Lookout! – Issue 15
21 December 2009
Guidance notice – Issue 17:
Long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) equipment testing
21 December 2009
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MPRS has recently taken delivery of its newest piece of oil spill recovery equipment.
MPRS Operations manager Neil Rowarth and Equipment
Technician Scott Read inspect the Harbour Buster
with manufacturer’s rep Russ Baron.
The Harbour Buster is a collection boom designed to collect, separate and store oil.
It can be successfully deployed in faster water (0.5 – 3.0 knots) than traditional booms.
The system funnels and collects oil in a specially designed separator and storage tank from which it is removed by a skimmer.
The system includes a boom vane which is a device that can be deployed to tow one end of the boom. It therefore requires just one vessel to deploy and tow the system.
This makes it easier to manoeuvre and control.
MPRS plan to conduct trials in the near future before completing training for the NRT.