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2. Boom (containment) - Wikipedia

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   A containment boom is a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. Booms are used to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources, and to help make recovery easier. Booms help to concentrate oil in thicker surface layers so that skimmers, vacuums, or other collection methods can be used more effectively. They ...

3. USCGC Elderberry - Wikipedia

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   Elderberry has also participated in oil spill response missions. In April 1986 the fuel barge Annahootz went aground in Wrangell Narrows. Elderberry and USCGC Cape Hatteras responded placing about 700 feet of oil absorbent boom to contain the spill. [17] On February 1, 1985, the Alaska Glacier Seafoods Company cannery in Petersburg caught fire.

4. Environment Agency combats 'pollution incident'

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   A spokesman said "oil-absorbent booms" had been positioned in the river to treat the incident. He added: “Anyone with information about a pollution incident can call [the agency]."

5. MT Princess Empress oil spill - Wikipedia

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   The DPV is contracted by the United States Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to help in oil spill management operations; [59] [60] [62] [63] its ROV helped the Japanese ROV through conducting surveys and mapping. [60] [61] The United States also sent absorbent harbor boom to be used to control the spread of oil. [64]

6. Singapore races to clean oil spill as luxury beach resort ...

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   The oil spilled into the city-state’s waters after a Netherlands-flagged dredger, ... (4,921 feet) of oil absorbent booms to protect a coastal natural reserve lined with mangroves.

7. 2024 Singapore oil spill - Wikipedia

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   The workers were equipped with oil booms, vacuum pumps, oil dispersants, skimmers, absorbent materials, and other specialized oil containment and recovery equipment. Oil Spill Response Limited, which is an industry-funded organisation which assists with responses to oil spills, deployed floating containment and recovery devices to isolate oil ...