Transocean Deepwater Horizon - What has been learned?

[shoot31]

Forgive me for starting another thread, but I thought it might be best to separate it from the thread giving the current status updates.

Being a new mariner in the oil patch, I am curious to hear from those that were part of the marine response to this disaster, if anything has been learned.

Some of my questions:
Did any of your shipboard drills apply to this situation?
Was there any coordination of response or was it boats going everywhere, pumping water in every direction, and a giant clusterf*** on Channel 16?
How did your FiFi equipment hold up?
Were there enough adequately trained people in the vicinity to deal with medical issues?

I know it's impossible to be ready for anything and everything, but any wisdom I can take back to my boat, from those who were there, would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Shoot31

[cmjeff]

Did any of your shipboard drills apply to this situation?
Not to one of this magnitude.

Was there any coordination of response or was it boats going everywhere, pumping water in every direction, and a giant clusterf*** on Channel 16?



How did your FiFi equipment hold up?
I think they had a rig floor deluge system but I doubt it activated and I don't think they had fifi.

Were there enough adequately trained people in the vicinity to deal with medical issues?
They had two licensed paramedics aboard the Horizon.