The 46’ Fast Response Vessel (FRV) is an aluminum hulled, designated, oil spill recovery vessel with a swath width of about 50 feet. On each side of the vessel, an outrigger holds a 23 foot long section of positive floatation hard boom that directs free oil on the surface of the water into a recovery trough via thru-hull doors at the waterline. The free communication created with the doors open allows the oil to contact a turning, oleophilic two brush skimmer designed to maximize efficiency by allowing the oil to stick to the nylon bristles while any excess water is repelled.
The oil is then scraped off the brushes where it drops into a sump that free flows into the 65 barrel recovered oil (RO) tank. Once full, the recovered oil can be offloaded using the FRV’s 160 GPM offload pump to be disposed of in accordance with an approved disposal plan.
