Responder class

The Gulf Coast Responder deploying her boom to skim oil on the Sabine-Naches waterway in January, 2010.

The Responder class is class of oil recovery vessels, built in 1992 and 1993.[1]

These vessels can deploy a boom, and use it to suck up leaks of oil, and other liquids that float on water.[1] They also have room to provide a command center when it is joined by smaller oil recovery vessels.

The vessels require on a crew of 6 mariners. The boom requires an additional 7 oil recovery specialists. The vessels can carry a complement of 38.[1]

The Pacific Responder was the first vessel launched.

## Specifications[edit]

Specifications[2] Length | 63.5 m (208.33 foot)

|

Depth | 5.1 m (16.73 foot)
Max Draft | 4.3 m (14.11 foot)
Beam | 13.4 m (43.96 foot)
Complement | 38 Persons
Fuel Capacity | 112,890 Gallons

## Vessels[edit]

Vessels  image | name | location | notes

|
|
|

| Delaware Responder | Chesapeake City, Maryland | In service as of 2020.[3]
| California Responder | [[]] |
| Florida Responder | Miami, Florida | In service as of 2020.[4]
| Gulf Coast Responder | Lake Charles, Louisiana | In service as of 2020.[5]
| Hawaii Responder | Oahu, Hawaii | In service as of 2020.[6]
| Louisiana Responder | Fort Jackson, Louisiana | In service as of 2020.[7]
| Maine Responder | [[]] |
| Mississippi Responder | Pascagoula, Mississippi | In service as of 2020.[8]
| New Jersey Responder | Perth Amboy, New Jersey | In service as of 2020.[9]
| Oregon Responder | Astoria, Oregon | In service as of 2020.[10]
| Pacific Responder | [[]] |
| S.T. Benz Responder | Grand Isle, Louisiana | In service as of 2020.[11]
| Southern Responder | Ingleside, Texas | In service as of 2020.[12]
| Texas Responder | Galveston, Texas | In service as of 2020.[13]
| Virginia Responder | [[]] |
| W.C. Park Responder | Port Angeles, Washington | In service as of 2020.[14]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Responder class oil spill response vessel (OSRV), Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
2. ↑ International Symposium Marine Oil Spill Response, Nippon Foundation, 1997-06-16, p. 113. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
3. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Chesapeake City, MD, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
4. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Miami, FL, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
5. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Lake Charles, LA, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
6. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Oahu, Honolulu, HI, Pier 15, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
7. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Fort Jackson, LA, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
8. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Pascagoula, MS, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
9. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Perth Amboy, NJ, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
10. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Astoria, OR, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
11. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Grand Isle, LA, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
12. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Ingleside, TX, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
13. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Galveston, TX, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.
14. ↑ Site equipment inventory: Port Angeles, WA, Terminal 3, Marine Spill Response Corporation. Retrieved on 2022-08-07.