Oil Pollution Response Vessels and Equipment
The following oil spill response ships are at the disposal of the Latvian Coast Guard Service:
- Two seagoing ships;
- Two ships for coastal waters;
- One unpropelled sea barge.
Each of these vessels is equipped with oil spill response equipment, namely - side board brush skimmers, bow brush skimmers, submersible and floating skimmers, open sea type booms and booms for coastal waters.
Oil spill response tasks are carried out by the Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) of the Navy Patrol Boat Squadron.
MIRG operates oil spill response equipment, consisting of 2200m open sea type booms, 2500m booms for coastal waters, 4035m absorbent booms, 105m beach type booms, 3546kg absorbent granules, 3 sets of ship side board brush skimmers, 3 sets of submersible high capacity skimmers, 3 sets of low capacity skimmers for light oils, 1 set of vacuum type collector, 9 sets of primary oil storage bags with total capacity of 180cub.m, 5 sets of oily water pumps, 1 set of steam generator, 1 set of dispersant spraying system, 2000litres of dispersant concentrate, 2 sets of high capacity oil transfer pumps.
For transportation of equipment 6 cargo trucks and 11 sea containers are used.
List of vessels and equipment
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No |
Item |
Quantity |
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Vessels |
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1. |
LVNS “A-90 VARONIS” Equipped with 800 m of open-sea type RO-BOOM (400 m permanently onboard), 2 sets of brush type side board skimmer “LAMOR OPC-4” (1 on each side, id name “LOJA”, capacity of pump on each set - 100 m3/h), 1 set of overflow type floating skimmer “DESMI TERMINATOR” (pump capacity 160 m3/h) incl. casette for heavy fuel oil collection, 2 x 50 m3 primary floating storage tanks |
1 |
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2. |
LVNS “KA-14 ASTRA” Equipped with 2 sets of brush type side board skimmer “LAMOR OPC-4” (1 on each side, capacity of pump on each set - 100 m3/h) and 2 sets of oil packing systems into plastic bags |
1 |
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3. |
Sea barge “JL-1” Equipped with 200 m of open-sea type RO BOOM 1500 and 1 set of brush type side board skimmer “LAMOR OPC-4” (on portside, capacity of pump - 150 m3/h) |
1 |
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4. |
Vessel “AĢE” (coastal waters) Equipped with brush type bow skimmer “LAMOR BOW COLLECTOR”, vessel engine power 620 kW, vessel length 10,5 m |
1 |
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5. |
Vessel “ĀTE” (coastal waters) Equipped with brush type bow skimmer “LAMOR BOW COLLECTOR”, vessel engine power 314 kW, vessel length 10,5 m |
1 |
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6. |
Cutter “Astra 1” Work boat, engine power 75 Hp |
1 |
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7. |
Cutter “Astra 2” Work boat, engine power 75 Hp |
1 |
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8. |
Work boat SAR – 1 Engine power 150 Hp x 2 , length 7,5 m |
1 |
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9. |
Work boat SAR – 2 Engine power 150 Hp x 2 , length 7,5 m |
1 |
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BOOM SETS |
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10. |
Open-sea type boom set “RO-BOOM 1500” Stored on 11 hydraulically driven reels, incl. 6 anchoring sets, 4 x 50 kW powerpacks |
2200 m |
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11. |
Coastal type boom set Desmi Troilboom AFRU 750ASTM (Z) Boom for coastal waters, stored on 6 hydraulically driven reels, 250 m on each reel, 2 x 10 kW Desmi powerpack |
2500 m |
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12. |
Beach type boom set “RO-BOOM 800” Consist of 7 sections, incl. 2 air pumps Husquarna (H blower 570 BTS), 5 water pumps Honda XT 3.78 H, 5 anchors, 2 sets of water and air pipes |
105 m |
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13. |
Absorbent boom “SANCOSORB/DRIZIT” |
4035 m |
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SKIMMER SETS |
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14. |
Skimmer set “LAMOR OPC-4” (id name „LOJA”) Brush type side board skimmer installed on LVNS A-90 VARONIS, incl. 2 casettes, 2 oil transfer pumps, 2 sweeping arms, oil transfer pipes, 2 x 37 kW powerpacks LPP1 |
1 |
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15. |
Skimmmer set “LAMOR OPC-4” (id name „ASTRA”) Brush type side board skimmer installed on LVNS KA-14 ASTRA, incl. 2 casettes, 2 oil transfer pumps, 2 sweeping arms, oil transfer pipes, 37 kW powerpack LPP1 |
1 |
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16. |
Skimmer set „LAMOR OPC-4” (id name “JL-1”) Brush type side board skimmer installed on sea barge JL-1, incl. 1 casette, 1 oil transfer pump, oil transfer pipes on a reel, 50 kW powerpack |
1 |
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17. |
Skimmer set “DESMI TERMINATOR” Overflow type floating skimmer with heavy oil skimmer head, 50 kW powerpack, remote control, oil transfer pipes, stored onboard LVNS A-90 VARONIS |
1 |
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18. |
Skimmer set “DESMI TERMINATOR” Overflow type floating skimmer, incl. oil pump (125 m3/h), 50 kW powerpack, remote control, oil transfer pipes |
2 |
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19. |
Skimmer set “DESMI MINIMAX” Overflow type floating skimmer, incl. oil pump PD75 (54 m3/h) |
1 |
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20. |
Skimmer set “LAMOR MINIMAX” Brush type floating skimmer (45 m3/h) |
1 |
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OTHER EQUIPMENT |
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21. |
Oil Recovery Vacuum set RO-VAC Mini Incl. pump Jabco 5 kW (30 m3/h) |
1 |
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22. |
Oil Storage tanks RO-TANK 2 x 50 m3 (stored on ship A-90 VARONIS), 3 x 5 m3, 2 x 15 m3, 1 x 10 m3 |
8 |
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23. |
Arete Oil Storage Barge Inflatable barge, volume 25 m3 |
1 |
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24. |
Absorbent granules “ZUGOL” and “ABSOL” |
3546 kg |
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25. |
Oily water transfer pumps Honda XT 3.78 H Incl. 3 x 150 m pipes |
5 |
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26. |
Mobile Steam Generator “STEAMRATOR MHT-700” |
1 |
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27. |
Oil packing systems into plastic bags “LAMOR BAG” 2 sets, installed on LVNS KA 14 ASTRA, incl. 290 x 1 m3 plastic bags |
1 |
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28. |
Dispersant Spray System “WIDESSPRAY” For installation on sea barge JL-1, incl. HATZ IB40 4 kW powerpack |
1 |
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29. |
Dispersant concentrate “SLICKGONE NS2/3” Stored in 10 steal barrels (200 l/each) |
2000 l |
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30. |
Individual Tool set Forks, shovels, rakes |
18 sets |
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31. |
Personal Protective suits Multiple use Single use |
20 170 |
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32. |
Sea containers (7 cont. x 20’, 3 cont. x 40’), 1 x 10' cont. |
11 |
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33. |
High capacity transfer pump MARFLEX MSP Oily water transfer pump, capacity 150 m3/h, incl. 37 kW powerpack LPP1, hydraulic drive |
2 |
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34. |
Oily water transfer pump PD75 Hydraulic drive |
1 |
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35. |
Mobile radiation measurement device ED 150 |
1 |