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			Active
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			Active CWID @ 08 and 38 past the hour
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 Secret Service

United States Secret Service Wiki

• President Obama will visit the area on Sunday 5/2/2010[2]

These United States Secret Service frequencies are in use nationwide. Usage may vary slightly depending on operational needs.

Channel	Frequency	Description	Type	Tone
Baker	165.7875	Nationwide Commandpost	BM	103.5 PL
Charlie	165.375	Nationwide Primary/Commandpost	RM	P25
Mike	165.2125	Foreign Heads of State	BM	103.5 PL
Oscar	164.8875	President Protection	BM	P25
Papa	164.4	Technical Services Division	BM	103.5 PL
Sierra	166.5125	Presidential Security	BM	P25
Tango	164.65	Vice President Protection	BM	103.5 PL

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 910th Airlift Wing stationed at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio join the oil dispersant chemical dispensing efforts. They are flying out of Lake Charles, LA.[3][4]

  * From the Trumbul County, Ohio Aviation frequencies database
  * 138.32500  R  910AW ACM 1  Aircraft Maintenance CH 1  P25
  * 141.21500  R  910AW ACM 2  Aircraft Maintenance CH 2  P25
  * 238.82500  B  910AW CP     910th AW Command Post "BATTLESTAR"  AM
  * 384.70000  B  910AW CP     910th AW Command Post "VADER OPS"  AM

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

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

Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN)

Site	Name	Freqs
017 (11)	Harrison County	770.193750	770.443750	770.693750	770.943750	771.681250	772.331250	772.731250	773.068750a
		773.318750a	773.568750a	773.818750c	774.631250

Site	Name	Freqs
018 (12)	Vancleave	769.168750	769.418750	769.668750	769.918750	770.168750a	770.418750a	770.668750a	770.918750c

Site	Name	Freqs
022 (16)	Hancock County	772.231250	772.906250	774.056250	774.306250a	774.556250a	774.806250c

Site	Name	Freqs
044 (2C)	Fountainbleau	769.456250	769.706250	769.956250	774.043750	774.293750	774.543750a	774.793750c

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[5][6]
  • Theodore, Alabama
  • NAS Pensacola, Florida
  • Houma, Louisiana
  • Port Sulphur, 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 blog - Obama to visit Gulf Coast on Sunday for oil spill update

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

4. Youngstown AFRC News - 910th Airmen stand by to support Gulf oil spill clean-up

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

6. Transocean Drilling Incident website - UPDATE 14: Deepwater Horizon update

External Links

Marine Spill Response Corporation Home Page

National Response Corporation Home Page

Transocean Drilling Incident Unified Command web site

WLOX-TV - Frequently updated news and information on this story