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MSRC's TSBs are stored on pallets or in crates that can be
loaded in standard shipping containers, readily mobilized
to spill sites, deployed into the water, and either placed
on an OSRV/OSRB or towed by small boats to an offshore location,
to receive, transport and discharge recovered oil. Since TSBs
do not have installed transfer systems, when filled off- shore,
TSBs can be offloaded to an OSRV/OSRB by connecting a DOP-250
positive displacement pump to the bladder discharge. A lifting
system on the OSRV/OSRB is needed to connect the transfer
pump/hose together and maneuver the TSB to facilitate oil
flow to the pump. Alternatively, the TSB can be towed to the
shoreline and emptied by transferring to tanker or vacuum
trucks. In support of on-shore or near-shore skimming operations,
when properly secured and bermed on the beach, TSBs are suitable
for storing oil ashore. When filled on-shore, the bladders
will remain stationary until they can be emptied by transferring
to tanker or vacuum trucks.
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