Protected Water (inflatable) boom is designed for use in protected or sheltered water. It is primarily used for deflection or protection booming of shorelines, hatcheries, harbors, vessels and facilities. The boom can also be deployed for containment and recovery of a spill product.
The boom is located in Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau to allow for rapid deployment in the event of spill response. The inflatable boom is light-weight and capable of being loaded onto a helicopter or airplane for rapid response and deployment. The boom requires a backpack blower for inflation.
Manufacture(s)
Vikoma
Model
Vikoma
Boom type
Curtain, pressure-inflatable
Floatation
Cylinder (continuous) internal inflatable
Freeboard (in)
8"
Draft (in)
12"
Boom height (in)
20"
Standard length (ft)
82'
Skirt material
Polyurethane
End connectors
ASTM-Z
Weight (lb/ft)
1 lbs/ft
Ballast weight (lb/ft)
N/A
Color
Yellow
Ballast material
Tension wire
Operating environment-limitations
Boom is limited to work in protected waters or seas 3 ft. or less in wave height.
C-130
DC-6
DC-3
737
Beaver
Otter
Cessna 206
Cessna 185
Heli
Barge
Tug (only)
Lrg F/V
Sml F/V
P/U
Zone 1
Ketchikan
55°23'47.94"N 131°43'45.85"W
Zone 2
Craig
55°29'18.28"N 133°08'24.67"W
Zone 3
Petersburg
56°48'28.84"N 132°58'13.91"W
Wrangell
56°28'14.69"N 132°23'06.98"W
Zone 4
Kake
56°58'21.84"N 133°56'26.67"W
Zone 5
Sitka
57°06'53.48"N 135°23'31.89"W
Zone 6
Gustavus
58°25'21.35"N 135°42'42.36"W
Pelican
57°57'27.84"N 136°13'32.69"W
Zone 7
Juneau
58°17'26.76"N 134°23'33.26"W
Zone 8
Haines
59°14'08.76"N 135°27'51.73"W
Skagway
59°27'09.90"N 135°19'20.26"W
Zone 9
Yakutat
59°32'46.34"N 139°44'05.36"W
(820')
Warehouse
(820')
Connex #59
(820')
Connex #79