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Bordava.
The small boats and teams used to remove coastal litter in certain locations are called Bordava and Bordava crews, respectively.
Bordava boats used to remove rubbish from remote
areas such as islands and coastal areas not accessible by road. These
boats will be especially useful in areas such as Alaska and the Pacific
Islands.
The
function of Bordava crews mimics that
of Oceaneleen Ground Teams by being assigned a precinct to remove
rubbish from. In most locations generally the workers will disembark
from the boat and remove rubbish, from the high tide line going out and
the low tide line coming back or vice versa. Since rubbish takes a
week or more to accumulate, the Bordava crews would be able to
cover a large precinct.
The crew of two
aboard the boats will have ongoing training for marine operations in
such aspects as swimming, search and rescue and meteorology.
Limitations will be set on operations to ensure the safety of the
crews.
While
the present Oceaneleen budget provides 350 boats and support
infrastructure for global use for up to 10 years, this figure is likely
to expand with the new budget and ongoing development of services
finding ways to reduce costs. During the initial design work for
Oceaneleen it was
found the small craft are economical to obtain and operate in
comparison to more expensive alternatives.
Although the initial estimates in the 2011 Aceson budget were for relatively expensive personal watercraft class boats, the type of craft actually used may be smaller craft. This would save tens of thousands of dollars per set unit, providing capital to allow for the purchase of more boats and crews.