Modular Capture Vessels (acronym MCV) are converted oil tankers which can capture hydrocarbons or other liquid contaminations from leaking oil and gas wells in deep sea areas. MCV's in general operate as normal oil tankers and provide capture and containment services in the event of a potential deepwater well control incident.
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Typical modules
These specialized ship types were created after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010.
Actual application
After the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico the Marine Well Containment Company consisting of the following oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell, BP, Apache, Anadarko, BHP Billiton, Statoil and Hess was founded in order to develop an expanded containment response system to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well control incident in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.