Mighty Servant 3 tapped for Gulf spill

Mighty Servant 3: heavy transport vessel lends weight to a different cause in the US Gulf

Heavy transport specialist Dockwise said its heavy transport vessel Mighty Servant 3 will support the clean-up operations on the massive US Gulf spill.

Mighty Servant 3 has been outfitted in Galveston, Texas, with an assortment of equipment focused on the collection of oil-saturated solid material and oily water.

Dockwise said the 27,270-dwt vessel is perfectly suited to handle ‘this type of large clean up’ by merit of its sheer mass.

Mighty Servant 3 will serve a two-fold purpose as part of the coordinated clean-up effort.

The long-reach excavators will be able to collect solid debris that is saturated with oil.

This debris will be collected and stored in a large containment area on the vessel's extensive deck.

The skimming…

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