摘要 |
<p>There are disclosed a method of and system including a ship for recovery of oil from an oil spill. The system includes an ocean-going ship having a floating intake device (20) with large submersible pumps (36); a clarifier system (46) in the ship for separating the oil from the water; a discharge system (50) for discharging the separated water; a bow thruster (18) for laterally positioning the bow; a plurality of other vessels using floatable oil recovery booms for containing the spill and urging it toward the oil recovery ship, and pumps for pumping the processed oil back to shore or to another ship.</p> |