Deepwater Horizon / BP Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon disaster

Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) information

WNYA617 IG:Industrial/Business Pool frequencies

Frequency	Mode	Type	Tone/NAC	Channel/Name	Notes
25.040	FM	BM
25.080	FM	BM
36.250	FM	BM
122.850	AM				Flight Ops
150.980	FM	RM
150.9875	NFM	RM
152.270	FM	RM
152.300	FM	RM
152.330	FM	RM
152.360	FM	RM
152.390	FM	RM
152.420	FM	RM
158.445	FM	M
159.480	FM	RM
159.4875	NFM	M			Possible Input for 150.9875 ?
454.000	FM	RM
459.000	FM	M			Likely input for 454.000

There are many more frequencies on this license. This list only includes the highest power ones. (~75-100 watts ERP). The full list of frequencies may be viewed here

Stennis International Airport

• MSRC has a full time presence at Stennis International Airport (HSA), located in Harrison County, MS, with a single C-130 and other resources permanantly stationed there. In response to this event they have brought in a 2nd C-130 and are currently flying 9 missions per day dispensing oil disperant chemicals. They also are utlizing a King Air aircraft for spotting during these missions.[1]

Stennis International Airport (HSA)

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
123.00000	BM	CSQ	HSA Unicom	Unicom	AM	Aircraft
124.60000	BM	CSQ	GPT TRACON	Approach/Departure (provided by Gulfport TRACON)	AM	Aircraft
121.72500	BM	CSQ	HSA GrndCtrl	Ground control	AM	Aircraft
127.15000	BM	CSQ	HSA Tower	Control Tower	AM	Aircraft
118.37500	B	CSQ	HSA ATIS	Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)	AM	Aircraft
132.60000	BM	CSQ	ZHU Aproach1	Approach/Departure (Mobile RCAG provided by Houston ARTCC)	AM	Aircraft
387.05000	BM	CSQ	ZHU Aproach2	Approach/Departure (Mobile RCAG provided by Houston ARTCC)	AM	Aircraft

United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard Wiki

Mississippi Federal Agencies

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
345.00000	BM	CSQ	CG Air Ops 1	USCG Air Operatons Primary	AM	Federal
162.32500	BM	293 NAC	CG 111	CG 111 - USCG Sector Mobile (Encryption possible)	P25	Federal
164.30000	BM	CSQ	CG Mob Mtce	USCG Mobile Flightline Maintenance	FMN	Federal
163.05000	BM	293 NAC	CG 112	CG 112 - USCG Sector New Orleans (Encryption possible)	P25	Federal

United States Air Force

• Two C-130's from the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio join the oil dispersant chemical dispensing efforts. They are flying out of Lake Charles, LA.[2]

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Jackson County Sheriff, and Emergency Management, and MSWIN Live feed

Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN)

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
21800	5528	T	DMR OPS	Primary Operations (Ch.1)
21801	5529	T	DMR TAC 1	Tactical-1 (Ch.2)
21802	552a	T	DMR TAC 2	Tactical-2 (Ch.3)
21803	552b	T	DMR TAC 3	Tactical-3 (Ch.4)

British Petroleum Company (BP)

• BP has set up staging areas for the clean up effort in the following locations[3][4][5]
  • Theodore, Alabama
  • NAS Pensacola, Florida
  • Houma, Louisiana
  • Venice, Louisiana
  • Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Pascagoula, Mississippi

Other potential participants

• National Response Corporation (NRC)
  • WQBK438 Same frequencies as MSRC for the most part.

References

1. WLOX-TV video segment

2. AL.com - 2 Air Force planes to help with Gulf of Mexico oil spill

3. WALA Fox 10 TV - NAS Pensacola joins oil clean-up effort

4. WLOX-TV - Oil from massive spill washes ashore Louisiana coast

5. Transocean Drilling Incident website - UPDATE 13: Deepwater Horizon update

External Links

Marine Spill Response Corporation Home Page

National Response Corporation Home Page

Gulf of Mexico - Transocean Drilling Incident webpage