[StBernard] Report on Coastal Skimming Activities in Louisiana

[Westley Annis]

July 13, 2010 – Issued Tuesday afternoon 

Report on Coastal Skimming Activities in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. - The state of Louisiana today issued its report on skimming operations on Louisiana's coast. The report was compiled as a result of Governor Jindal's directive to the Louisiana National Guard to monitor and track the deployment of skimmers by the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Statewide, there are 386 skimmers total, of which 327 are operational and 235 actually deployed on July 13 to collect oil. In total, these skimmers collected 515 gallons of oil and 750 cubic yards of debris.

The Coastal Skimmer Activity Report above provides visibility of ongoing oil collection efforts directed by the Coast Guard. For information regarding specifics of skimmer deployment and statuses, please contact the Coast Guard Incident Command Post in Houma. 

Skimmer totals for each parish include the following type skimmers: Navy vessels, skimmers of different sizes, vessels of opportunity, and shallow water barge collection systems. 

Below is a breakdown of skimming operations by parish:

JEFFERSON

Operational Skimmers: 54 
Non-Operational Skimmers: 1
Total number of Skimmers: 55 
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 47
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 223

LAFOURCHE

Operational Skimmers: 50 
Non-Operational Skimmers: 12 
Total number of Skimmers: 62 
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 46
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 0

PLAQUEMINES

Operational Skimmers: 91
Non-Operational Skimmers: 7 
Total number of Skimmers: 98 
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 78
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 252

ST. BERNARD

Operational Skimmers: 20 
Non-Operational Skimmers: 30 
Total number of Skimmers: 50 
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 5
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 40

ST. TAMMANY

Operational Skimmers: 54
Non-Operational Skimmers: 5 
Total number of Skimmers: 59 
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 27 
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 0

TERREBONNE

Operational Skimmers: 58
Non-Operational Skimmers: 4
Total number of Skimmers: 62
Number of Skimmers Deployed / Collecting Oil: 32
Amount of Oil Collected in Gallons: 0

For more information related to the oil spill, visit http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov <http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la2.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=addClick&msg_ID=6157&ID=fhjnkTilipjl&redirect=http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov> . Connect with us on www.facebook.com/GOHSEP <http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la2.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=addClick&msg_ID=6157&ID=fhjnkTilipjl&redirect=http://www.facebook.com/GOHSEP>  and on Twitter as @GOHSEP. View photos from the state's response efforts at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagohsep <http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la2.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=addClick&msg_ID=6157&ID=fhjnkTilipjl&redirect=http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagohsep> . 

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