Pacific Responder
 Marine Spill Response Corp. (MSRC) crew members aboard Pacific Responder during the “Safe Seas 2006 Oil Spill Response Exercise”. 9 August 2006. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pacific Responder |
| Owner: |
Marine Spill Response Corp. Herndon, Virginia |
| Port of registry: |
 United States, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Builder: | VT Halter Marine, Inc. (formerly Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa, Mississippi |
| Completed: | 1992 |
| Acquired: | 01 January 1993 |
| Identification: |
ABS class no: 9300196 Call sign: WBO8588 IMO number: 9043885 MMSI no.: 366605000 USCG Doc. No.: 983104 |
| Status: | Operational |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | ABS A1, Oil Recovery Vessel Class 1, AMS |
| Tonnage: | 488 GT 354 NT |
| Length: | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Beam: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Depth: | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Deck clearance: | 7.33 m (24.0 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 x Caterpillar model 3512 DITA diesel engines (2 x 954.88 kW) 3 x 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation: Pacific Responder". United States Coast Guard. December 31, 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ABS Record: Pacific Responder". American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ 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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