Ship-mounted oil spill recovery apparatus

An apparatus for confining and recovering oil and other floatable liquid pollutants discharging into a body of water from an oil-carrying vessel comprising:

• barrier means for confining the discharged oil around the vessel;
• means for moving and maintaining said barrier means relative to said vessel, said moving and maintaining means comprising a plurality of support booms mounted to the vessel and attached to said barrier means, wherein each of said support booms comprise:
• a telescoping portion having one end attached to said barrier means,
• a support portion having one end mounted to the deck of the vessel and another end pivotly attached to the telescoping portion, said support portion extending downward along the side of the ship in a deployed position, said telescoping member being pivotable between a raised and lowered position relative to said support position, and
• means for moving said telescoping portion between the raised and lowered position;
• means for recovering at least a portion of the discharged oil in the water;
• and
• means for storing oil recovered by said recovery means.