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BP Press Release for June 24, 2010

Friday June 25, 2010 07:37 am - 2528 Views

Terrebonne Parish Information 1) Coast Guard representatives in Cocodrie reported: • Total personnel in Cocodrie: 807 • National Incident Commander reports that the oil recovery for the last 24 hours is 16,866 barrels. • Heat continues to be an issue with over 100 degree heat index. • Members of the media scheduled to visit Cocodrie today include representatives from Lion Dance Films, National Public Radio, Sea Power, NBC News and U.S. Coast Guard Reservist Magazine who are returning after being rained out yesterday. Media scheduled to visit Cocodrie today include representatives from The Houston Chronicle, Work Boat Magazine, Getty Images, Washington Times and PBS News Hour. • In Point Aux Chene, there are 167 personnel and 38 boats. • Trimble devices are expected to be in use in Cocodrie within two weeks. Trimble devices allow personnel in the field to capture pictures with corresponding coordinates and electronically upload them to a central server. 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. • 94 boats on site assisting with cleanup in Cocodrie. Boom •Boom Inventory: A) Boom ≤ 35 inches: 1) Deployed Today:0 2) Total Deployed:173,275’ B) Boom ≥ 35 inches: 1) Deployed Today:0 2) Total Deployed:10,259’ C) Sorbent 1) Deployed Today:1,200’ 2) Total Deployed:90,063’ • 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: • No new reports of oil in Terrebonne Parish. 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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