Office/Division Program
OSRR
Project Number
1150
Research Performing Organization
Serco, Inc.
Research Principal Investigator
Gregory Johnson
Research Contracting Agency
Research Contract Award Value
$306,361.00
Description
This project will advance the BOWHEAD Vessel Ice Management System, developed under BSEE project 1102 to provide an ice-free zone for oil recovery in drift ice conditions. The contractor will retrofit the BOWHEAD prototype based on recommended enhancements identified during January 2021 testing at Ohmsett. The retrofitted BOWHEAD will be tested at Ohmsett in February 2024 to quantify its ability to improve recovery of oil in drift ice conditions over tactics that are currently specified in Alaska oil spill removal organizations' tactics manuals.
Latest progress update
The BOWHEAD system retrofits are complete. The system will be tested at Ohmsett in February 2024.