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BP Press Release for June 26, 2010

Monday June 28, 2010 08:15 am - 2523 Views

Terrebonne Parish Information 1) Coast Guard representatives in Cocodrie reported: • Total personnel in Cocodrie: 769 • National Incident Commander reports that the oil recovery for the last 24 hours is 23,700 barrels. • Heat continues to be an issue with 100-103 degree heat index. • Members of the media scheduled to visit Cocodrie today include representatives from The Washington Post. • In Point Aux Chene, there are 167 personnel and 38 boats. • Both vacuum barges, known as swabbers, are on site in Terrebonne Parish. One is on standby just north of Pelican Island. The other swabber is on standby north of Timbalier Island. Boats/Vessels • Deployment of Skimmers: • 7 total: • 1 between Wine and Trinity. • 2 on station behind Timbalier Bay. • 4 in Lake Barre and Terrebonne Bay. • 96 boats on site assisting with cleanup in Cocodrie. Boom • Boom Maintenance continues to make up the majority of the operations being conducted out of Cocodrie. Cleanup Progress • Continued beach reconnaissance and manual recovery of discovered oil. • All recovery operations are to follow the general shoreline treatment recommendations established for Timbalier Bay and Terrebonne Bay. 2) Oil impact reports: • Assessment team reports the following: • No oil was observed on gulf side of Trinity Island. • No oil was observed south of Texaco Camps. • No oil was observed south of Little Pass. • No oil was observed 5 miles southeast of Little Pass. • No oil was observed 8 miles southeast of Little Pass. • No oil was observed in southwest portion of Lake Barre’. • No oil was observed in Cat Island Pass. • Received a report that subsurface oil sighted near Timbalier Island had been cleaned up well. Assessment team confirmed that no oil has been sighted in the area since then. 3) Vessels of Opportunity Program: • Anyone interested in applying to becoming a Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) or crew member should call 281-366-5511. • The BP Annex (located at 5703 Hwy. 56 in Chauvin) will host Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) training sessions on Saturday, June 23, and Saturday, June 30, at 9am and 2pm both days.

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