Oil slick harvester
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1. A method of harvesting an oil slick, which method includes:
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a) providing an oil slick harvesting vessel which has an endless belt conveyor for conveying spilled oil from one side of the vessel to the other and deployable hinged panels which extend along both ends and said other side of the vessel, b) deploying the hinged panels so that they encompass an area on said other side of the vessel and within which the spilled oil can be collected, and c) operating the endless belt conveyor to transfer the spilled oil into the encompassed area.
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A method of harvesting an oil slick includes: a) providing an oil slick harvesting vessel (10) which has an endless belt conveyor (14) for conveying spilled oil from one side of the vessel (10) to the other and deployable hinged panels (11, 12 and 13) which extend along both ends and said other side of the vessel (10); b) deploying the hinged panels (11, 12 and 13) so that they encompass an area on said other side of the vessel (10) and within which the spilled oil can be collected, and c) operating the endless belt conveyor (14) to transfer the spilled oil into the encompassed area.
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1. A method of harvesting an oil slick, which method includes:
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a) providing an oil slick harvesting vessel which has an endless belt conveyor for conveying spilled oil from one side of the vessel to the other and deployable hinged panels which extend along both ends and said other side of the vessel, b) deploying the hinged panels so that they encompass an area on said other side of the vessel and within which the spilled oil can be collected, and c) operating the endless belt conveyor to transfer the spilled oil into the encompassed area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. An oil slick harvesting vessel which has an endless belt conveyor for conveying spilled oil from one side of the vessel to the other, and deployable hinged panels which extend along both ends and said other side of the vessel and which are deployable so that they encompass an area on said other side of the vessel and within which the spilled oil can be collected.
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