Pacific Responder

Marine Spill Response Corp. (MSRC) crew members aboard Pacific Responder during the "Safe Seas 2006 Oil Spill Response Exercise". 9 August 2006.
History
NamePacific Responder
Owner
  • Marine Spill Response Corp.
  • Herndon, Virginia
Port of registry United States, Norfolk, Virginia
BuilderVT Halter Marine, Inc. (formerly Moss Point Marine, Inc.), Escatawpa, Mississippi
Completed1992
Acquired01 January 1993
Identification
StatusOperational
Notes[1][2]
General characteristics
Class and typeABS A1, Oil Recovery Vessel Class 1, AMS
Tonnage
  • 488 GT
  • 354 NT
Length63 m (207 ft)
Beam13 m (43 ft)
Depth5 m (16 ft)
Deck clearance7.33 m (24.0 ft)
Installed power
  • 2 × Caterpillar model 3512 DITA diesel engines (2 x 954.88 kW)
  • 3 × 250 kW auxiliary generators
Capacity
  • Freshwater 76 m3 (2,700 cu ft)
  • Fuel oil 409 m3 (14,400 cu ft)
  • Tank ballast 443 m3 (15,600 cu ft)
Notes[1][2]

Pacific Responder is a Responder-class oil-skimming vessel registered in Norfolk, Virginia and based in San Francisco, California.

Pacific Responder and her sister ship, California Responder, operated off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The vessels sailed to the gulf from their home ports in California to assist in the containment efforts.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation: Pacific Responder". United States Coast Guard. December 31, 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "ABS Record: Pacific Responder". American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. ^ Frederic J. Frommer (July 13, 2010). "Obama Administration Hopes New Drilling Ban Can Survive". The Thibodaux Daily Comet. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

External links

  • Pacific Responder current position at VesselTracker
  • Pacific Responder vessel information and current position at FleetMon Explorer
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