SOCK Skimmer -- Performance and Field Tests

The spilled oil cleanup kit (SOCK) skimmer has been developed to recover oil efficiently at sea under realistic sea conditions. It was designed to operate with typical oilfield work or supply vessels and to operate in seas with wave heights up to at least 8 ft (2.4 m). Field tests offshore New Jersey in April 1980 confirmed conclusions from 31/2 months' operating experience in a major offshore oil spill in 1979. In addition, the field tests were able to define more quantitatively the performance characteristics and efficiency of operation of this skimmer.