Xtreme Booms

High Seas Oil Spill Containment Booms Port Elizabeth, South Africa Phone: +27 41 582 2211 Fax: +27 41 582 2631 E-Mail: kevin@xtremeprojects.co.za Website: www.xtremeprojects.co.za

Xtreme Booms – The Concept Xtreme Booms feature good wave conformity and stability for protected water applications. The booms are suitable for all scenarios including open water, large lakes, ports, oceans, ice packs and high seas.

The fabric used in the manufacture of the booms feature attributes such as resistance to salt water, oils & fuels and a high abrasion and very good flex abrasion resistance.

The flotation of the boom features excellent buoyancy, a fully closed-cell which will not absorb water even if the material is cut open and it is resistant to chemicals, oils & fuels.

These booms were designed by Kevin Kelly who was motivated by making certain observations in the booming industry. He observed that when the winds were quite high the booms would lift out of the water and whatever it was containing at that stage escaped.

He decided to look at something that the wind would rather blow flat in the water as opposed to lifting it up.

It would also flutter and create a ripple on either side of itself, thereby forcing the oil to be contained in a certain determined area dependent on the wind direction and the direction of the ripple created by the flutter.

Boom Specifications 1.8m (180cm) Oil Containment Boom Application:  Open and Protected water boom. Good wave conformity and stability for protected water applications.  Open water, large lakes, ports, ocean, ice packs, high seas Specifications:  Overall Height: 180 cm  Float Freeboard: 80cm  Draft: 100cm 180cm fibreglass baton in-between floatation foam (vertical)  Tensile strength: 9000/8000N/5cm  Available Length: 20m  Tear Strength: 1200/1000N  Weight 1500g/m2  Color: Yellow or Orange  Chain: 3/8 Chain (5600kg braking strength)  Marine grade Aluminium bolt together connectors  Anchor connecting point 5m apart  Reflective stripes on floatation and baton

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Fabric: TPU 8574, Thermoplastic Polyurethane coating marine webbing UV Stabilized Resistant to Salt Water Good resistance to Oils and Fuels High grade of adhesion and HF welding Very good Flex-resistance High Abrasion resistance Flotation: Foam, 100cm long x 50cm wide x 6.6cm thick Foam is a fully cross-linked closed cell expanded polyethylene. It has excellent buoyancy characteristics - able to support approx. 1000 Kg/m³. Fully closed-cell, and will not absorb water even if the material is cut open.

Resistant to chemicals, oils and fuels.

Temperature*: -20°C to 100°C Tension:

 Top: 10mm Poly steel  Centre: 10mm Poly Steel  Bottom: 3/8 Chain

ISO Certifications – Xtreme & Suppliers

Other Marine Services offered by Xtreme Projects Xtreme Projects Marine Division is fully equipped with rapid response vessels, a barge, containment boom manufacturing facility and an Oil Response Unit for deployment to any site.

All skippers are fully qualified with SAMSA tickets. Our deckhands have a minimum of SAMSA Pre Sea and Life Raft Proficiency courses under their belts. We have a fully qualified FRC Coxswain as well as a Level 3 Advanced First Responder on our team. Our cumulative experience amounts to 24 years service at sea varying from Merchant Navy to Rigid Inflatable’s in some of the most extreme conditions at sea.

We offer the following services: Vessel Survey Man Over Board Boom Deployment Global Environmental Cleaning

Oil Response Units The oil response unit is a unique operational design which can accommodate any type of Hydrocarbon or Chemical spill. The concept of the Oil Response Unit allows us to manufacture the container to your required specifications in order to clean up and contain a spill which has occurred in ant area around the world.

Equipment List inside Container: • 400m of Oil Pollution Control Boom with 400mm or 1m skirt.

• 140 Degrees Celsius Hot Water Pressure Cleaner.

• 3 Phase Diesel Generator.

• Single Phase Generator.

• 200lt compressor.

• 2inch & 1inch Pneumatic pumps and correct Piping.

• Absorbent material to contain an initial Hydrocarbon spill of 5000Lt. • Power tools and 70 Piece tool box.

• Drager Full face Breathing Apparatus sets.

• Drager Gas Tester.

•Container Types: • Containers can be changed to client requirements.

• Container can be changed into a decontamination unit.

• Chemical store/Paint store and Work shop.

• Adjusted in order to fit a FRC (Fast Recovery Craft) with one or two motors.

• Container can be changed into a wash bay/ Drip tray Decontamination Unit.

Optional items.

• Solar Panel and Electrical Plugs for container to provide it’s own Power in remote areas.

• Extra Oil Pollution Control booms.

• Bauer B.A Refill station.

• FRC (Fast Recovery Craft) with One or Two motors.

•LED Spot lights.