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U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Incident
Response Summary
Background:Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH)
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• 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
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Timeline & Key Events
Day 1:
Apr 2
0th
10:00
pm - U
SCG notifi
ed of
explo
sion
Day 3: Apr 22 nd
10:22am – MODU Sank w/ 700,000
gal fuel onboard
Day 10
: Apr 2
9th
Event
decla
red S
ONS by S
ecret
ary of
DHS
Day 12
: May
1st
ADM Alle
n (USCG) n
amed
NIC
Days19-82: May 8 th – Jul 10 th
Multiple unsuccessful attempts to
stop flow of oil
Day 87
: Jul 1
5th
2:22p
m - DW
H Well
shut-
in vi
a Stac
king C
ap
(oil s
tops f
lowing
into
Gulf)
Day 107: Aug 4 th
Static Kill operations completed
Day 121: Aug 18 th
Bottom Kill delayed. Annulus pressure
testing completed.
Day 138: Sept 4 th
Well declared no longer a threat. with
installation of new BOP
Day 150: Sept 16 th
Relief well intercept completed
Day 15
3: Sep
t 19t
h
Well
perm
anen
tly se
aled
with “b
ottom
kill”
April September2010
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
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POTUS
National Incident CommandNCP - Federal Washington, DC
Unified Area Command Federal On Scene Coordinator
Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA
National Response TeamNCP - 15 Federal Agencies
Regional Response TeamFederal and State by Region
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, RPGalveston, TX
Overall Organizational Chart
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Area Command Staging Areas
LA & AL
Unified Incident Command
Source Control Fed & RP
Houston, TX
Secretary DHS
National Incident Command (NIC) Headed by Adm. Thad Allen, USCG (ret.) Reports to the Secretary of Homeland Security Coordinates response at the national level
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National Incident Commander
Director Intergovernmental & Interagency
Deputy National Incident
Commander
National Incident Command (DC)
Chief of Staff
Critical Resource Unit
Situation Unit
NGA
Production Development
Requests for Information
Interagency Strategic Planning
Director
Support
Legal
Legislative Affairs
Strategic Communications
Interagency Solutions Group (IASG)Agencies: EPA, DOI (MMS), DOS, DOC (NOAA & NMFS), FEMA, DOD, USDA,
DOL, HHS, GSA, DOE, DHS, DOT, USCG
Interagency Coordinator
Situation Unit Coordination
Deputy Director
Documentation
Production Unit
National Incident
Command Staff Director
National Incident Commander Chief of Staff
Press Assistant
Administration Scheduler
DHS Liaison Advance Team
Special Assistant
Hearing Preparation
Planning Staff
Department of Defense Liaison
TeamUSCG/DHS/
FEMA PlannersNational
Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency
NIC Organizational Chart
68 Offers of assistance received from :
Canada
Mexico
Norway
Japan
Germany
France
Russia
Tunisia
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Belgium
Qatar
Kenya
China
Russia
Netherlands
Sweden
UK
European Maritime Safety Agency
International Maritime Organization
European Union
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)
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Federal On Scene Coordinator Unified Area Command
Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA
Air Coordination Command
Tyndall AFB
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
Area Command Staging Areas
Alabama & Louisiana
Unified Incident CommandFed, State, Local, RP
Galveston, TX
Unified Incident Command
Source Control Federal & RPHouston, TX
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
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Incident Commanders Positions filled by Coast Guard Captains Teamed with senior BP official and State On
Scene 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
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Concept of Operations
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Well Site
Subsea
On-shore zone
In-shore zone: Inland watersNear shore zone: Base Line - 3nmOffshore zone: 3nm – within 5nm of sourceWell Site: 5nm circle around source
Offshore Operations
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Skimming
In-Situ Burning
Dispersants Surface Subsurface
Nearshore Operations
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Skimmers
Vessels of Opportunity
Bays and Beaches Operations
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Skimmers
Boom & Barrier Establishment
Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams
Clean-up Personnel
Wildlife Recovery Personnel
Source Control Efforts
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Top Kill
May 26: “Top kill” operation commences
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More than 48,000 responders • 2,998 Coast Guard• 1,819 National Guard• 41,370 Contractors• 731 BP
• 2015 Volunteers
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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
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
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Surface
Subsurface
Static Kill
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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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