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U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Incident

Response Summary

Background:Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon (DWH)

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• Dynamically positioned, semi-submersible drilling unit located over 50 miles offshore Louisiana

Day 1 – April 20th

• D8 Command Centers notified of fire/explosion on MODU DWH approx 10:00 pm

• Initiated SAR efforts

• Coordinated firefighting efforts

• Established incident command post

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Timeline & Key Events

Day 1

: Apr 2

0th

10:0

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- USCG n

otifie

d of

exp

losion

Day 3: Apr 22 nd

10:22am – M

ODU Sank w/ 700,000

gal fuel onboard

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pr 29th

Event

dec

lared

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ry o

f DHS

Day 1

2: M

ay 1

st

ADM A

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amed

NIC

Days19-82: May 8 th – Jul 10 th

Multiple unsuccessful attem

pts to

stop flow of oil

Day 8

7: J

ul 15th

2:22

pm -

DWH W

ell sh

ut-in

via

Stack

ing C

ap

(oil s

tops

flowing

into

Gulf

)

Day 107: Aug 4 th

Static Kill operations completed

Day 121: Aug 18 th

Bottom Kill delayed. Annulus pressure

testing completed.

Day 138: Sept 4 th

Well declared no longer a threat. with

installation of new BOP

Day 150: Sept 16 th

Relief well intercept completed

Day 1

53: S

ept

19th

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AprilApril SeptemberSeptember20102010

POTUS

National Incident CommandNCP - Federal Washington, DC

Unified Area Command Federal On Scene Coordinator

Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA

National Response TeamNCP - 15 Federal Agencies

Regional Response TeamFederal and State by Region

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local , RP Houma, LA

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local, RP Mobile, AL

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local, RP Miami, FL

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local, RPGalveston, TX

Overall Organizational Chart

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Area Command Staging Areas

LA & AL

Unified Incident Command

Source Control Fed & RP

Houston, TX

Secretary DHS

National Incident Command (NIC) Headed by Adm. Thad Allen, USCG (ret.)

Reports to the Secretary of Homeland Security

Coordinates response at the national level

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National Incident Commander

National Incident Commander

Director Intergovernmental & Interagency

Director Intergovernmental & Interagency

Deputy National Incident

Commander

Deputy National Incident

Commander

National Incident Command (DC)

Chief of Staff

National Incident Command (DC)

Chief of Staff

Critical Resource Unit

Critical Resource Unit

Situation UnitSituation Unit

NGANGA

Production DevelopmentProduction

Development

Requests for Information

Requests for Information

Interagency Strategic Planning

Director

Interagency Strategic Planning

Director

SupportSupport

LegalLegal

Legislative Affairs

Legislative Affairs

Strategic Communications

Strategic Communications

Interagency Solutions Group (IASG)Agencies: EPA, DOI (MMS), DOS, DOC (NOAA & NMFS), FEMA, DOD, USDA,

DOL, HHS, GSA, DOE, DHS, DOT, USCG

Interagency Solutions Group (IASG)Agencies: EPA, DOI (MMS), DOS, DOC (NOAA & NMFS), FEMA, DOD, USDA,

DOL, HHS, GSA, DOE, DHS, DOT, USCG

Interagency Coordinator Interagency Coordinator

Situation Unit Coordination

Situation Unit Coordination

Deputy DirectorDeputy Director

Documentation

Documentation

Production Unit

Production Unit

National Incident

Command Staff Director

National Incident

Command Staff Director

National Incident Commander Chief of Staff

National Incident Commander Chief of Staff

Press Assistant

Press Assistant

AdministrationAdministration SchedulerScheduler

DHS LiaisonDHS Liaison Advance Team

Advance Team

Special AssistantSpecial

AssistantHearing

PreparationHearing

Preparation

Planning StaffPlanning Staff

Department of Defense Liaison

Team

Department of Defense Liaison

TeamUSCG/DHS/

FEMA Planners

USCG/DHS/FEMA

PlannersNational Geospatial-Intelligence

Agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence

Agency

NIC Organizational Chart

Interagency Solutions Group

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Director Intergovernmental

& InteragencyA/S Kayyem

Countermeasures and Alternative

Technology

NIC Interagency Solutions Group (IASG) [Incident Specific NRT Working Group]DHHS (CDC, FDA, OPHS), DHS (HITRAC, FEMA, OHA, OPS, USCG), DOC/NOAA (NOS, OAR, NMFS), DOD (Navy, USACE),

DOE, DOI (OS, BOEM, USGS), DOL/OSHA, DOS, DOT/MARAD, EPA, USDA

NIC

Director Intergovernmental

& Interagency

Interagency Coordinator

Deputy NIC

NRT

Community Engagement

Flow Rate & Subsea Analysis

Economic Solutions Team

Environmental, Archeological and Cultural Protection

& Restoration Strategies Team

Integrated Services Team

Public Health and Worker Safety

Interagency Alternative Technology Assessment Program

(IATAP)USCG, EPA, USDA,

NOAA, DODLead: USCG R&D

Physical Countermeasures

(Berms/Barriers, etc.)USACE, EPA, DOI,

NOAALead: USCG

Chemical Countermeasures (Dispersant etc..)EPA, DOI, NOAA

Lead: USCG

Liaison ProgramLead: DHS

Government AffairsTeam

Lead: DHS

Flow Rate Technical Group (FRTG)

NOAA, DOE, NIST, NASA, EPA, Academia

Lead: USGS

Joint Analysis Group (JAG) (subsea plume)

DOI/USGS, EPALead: NOAA

Oil Budget Calculator Science and

Engineering Team Lead: USGS

Economic ImpactLead: DOC

Labor IssuesLead: DOL

Environmental ComplianceEPA, NOAA, DOI, USCGLead: USCG

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

(NRDA)USCG, NOAA, DOI

Lead: NOAA

How Clean is Clean?DOI, EPA, USCG

Lead: NOAA

Waste Management/Debris

ManagementEPA, USCG, DOI,

USACE, FEMALead: EPA

BP Claims Process MonitoringLead: DHS

Coordinating Supportive Services

Lead: DHS

Public HealthDHHS, USCG,

DHS/OHA, EPALead: DHHS

Worker SafetyOSHA, DHS/OHA, EPA,

USCGLead: OSHA

Fishery Management and Seafood SafetyNOAA, FDA, USCG,

DHS/OHALead: NOAA

UNIFIED AREA COMMAND Federal On-scene Coordinator (FOSC)

Position filled by Coast Guard Rear Admiral

Located at the Unified Area Command in Robert/New Orleans, LA

Reports to the NIC

Coordinate efforts amongst Unified Incident Command Posts (UICs)

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Federal On Scene Coordinator Unified Area Command

Federal, State & RP

New Orleans, LA

Air Coordination Command

Tyndall AFB

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local RP

Houma, LA

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local, RP

Mobile, AL

Unified Incident Command

Fed, State, Local, RP

Miami, FL

Area Command Staging Areas

Alabama & Louisiana

Unified Incident CommandFed, State, Local, RP

Galveston, TX

Unified Incident Command

Source Control Federal & RPHouston, TX

Incident Commanders Positions filled by Coast Guard Captains

Teamed with senior BP official and State OnScene Coordinators to lead all tactical operations

Designated FOSC(r) authorities

Responsible for : Key point of contacts for Governors, State and local

government/community outreach

Deploy shore cleanup teams to process hazardous materials and oil

Oversee the operations of branch commanders

Oversee local, tactical response operations

Vessel of Opportunity Employment

Strategic Communications

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Concept of Operations

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Well Site

Subsea

On-shore zone

In-shore zone: Inland watersNear shore zone: Base Line - 3nmOffshore zone: 3nm – within 5nm of sourceWell Site: 5nm circle around source

In-shore zone: Inland watersNear shore zone: Base Line - 3nmOffshore zone: 3nm – within 5nm of sourceWell Site: 5nm circle around source

Offshore Operations

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Skimming

In-Situ Burning

Dispersants Surface

Subsurface

Nearshore Operations

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Skimmers

Vessels of Opportunity

Bays and Beaches Operations

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Skimmers

Boom & Barrier Establishment

Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams

Clean-up Personnel

Wildlife Recovery Personnel

Source Control Efforts

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More than 48,000 responders • 2,998 Coast Guard

• 1,819 National Guard

• 41,370 Contractors

• 731 BP

• 2015 Volunteers

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Critical Resources Equipment/Resources

• 13.5 million feet of boom deployed

• 9,700 vessels at peak

• 60 CG vessels deployed to scene

• 127 aircraft

• 78 rotary wing and 45 fixed wing

• 22 Coast Guard aircraft

Fate of Oil 4.93 million barrels oil discharged (estimated)

800,000 barrels oily water recovered

More than 400 in-situ burns conducted

265,000+ barrels mitigated through burns

1.8 million gallons of dispersants applied

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Surface

Subsurface

Sheer Scope and Complexity of the Spill 5 States Effected

Oil Containment Boom/Skimmers 13.5 million ft

835 skimmers

How much is enough?

Over 50 Miles Offshore

Area of the spill

Depth: 5000 FT

Overlapping issues

Oil Containment and recovery

Hurricane Season

Wildlife

Fishery Management

Tourism

Subsea Oil Monitoring Plan

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Lessons learned: investigations and reports Presidential Commission (www.oilspillcommision.gov)

Including input from Incident Specific Preparedness Review

Congressional Hearings 9 Senate Hearings, 8 House Hearings

Joint Investigation Team (USCG & BOEM)(www.deepwaterinvestigation.com)

National Academy of Engineering

Reports by the National Incident Commander, National Response Team, and Federal On-Scene Coordinator (www.nrt.org)

Moving Forward

Transition to Long-Term Recovery and Natural Resources Damage Assessments and Public Health programs…continue to work to restore the Gulf Region to pre-spill conditions.

Capture Lessons Learned and Identify potential Areas for Improvement and implement recommendations to more effectively respond to future spills.

Review the National Contingency Plan and National Response Framework to identify National-level issues to enhance public’s expectation for a coordinated, ‘whole of government’ response to Incidents of National Significance.

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