Our Gulf Coast – First Impressions

I wanted to check in and keep you up to date on my progress down here on the Gulf Coast.  I’ve been here for almost one week now, and let me just say how overwhelming it has all been.  You cannot appreciate what is exactly happening down here unless you see if for yourself.  The devastation from Katrina alone is still so visible.  Words cannot describe what these people have endured, and sadly what is to come.   I do admire the people of the Gulf Coast, they just do not stop fighting, and they never give up! 

I have to be honest, my first thoughts when planning my trip to the Gulf was sell, sell, sell!!  What an opportunity!!  All I could think of was to get myself down there, and start selling!  Don’t get me wrong, you do mourn for the people, the wildlife and the coast. You understand, or at least you think you understand the catastrophe that is unfolding in the news.  THEN I ARRIVED.

What I saw made me sick.  It was like a slap in the face smacking me back to reality.  I honestly felt guilty thinking the only reason I had come here was to see how much money I could make!  Being from Ontario, Canada I’ve never in my life had the opportunity to be involved in or even to witness the devastation at this magnitude.  Tragedy of this sort just doesn’t happen where I come from!   When I saw the birds covered in oil, and I saw and spoke with the people that believe they have lost their very way of life, heaviness sort of took over my body.  That’s the only way I can think to describe it. 

I want to do something, I want to help in any possible way I can.  You get such an overwhelming feeling of helplessness, and you can only hope that anything you can do will make a difference.  I must say, I haven’t really ever experienced these particular feels before, but honestly the thought of making a difference really overpowers and outweighs  the thoughts of becoming a millionaire.  I never thought I’d type those words!

 So the focus turns to big corporation.  They must be accountable for what they’ve done to these people, wildlife, the planet and the environment.  Some how, we have to get BP to understand the ROC Barrier™ will be a great asset in the clean up taking place on the Coast.

This turned out to be the most frustrating task we’ve ever undertaken!

My Distributor Don White owner of Flats-No-More out of Magnolia Springs Alabama met me at the airport.  I am so thankful for Donnie!  He truly is a “GOOD O’L BOY”!!!  Easy on the old, eh Donnie!  I can’t thank Don enough!  He took me under his wing and off we went!  Don knows the people to talk to and where to find them!  Being local to the area Don knows first hand what this oil spill will do to this area, and the people that live here.  I want to let you know Don, that I think you are a fantastic person, and I am so grateful and appreciative for all of your help and guidance.  I am honoured to call you Friend.

The best thing that comes from trying to get your product known is the people you come across.  I’ve been very fortunate in finding the new friends I have made along the way.  One of them being a Mr. Kristoffer Diel from Slidell, Louisiana whom I came across at a trade show we were both attending.  Kristoffer’s credentials are as follows:

USCG Auxiliary Division 4 Staff Officer for Marine Safety, USCG Auxiliary Flotilla Commander 081-04-02
Marine Surveying, Investigations, & Consulting
Vessel Damage & Insurance Surveys
Cargo & Container & Barge Draft Surveys
SAMS – Accredited Marine Surveyor #870
IAMI – Accredited Marine Investigator #77
www.marinesurveyor.com/diel

As you can see, Kristoffer knows a thing or two or three!  Kristoffer is one of the most caring, sincere, and honest people I have ever come across.   Kris has been pushing to get our product known for quite sometime now.  I am grateful that I have come to know Kris over the past few years.  Kris has knocked on countless government doors, however for some reason; some folks just can’t seem to grasp how beneficial the ROC Barrier™ actually is.  We believe the feeling is….the ROC Barrier™ is just too simple to be true, and it can’t possibly work…..even after seeing all of the test results!!  How do we make it clear that our product will work?!

The next thing I know, I receive an email, which goes like this:

Dear Glenn,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/doomed-pelicans-british-p_b_604612.html

Kristoffer Diel, Gulf Regional Director of Society of Marine Surveyors, introduced me to your boom material. It looks like exactly what is needed here, but BP is blocking it. We want to film it being tested in Alabama..can you assist?  It will work..many are convinced of this.

Georgianne Nienaber

What a fantastic, incredible remarkable woman! Georgianne Nienaber is a Haiti relief worker, investigative journalist, and author. 

The article written by Gorgianne is more than we could ever hope for.  You have read this far!!!  The rest of my story is contained in Georgianne Nienaber’s news article,

British Petroleum Rebuffs Better Boom Barrier

 Please follow the link; we welcome your thoughts and comments!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/british-petroleum-rebuffs_b_610490.html

Until next time, be safe and never give up the fight!

Hello every one……I’m back!

 Sorry it’s been  awhile, I apologize for not keeping every one informed.  We have gone through some changes recently.  Firstly, Richard Reynolds our director of marketing, is no longer with Murrenhil  Corporation.  Richard has moved on to bigger and better endeavours, and we wish him all the very best.

Secondly, the GULF OF MEXICO, oh my gosh, this is the worst devastation our planet has ever had to endure.  We at Murrenhil have been doing our part in the effort to protect our planet and it’s waters.  We have donated thousands of feet of our sorbent barrier/boom, the ROC Barrier ™, to the New Orleans area.

We believe we have the product that not only will corral and hold an oil spill, but the ROC Barrier/boom will also adsorb up to 125 times its weight in oils, we suggest uses like shore line protection, or picking up tar balls on the beaches, the uses are unlimited.

If there is anyone out there that thinks they know someone that can get this into the hands of the people who are in charge, I challenge you to step up and help us make a difference.  Together we can repair the damages that have occurred , and continue to occur.

If you think you can help, PLEASE contact me any time at 1 800 808-1927    I will be in the gulf region for the next week or two, call me , lets see if together we can make the difference.

Have a care and a prayer….we need all the help we can get.  God bless.

Hello to all my friends and blog followers…

I’m not here to talk about our product today.  Instead, I want to ask you all a favor and help out a friend of ours.  A very simple task really.  Anyone, any age, either gender, and any religion can help with this task.   It will take less than five minutes of your time, any day of the week, at any hour you choose, and  a location of your choice.  This simple mission, if you choose to comply, will require a few things, a trash bag, and a pair of gloves (optional) and of course the desire to help our friend.   As I said earlier, where , when and how you do this simple task, is your choice.  Simply go outdoors and take a good look around.  Look everywhere, not just on your property, but on the streets and in the ditches.  What do you see?  Yep garbage of some sort,  just laying there doing nothing.  The sight of it does’nt enhance the beauty in any way, nor is it beneficial to us or our surroundings.  With trash bag in-hand, time yourself to see how long it took to re-fresh your surroundings and help our friend at the same time.  If you haven’t figured out who our friend is,  it’s MOTHER NATURE, and yes she does thing for us everyday, so why not lend her a helping hand, she deserves it, and so do we.  Please if you read this and feel the way I do, pass it on, cut and paste, put this where others will see it, and hopefully help our friend.  Just imagine around the world, at all different hours, somewhere, someone will be helping to make a difference.   Now is a good time to start, so I’m heading outside now, how about you?  THANKS and remember… MUMS THE WORD!

Well hello again, here I am sitting in the airport waiting on my flight to Florida.

As I said earlier, we are attending the IMBC in Tampa, there is so much involved in doing these trade shows, it takes its toll on you. From packing your display, and the new stuff you want to introduce, to printing brochures and related materials. It is pretty much non-stop for about a week.

Then there is the airport…… well let me tell you, everyone is guilty until proven innocent, no wonder the costs of flying, at least 15 check points, 10 within twenty feet, a job one person can do takes about seven  of them, well better than mass unemployment. And as we all know SAFETY FIRST.

Anyway the reason I’m posting another blog so soon, is that it’s driving me nuts, knowing the benefits of our product, The ROC Barrier / BOOM.  The reason for the bold letters (BOOM) is so some people, who don’t relate barrier to boom, understand the concept, the ROC acts as a boom, not a permanent one but an EMERGENCY one.

I know I’ve said it before, but in the chest of remediation tools, the ROC Barrier / boom should be the first thing you see and grab, any and all of the other tools can now be deployed, we all know stopping a runaway spill is the first course of action. That’s where the ROC Barrier / boom excels, it has the speed ability, 0 to 34 miles an hour, the compact size 22x8x8 inches and the light weight, less than 10 pounds for the 1000’ft system.

About the systems, we are pleased to announce we will now be offering 2000’ft deployment systems, don’t wait, put your order in now, before the rush, presently you are looking at 2-4 weeks.  Not to worry too much though, we have a large quantity of 1000’ft systems on hand, and let’s not forget they can be connected in series, so any size barrier/boom can be accomplished. But you should know the 2000’ft systems cost less than (2) two 1000’ft systems, so a good saving.

Also let’s not forget the personal sized watercraft systems of 100’ft. Corral spills or a barrier to keep contamination off your hull, imagine the uses, unlimited.

Until next time, thanks for reading, and being concerned for OUR environment. Together we can ROC the world!

Time to gear up for summer and place some ROCs on the docks

Hello everyone!  

Its been awhile!  

I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful winter, it has been an easy one thus far, here in beautiful central Ontario Canada.  

We have very little snow compared to other winters.  Great for driving, yet not so good for snowmobiling.  Oh well, I prefer a warm comfy truck anyway.  My sled can wait till next year. Wonder if this has something to do with age hehe.     

Speaking of driving, I drove to Traverse City in Michigan, earlier this month for the No-Spills and the Great Lakes Captains conferences.
I had an awesome time, met many nice people, and made some new friends.  I was there to promote the ROC Barrier of course, and most attendees knew about,  or had already heard of this amazing technology.  My job describing the ROC Barrier’s abilities was an easy one.  We also introduced our NEWLY developed personal sized ROC Barrier, which we believe every small boat or yacht should have  onboard.  Not only to corral an accidental spill immediately, but to also extend around your vessel, to protect the hull from hydrocarbons while at dock.    

We know it’s possible for  outboard motor LEAKS, so place a ring or two of the ROC Barrier around your motor to adsorb any oils or fuels that may leak.  HELP keep our waters clean and free of hydrocarbons.  

Ever notice the sheen that gathers  in and around boats and docks?  It generally comes from leaky motors, and drips caused when refueling.  Using the ROC Barrier will help eliminate contamination in and around our lakes, rivers and well really, all waterways.  

Next I’m heading off to sunny Florida, to attend the (IMBC) International Marina and Boatyard Conference in Tampa FL, being held on January 27-29, and is expected to be a fantastic show. As it always is!  

We are exhibiting the ROC Barrier there once again this year, as last year proved to be a great place to show this new technology,  and explain to the folks how this EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM works.   

 We wish you all a safe and happy winter, but always look ahead, and be PRO-ACTIVE rather than RE-ACTIVE.  As you would keep a fire extinguisher on hand, why not have a containment system on hand also.    Better to have and not need, than need and have none    

Contains 100 feet of sorbent boom.  

No watercraft should be without it!

 

   

   

   

 

Alaska…..beauty and money

Hello everyone,
Welcome back to The ROC Blog, we at Murrenhil hope everyone reading this, is enjoying the beginning of summer. In central Ontario, Canada, we are enjoying a heat wave, three days so far of high 20s Celsius or 90s Fahrenheit.

I want to talk about Alaska, did you know the ice is just off now, just in the last couple of weeks. Imagine how happy Alaskans must be right now, open water, finally. Their season has begun, time to get ready for tourists. a great deal of money is generated through tourism, and why not, it is such a beautiful place.

Most residents can hardly wait for the warm season, not just because of the long COLD winter, but because the warmth brings visitors, who spend money, and awaken the economy, giving back jobs to those in the tourism business.

Oil on the other hand, is a business that doesn’t stop in Alaska. It runs 24/7 365 days a year, the industry is huge, employing many a man, woman and families. Pulling from the Earth, a dark gooey substance we have come to rely on so heavily. We all know the pros and cons of the oil industry.

More and more care goes into the extracting and moving of the oils, but SHIT happens. Whether it is human error, or Mother Nature, accidents occur. Remember the Exxon Valdez, who doesn’t. The devastation is still present on the beaches today, so many years later.

Contingency planning is crucial, everyone involved in the oil industry is looking at new technologies, and products that will help in the event of a spill. We at Murrenhil Corporation have introduced Alaska to the ROC Barrier, hoping to help if an instance occurs.

Together we can keep Alaska beautiful, and its industries running smoothly, together we can ROC Alaska.

Has The ROC Barrier™ been used yet?

HELLO all you bloggers/readers

Just a few more goodies regarding The ROC Barrier™.  Everyone asks, where has it been used, and has the ROC Barrier™ been used in an actual spill?  Our answers were always the same; it’s brand new (almost a year now) and it has not been used yet, outside of testing.

WELL, that all changed when a yacht went down just outside of Marina Del Rey.  It appears the USCG auxiliary (we had donated a ROC Barrier to the auxiliary) was on the water, at the very moment a yacht encountered problems and began to sink. Personnel quickly reacted to the situation, realizing they had the World’s fastest spill containment system on board; they corralled the area of the sinking vessel.

As the yacht sank, oils and fuel began to surface, however nothing escaped the ROC Barrier™.  All of the hydrocarbons were corralled and kept in place until additional remediation efforts arrived and the spill was cleaned up. Had the MARINA or the ENVIRONMENT been contaminated, the clean up costs could have sky rocketed.

Imagine in a marina, the time consuming cleaning of oils from vessel hulls, piers, docks, and inevitably the shoreline.  The time, costs, not to mention the harm to the environment.  KEEP YOUR COSTS DOWN…..KEEP ROCs ON YOUR DOCKS (and on your boats).

So now we can answer the questions, where and by whom, was the ROC Barrier™ used?

Here are some of our most frequently asked questions:

1. What is the ROC Barrier™ dispenser made from?
The ROC Barrier™ dispenser is rotational moulded, and made from polyethylene. 

2. What is the film laminate made from?
The film laminate is made from a special blend of polyethylene.  

3. How many feet of barrier are inside a dispenser?
Each ROC Barrier™ dispenser contains 1000 feet of barrier.  

4. Does the film laminate come in other lengths?
At this time we only offer 1000 foot rolls of laminate film. We are in the
development stages at this time and hope to offer a choice of lengths in the near future. 

5. Why are there perforations in the film laminate?
The film laminated is 10.5 inches in width and sealed on one side to create a tube. Perforations in the film laminate are located every square inch. The oil migrates through the holes, coating the tube creating even more buoyancy which is essential for rough waters. The film laminate acts like an ion to oil. 

6. What is the weight of the ROC Barrier™?
The ROC Barrier™ comes loaded with 1000’ feet of sorbent barrier. Together, the unit and cartridge weigh approximately 8 pounds. 

7. How fast can the ROC Barrier™ be activated?
It takes 10-20 seconds to activate the ROC Barrier™. Simply remove the plug from the end of the dispenser, pulling out 5 to10 feet of sorbent barrier then tossing it onto the water. The friction of the water holds the barrier in place as the watercraft circles the spill. 

8. Does the ROC Barrier™ work on all viscosities?
Yes 

9. Does the ROC Barrier™ work on all hydrocarbons?
Yes  

10. Does the ROC Barrier™ sink?
No – The ROC Barrier has good wave riding properties & conformities.

11. What is the breakage point of the film laminate?
The breakage point is up to 1 mile under its own weight.

 12. Will the ROC Barrier™ work in all climate conditions?
Yes

13. Can I refill the ROC Barrier™ dispenser?
Yes, each ROC Barrier refill cartridge contains 1000 feet of sorbent barrier.

 14. How many people are required to operate the ROC Barrier™?
Only one person is required to operate the ROC Barrier™. 

15. Can the ROC Barrier™ laminate film be re-used?
No, the ROC Barrier™ laminate film cannot be re-used. The used ROC Barrier™ film can be disposed with the reclaimed oil according to environmental laws, and existing remediation methods. A new ROC Barrier™ replacement cartridge can then be re-loaded into the dispenser.

16. What is the shelf life of the ROC Barrier™?
The ROC Barrier™ can be stored indefinitely, if stored in a cool dry place.

 

I hope this bit of information helps everyone understand that having the ROC on hand, provides you with the ability to corral a spill before it turns into a runaway slick and contaminates the ENVIRONMENT .
Please if anyone has questions that we have not covered, ASK and thou shall be answered.

Thank you for being concerned.

 

 

Testing the ROC Barrier™

Hello and welcome back everyone!

Moving on from our last post, we will continue on with TESTING on water. The testing was conducted at OHMSETT, located in New Jersey.  When viewing the video on the home page of our web site, you can see three rings of the sorbent material on the surface of the water which is tied to the bridge.  Located within each ring is a different viscosity of oil; heavy crude, medium, and diesel. Waves are created upwards of (2) two feet, and as you see in the video, no oil escapes the rings of sorbent barrier.  Waves are demonstrated simulating harbour chop, the three rings are cut loose from the bridge; they are washed from the center of the tank to the end, where you can see that no oils separate from the Barriers. The hydrocarbons and barrier remain together waiting for remediation. 

In a real time scenario, corralling a spill with the ROC Barrier™ avails you the time to get remediation efforts in place before its too late for the ENVIRONMENT and wildlife located in the spill’s path. Marina spills not corralled in time could mean hours and hours of cleaning piers, scrubbing hulls on vessels, not to mention the effects on the environment, marine and wildlife.

Other benefits of the ROC Barrier™ include keeping hydrocarbons away from vessels, beaches and marinas. The ROC Barrier™ can be deployed around vessels, so hydrocarbons in the water from boat traffic and fuelling stations do not come in contact with their vessel’s hull, keeping them clean and free from contamination.

In closing, we know the ROC Barrier’s™ ability as an EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE TOOL, but now we can also see the benefits of placing the ROC Barrier™ around a vessel, or protecting shorelines by keeping contamination away, SAVING MONEY and TIME.

Welcome to The ROC Barrier Blog

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Hello Everyone, 

Welcome to The ROC Barrier™ blog.

We will put forward every effort to keep you informed and abreast of all new s related to the cleanup of oil spills and related matters.

To start with I would like to invite all of you to visit our website www.murrenhil.com   The visit will help you to understand how The ROC Barrier™ is used and why it was developed.

The ROC Barrier™ (Rapid Oil Containment)

Firstly I will describe the deployable buoy (canister) which, by the way will contain 1000 feet of sorbent barrier.  The buoy is a heavy duty  rotational molded  polyethylene, re-usable container designed as a floating marker and deployment system for the ROC Barrier.  The buoy measures 22x8x8 inches or 56x22x22 centimeters, and weighs approximately 3 pounds,  it has a I inch or 2.5 centimeter exit  hole  located at the tapered end of the buoy. The buoy has (2) two handles, one to hold during deployment, and the second is a retrieval  loop, to retrieve the buoy, from the water.  The  lid of the buoy is held in place by (4) four fasteners.  When the lid is removed you will see our sorbent material (cartridge) attached to the inside of the lid by a stainless steel threaded rod and wing nuts.  The 1000 foot roll (cartridges) is easily replaced in minutes.  Once you have used the initial 1000 feet, simply install a new cartridge, and your set for another use.  If the buoy becomes contaminated with oil,  wash with soap and water, and use again.

OK, now let us talk about the sorbent material.  It is an oilophilic (oil attracting) olefin-type substrate, very much like polyethylene.  You can compare it to the material used in Pom-Poms or Snare booms. The sorbent material is (2) two ply, half a millimeter thick and sealed at the edges, thus making a tube or sleeve, if you will. There are perforated holes every square inch.  Our roll (cartridge) is 1000 feet in length by 10.5 inches tall, by 6 inches wide, and weighs approximately 6 pounds.  The roll stands up inside the buoy and is fastened in place.  The end of the sorbent material is fed through the exit hole.  When the material exits the buoy, it does so in a helix motion, twisted like a rope.

If you are able to follow me so far, let’s continue with how it works.   At the moment a spill occurs, and the ROC Barrier™ is available, you have the capability to corral the spill before it turns into a runaway slick.  On any size watercraft, you simply pull out and toss ten or fifteen feet of the sorbent barrier onto the water.  The friction will hold the barrier onto the surface of the water so you may proceed to circle spill.  Once you have corralled the spill, the ROC Barrier will contain it, preventing it from becoming a runaway slick.  As a first response tool, this allows time to set into place normal remediation tools such as booms, pads, polymers  and skimmers, whatever is at your disposal.

In closing, I want to remind you of the compact size, the light weight, and the speed of deployment.  With these features, we refer to the ROC Barrier™ as an EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE TOOL.  The ROC Barrier™ is located on top, in the chest of remediation tools, waiting to corral and hold a spill, until additional help arrives.

Please follow the links to view our videos on how it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnYwTEINZQE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8VPylTHN8