Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PADET Astoria | 09.25.2013
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender, heave around on a line attached to the outrigger arm component of a Spilled Oil Recovery System in the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., Sept. 25, 2013. Crews regularly train with the SORS equipment so that they can more quickly assemble and deploy the technology in the event of a spill. U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PADET Astoria | 09.25.2013
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot Seagoing BuoyTender, work to deploy the skimming and pumping component of a Spilled Oil Recovery System in the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., Sept. 25,2013. The SORS is an over-the-side single ship recovery system designed to be used in an environmental emergency. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.28.2013
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory deploys the boom during Spilled Oil Recovery System training in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2013. Coast Guard crews train with SORS equipment annually in order to prepare for the event of hazardous materials spills. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Yi)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PADET Astoria | 11.05.2012
Scott Knutson (4th from left), Coast Guard 13th District Response Advisory Team supervisor, addresses Pacific Strike Team members (left) and Cutter Fir crewmembers (right) before a day of working with a Spilled Oil Recovery System on the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., Sept. 25, 2013. Crews practiced rigging and operating the system while exploring techniques to maximize safety and......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 12.14.2010
Coast Guard Cutter Kukui crew members prepare to deploy the fast sweep boom, a component of the Spilled Oil Recovery System, in Honolulu Harbor, Dec. 14. The skimming system, SORS, has four main steps: concentrate the oily sheen; skim the oil/water mix; pump oil skimmed from the water’s surface; and contain the skimmed oil in a tank or other form of storage so the oil can later be......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 12.14.2010
Coast Guard Cutter Kukui crewmembers prepare to deploy the fast sweep boom, a component of the Spilled Oil Recovery System, in Honolulu Harbor, Dec. 14. The skimming system, SORS, has four main steps: concentrate the oily sheen; skim the oil/water mix; pump oil skimmed from the water’s surface; and contain the skimmed oil in a tank or other form of storage so the oil can later be transferred......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 12.14.2010
Coast Guard Cutter Kukui crewmembers prepare to deploy the fast sweep boom, a component of the Spilled Oil Recovery System, in Honolulu Harbor Dec. 14. The skimming system, SORS, has four main steps: concentrate the oily sheen; skim the oil/water mix; pump oil skimmed from the water’s surface; and contain the skimmed oil in a tank or other form of storage so the oil can later be transferred......
