China • Russia • Netherlands • Sweden • UK • European Maritime Safety Agency • International Maritime Organization • European Union • Canada • Mexico • Norway • Japan • Germany • France • Russia • Tunisia

  9. UNIFIED AREA COMMAND Federal On-scene Coordinator (FOSC) • Position filled by Coast Guard Rear Admiral • Located at the Unified Area Command in Robert/New Orleans, LA • Reports to the NIC • Coordinate efforts amongst Unified Incident Command Posts (UICs) Federal On Scene Coordinator Unified Area Command Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA Area Command Staging Areas Alabama & Louisiana Air Coordination Command Tyndall AFB Unified Incident Command Source Control Federal & RP Houston, TX Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local RP Houma, LA Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Mobile, AL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Miami, FL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Galveston, TX

  10. Resource Challenges: • Containment Boom • Limited national production capacity • National risk exposure (reallocation of national supply • Skimmers • Limited national inventory • Offshore vs Nearshore requirements • Training of Volunteers/Vessels of Opportunity • Personnel • Logistics support • Training

  11. Incident Commanders • Positions filled by Coast Guard Captains • Teamed with senior BP official and State OnScene Coordinators to lead all tactical operations • Designated FOSC(r) authorities • Responsible for : • Key point of contacts for Governors, State and local government/community outreach • Deploy shore cleanup teams to process hazardous materials and oil • Oversee the operations of branch directors • Oversee local, tactical response operations • Vessel of Opportunity Employment • Strategic Communications

  12. Concept of Operations On-shorezone Well Site In-shore zone: Inland waters Near shore zone: Base Line - 3nm Offshore zone: 3nm – within 5nm of source Well Site: 5nm circle around source Subsea

  13. Offshore Operations • Skimming • In-Situ Burning • Dispersants • Surface • Subsurface

  14. Nearshore Operations • Vessels of Opportunity • Skimmers

  15. Bays and Beaches Operations • Skimmers • Boom & Barrier Establishment • Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams • Clean-up Personnel • Wildlife Recovery Personnel

  16. Source Control Efforts

  17. Top Kill • May 26: “Top kill” operation commences

  18. Critical Resources • Equipment/Resources • 13.5 million feet of boom deployed • 9,700 vessels at peak • 60 CG vessels deployed to scene • 127 aircraft • 78 rotary wing and 45 fixed wing • 22 Coast Guard aircraft • More than 48,000 responders • 2,998 Coast Guard • 1,819 National Guard • 41,370 Contractors • 731 BP • 2015 Volunteers

  19. Fate of Oil • 4.93 million barrels oil discharged (estimated) • 800,000 barrels oily water recovered • More than 400 in-situ burns conducted • 265,000+ barrels mitigated through burns • 1.8 million gallons of dispersants applied • Surface • Subsurface

  20. Static Kill

  21. Moving Forward • Transition to Long-Term Recovery and Natural Resources Damage Assessments and Public Health programs…continue to work to restore the Gulf Region to pre-spill conditions. • Capture Lessons Learned and Identify potential Areas for Improvement and implement recommendations to more effectively respond to future spills. • Review the National Contingency Plan and National Response Framework to identify National-level issues to enhance public’s expectation for a coordinated, ‘whole of government’ response to Incidents of National Significance.

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