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NOM INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT (SITREP)

Incident Coordination Center (ICC)

MODU DEEPWATER HORIZON - Gulf of Mexico

ICC SITREP #4

Monday, April 26, 2010 1200 EDT

Updates from last ICC SITREP are shown in blue font

Current Status

,. Odor reported along Gulf Coast states.

• Attempts to actuate blowout preventer valve (BOP) via Remotely
Operated Vehicle (ROV) ineffective due to a hydraulic leak on the valve.
• ROV surfacing to retool for repairs of hydraulic valve; round trip to surface,
retooling and return to BOP expected to take 6 hours.
• Forecasted diminishing winds & seas next 3 days are conducive to

dispersant application & oil skimming operations.

Command and Control

() National Response Team (NRT).
Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC): Rear Admiral Landry,
USCG, Commander, District 8 (New Orleans, LA).
Responsible Party (RP): British Petroleum (BP).
(After HSIN Posting 0800 EDT 26 April 2010)

NOM Operations
• NOM Homeland Security Program Office is coordinating efforts across
the Line/Staff Offices, providing a Common Operating Picture, assessing
NOM-wide impacts, and providing support to NOM Emergency
Response Division (ERD).

Homeland Security Program Office

• NOAA Incident Coordination Center (ICC) call conducted 0930 EDT 26
Apr 2010, Next ICC call scheduled for 1500 EDT Monday 26 April 2010.
Situation closely monitored over weekend with updates issued to NOAA
Senior Leadership by Director HSPO based on inputs received from DHS
National Operations Center DOC NOAA Desk

I!J DHS National Operations Center DOC NOAA Desk

DHS Senior Leadership to include DHS Sec. DHS Senior
Leadership Group (SLG) remains on twice daily rhythm: 3 pm
Congressional notification, 4 pm press conf and 5 pms SLG

National Weather Service

• NVVS Forecast Office Slidell, LA, continues to provide forecasts twice daily
supporting NOS/OR&R response,

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• NWS is researching a source of information to support long-range (>30

days) trajectory forecast for OR&R.

• No NWS infrastructure, personnel or facilities have been affected by

this incident.
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

• Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) continues to provide NOS with the

Experimental Marine Pollution Surveillance Report using a variety of
image sources, e.g., MODIS, RADARSAT, ALOS, TerraSAT-X and SPOT.
~, Under the International Disaster Charter, the Satellite Analysis Branch
has been asked to be the coordinator for acquiring imagery for this event.
As coordinator, the Satellite Analysis Branch determines which Charter
assets (international satellites) to task and support the acquisition and
display of the resulting data on an Internet site available to participating
agencies.

National Ocean Service

• Ongoing efforts:
o Seal the well by triggering BOP (Blowout preventer) using ROVs
o Contain oil undersea using dome (never tried at this depth)
o Apply dispersants to surface oil via aircraft
o Use skimmers when able
o Assess resources at risk

III Issues:
0' Whale sighting by USFW
o Estimates for well leak rate
o Potential for relief wells to take months to seal leak

• Personnel on-scene:
Houma, LA
• Levine, Jeansonne, Hanson, Scillo (enroute 4/26),
Stout (enroute 4/26), White (ARD)
o Venice
• Simecek Beatty, Wesley (enroute 4/26),
o Houston
• Gill, Robert, Henry, Ewald (NOS comm.)
Baton Rouge - Baker.

National Marine Fisheries Service

• Coordinated NMFS and NOS/OR&R of NMFS subject matter experts

advising through OR&R to USCG for impacts due to large scale
dispersant application operations.

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<1> NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center

o Identifying qualified marine mammal spotters with current aircraft
safety credentials to support spotter aircraft that accompany the
dispersant application operations.
The spotters will advise on the presence of marine mammals and
turtles while actively spraying dispersant. NMFS spotters should be
flying by late today or Tuesday.

• ISSUE: NMFS archival marine mammal surveys for the affected area at
this time of year are not adequate to accurately assess numbers and
species being impacted by the spilL
Bonnie Ponwith recommends performing a 2 - 3 day synoptic
aerial survey of the affected area. NMFS personnel are presently
drafting flightlines for such a survey. NOAA's Aircraft Operations
Center (AOC) has been contacted about availability of a twin otter
aircraft for the effort. If AOC cannot provide a suitable aircraft in
the next few days, NMFS will seek a charter aircraft with funding
through the responsible party.

CD NMFS Gulf Marine Mammal Stranding Network and Unified Command's

Wildlife Branch are coordinating assure affected animals receive proper
care and are accounted for NRDA purposes. POC: Teri Rowles

• Since this appears to likely be a long - term response which may involve
fishery closures next to areas with open fisheries, NMFS Office of Seafood
Inspection coordinating with States and local seafood processors to make
sure the scope of their inspection services are understood and utilized, as
needed.
Office of Marine and Aircraft Operations

.. Twin Otter aircraft available for Tasking beginning 27 April 2010.

NOAA Communications and External Affairs

G Joint Information Center (JIC) established in Louisianna. NOAA personnel

supporting JIC include David P. Miller.
Joined by John Ewald (NOS Public Affairs) over weekend.
I/) NOS Public Affairs staff also coordinated media inquiries over weekend
from Silver Spring (POC Keeley Belva).

Office of Chief Financial Officer

III Budget Execution preparing guidance for accounting codes to track NOAA
costs associated with DEEPWATER HORIZON. These codes not to be
confused with existing procedures for capturing costs attributable for
recovery under litigation and reimbursement.

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Mississippi Canyon 252 NOAAlNOSlORR

Estimate for. 0800CDT. Wedresday4t28/l0
Date Prepared: 1300CDT, Sunday 4/25/10

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and the Winds are expect$d to be W to
N\N fa \he first of this comma week.
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impadmg bearJ:l8s. The longl!!r 1!l:rm
N'lrJS faracas1 callS for persistent S to S E
Winds star1ing on 'Wedtlliisday and possitiy ,,
cotdmuing tntW~ neJd weekend. This
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could result iIi shoreline imjlacts as earty
as neJd weekend along \he Miss. R De!lla. Mi:!~$iippi Canyon 252 '1adent SiiIB
ReductiOO 01 wiIid speeds dIl Tue5dayand '.\ I~C
wednesday Ytiil'mSUlt in inaeased \
Vi!;jbiility of sheens.
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