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The lower portion of an oil salvage intensity separation chamber is supported in a body of fluid, such as sea-water, upon which a contaminent, such as oil, is floating and in such a manner that there is relative movement between the chamber's lower portion and the oil contaminated sea-water; so that the contaminent oil moves into the chamber and, because of its lighter density the oil in globs or globlets, floats up through a column of sea-water collected in the chamber to be separated into a layer floating on top of the sea-water column. The relative movement is accomplished by mounting the chamber between the pontoons of a catamaran type vessel. A positionable scoop directs the oil into an inlet opening provided in the lower portion of the chamber; while a deflector directs the oil up into the column of sea-water. Positionable sea gates are provided to either open the bottom of the chamber to the sea-water, or to close same off therefrom. A sea-water opening is also provided in the lower portion of the chamber, but removed from the inlet; with a set of valves and a pump in communication therewith to either facilitate accumulating the column of sea-water in the chamber, or the withdrawal of sea-water therefrom as the oil/sea-water separation process continues. An oil outlet and pump are provided in the upper portion of the chamber to draw off the separated oil; which may then be pumped through a suitable conduit to a collecting facility, such as a barge.
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