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June 24, 2019

Long Beach, California

This four-panel photo illustrates the sequence of operations by a spill response operating team (SROT) in deploying oil spill containment boom from the offshore platform Ellen near Long Beach, California during a training activity. The orange boom is initially stored on the platform in a tight coil. When needed, platform personnel lift the boom and place it into the water. Next, a response vessel hooks the package and unwinds the boom to prepare it for deployment. Two response vessels then connect to each end of the containment boom and tow it in a U-shaped configuration to simulate collecting an oil spill. Once the training is completed, the boom is rewound in a tight coil and stored back on the platform. BSEE Preparedness Analysts from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) regularly inspect these types of equipment and observe industry training and exercise activities to ensure compliance with regulations and to monitor the overall vigor of the oil spill preparedness and response community.

Photo by: Robert Zaragoza, BSEE

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Alternative names	BSEE
Authority file	: Q4998426 VIAF: 314893350 ISNI: 0000000439824402

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