California Responder

California Responder is a Responder-class oil-skimming vessel registered in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and based in Port Hueneme, California. California Responder and her sister ship, Pacific Responder, operated off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The vessels sailed to the gulf from their home ports in California to assist in the containment efforts.^[3]

California Responder in San Diego, CA
History
Name	California Responder
Owner	Marine Spill Response Corp. Herndon, Virginia
Port of registry	United States, Norfolk, Virginia
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Inc. (formerly Moss Point Marine, Inc., Escatawpa, Mississippi)
Completed	1992
Acquired	01 November 1992
Identification	ABS class no: 9203788 Call sign: WBO8591 IMO number: 9043873 MMSI no.: 366608000 USCG Doc. No.: 983102
Status	Operational
Notes	[1][2]
General characteristics
Class & type	ABS A1, Oil Recovery Vessel Class 1, AMS
Tonnage	488 GT; 354 NT
Length	63 m (207 ft)
Beam	13 m (43 ft)
Depth	5 m (16 ft)
Deck clearance	7.33 m (24.0 ft)
Installed power	2 × Caterpillar model 3512 DITA diesel engines (2 × 954.88 kW) 3 × 250 kW auxiliary generators
Capacity	Freshwater 76 m3 (2,700 cu ft) Fuel oil 409 m3 (14,400 cu ft) Tank ballast 443 m3 (15,600 cu ft)
Notes	[1][2]