OIL
RECOVERY
Oil spills demand quick, reliable response and that's where the ORCA
gets to work fast. The first truly portable, multipurpose rapid oil
recovery system, the ORCA can be onboard ready to meet any emergency.
The system is self-contained, its power pack fits INSIDE for compact
shipping and storage. The ORCA has hydraulic legs which extend 1.38
metres to easily straddle most obstructions on deck. The ORCA also
has its own hydraulic crane and pressure washer.
It can extract almost any material - and that includes liquids, solid
objects, seaweed, nets quickly without clogging because there are
no pumps, impellers, pistons or augers to impede the flow through
the hose. In a large spill, oil can be transferred directly into any
available tank, barge hold or other vessel of opportunity WITHOUT
passing through the ORCA itself, thanks to its Universal Hatch Cover™.
The ORCA could be the single most important element of your vessel
response plan under OPA '90 and is not just for tanker owners but
for actual Oil Spill Response Contractors (OSRC's) and Cooperatives.
Jim O'Brien one of the coordinators of the Exxon Valdez clean up,
quoted in January 1990 issue of National Geographic magazine, said
"By the time the (oil) mousse mixes with kelp and other debris, it
is so heavy that pumps can't raise it more than two or three feet.
" Today Jim's problems are over. The ORCA can raise mousse mixed with
kelp and other debris over 30 vertical metres.
