Midship delivers oil-spill recovery boat

Midship Marine of Harvey, La., has delivered a new 95-foot aluminum rapid response vessel to Clean Gulf Associates Inc., a non-profit cooperative based in New Orleans, which has responded to oil spills since 1972. The J.L. O’Brien is the fourth in a series of offshore oil spill recovery vessels constructed by Midship for CGA to help ensure an efficient response to future oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The new response vessel will be prepositioned in Leeville, La., to help anchor spill response readiness. The O’Brien represents a $5 million investment in new CGA response resources for the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: Workboat 02/07/17)