Aswan Oil Spill Response Center

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Boom Vane pulling oil boom into the river

The Boom Vane© is simply a series of vertical vanes which drive into the current. The boom is attached to a towing bridle which is towed behind. The main tethering rope is anchored on the river bank upstream of the recovery point, when the Boom Vane is launched it drives into the current on an arch as in the diagram. The faster the current the tighter the angle of the boom.

BoomVane™ River Deploy BoomVane being used in a river to deploy containment boom.

Oil spill containment in rivers

Natural problems found in combating oil spill in rivers.

Sampling Split Oil:

The procedure for sampling oil stranded on shorelines or within an inter-tidal zone generally involves scrapping or gathering the oil into a sample jar, taking care to minimize the sand and debris content.

Sampling Split Oil:

Sampling of floating or stranded oil are taken generally for qualitative purposes to confirm the source of the oil, rather than quantitatively to map concentrations. Only small quantity of oil (i.e 10-20 g) are usually required for analysis. Samples from the water surface can be collected directly with sampling jars or sorbent pads.

Response to oil spill incident at Nile river - May 07, 2015

Tiba 1 - First oil spill exercise/drill performed at Nile river - Aswan, Egypt

Awan oil spill response center located 20 Km north ASWAN city at 24°13'49.53“N & 32°52'18.58"E and response to oil spill along Nile river in addition to support the other oil spill response centers at Alex. , Suez , Gharib , Hurghada and El Tibben.