摘要 |
<p>The object of the invention is to provide an on-board oil spill prevention and recovery system for an oil transporting vessel (1). The system includes a pillow storage container (11) which releasably houses a plurality of sorbent pillows (12). The container (11) is fixedly attached to said vessel (1) above a hole (2a) cut in the deck (2) of the vessel (16) above an oil holding tank (3) thereby permitting the pillows to be selectively released to the interior of the holding tank (3). The system further includes a sorbent boom (13) selectively deployable in the waters surrounding the vessel (1).</p> |