EMSA Ups Oil Spill Equipment in Bulgaria

The capacity of The European Maritime Safety’s (EMSA) contracted vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential oil spills. In February the supply vessel Enterprise was fitted with a new Weir Boom 180 system, bringing significant advantages through its combined containment and recovery system.

The system is designed for response operations after large oil spills and well blow-outs. It is equipped with a fully autonomous source of hydraulic power and packed for quick mobilization and easy deployment. Supplied by Vikoma International Limited, UK, the system is capable of collecting up to 180 cubic metres per hour of pollutant. 
 
EMSA stand-by oil spill response vessels are commercial vessels which can be rapidly converted to oil pollution response activities. The contracted vessels have large recovered oil storage capacities and an oil containment and recovery system.
 
The Weir Boom 180 consists of a 300m deflector oil pollution containment boom and an integrated weir boom section of 70.5m which contains three weir pumps, spaced at 6m intervals, each capable of collecting 60 cubic metres per hour of oil. The boom is supplied on a hydraulically driven deck reel and includes a deck-mounted oil recovery pump, hydraulic air fan, water pump and 2 x 105kW ATEX zoned power packs all housed within a 20ft container.