When oil reaches open water, a pad or sock won't hold it back - you need something that floats and forms a barrier across the surface. This marine absorbent boom is built for exactly that.
Each boom is a floating, sausage-shaped length with a mesh or spunbond outer skin filled with buoyant, oil-only absorbent fibre. Because the fill is naturally hydrophobic and lighter than water, the boom stays afloat even once it's fully loaded with oil, so it keeps working through a longer response rather than sinking once saturated. A continuous rope runs the length of the boom with clips or rings at each end, letting you chain multiple booms together into a longer barrier, or tie off to a fixed point on a dock, jetty or riverbank.
Choose the 13cm diameter for lighter, easier-to-deploy sections in smaller or enclosed areas, or the 20cm diameter for greater freeboard and absorbency capacity in open water. In tidal or flowing water, anchor the boom using the rope and rings to stop it drifting off station.
Suited to marinas, harbours, dockside fuel handling, riverside industrial sites, and any watercourse where a fuel or oil spill needs to be contained before it spreads.
Length: 3m
Diameters: 13cm | 20cm
Absorbency Type: Oil Only (hydrophobic, floats even when saturated)
Construction: Mesh/spunbond outer skin, buoyant oil-only fill, continuous rope with end clips/rings
Approx. Absorbency: 13cm ~35-40L per boom; 20cm ~50-80L per boom (depending on fill density)
Use: Marinas, harbours, riverbanks, dockside spill response, bunding contaminated surface water
1. Do booms need to be anchored?
In tidal or flowing water, yes - use the rope and end rings to tie off to a fixed point or to another boom to stop it drifting.
2. Can booms be chained together?
Yes, that's what the end clips and rope are for - link multiple 3m booms together to form a longer containment barrier.
3. Which diameter do I need, 13cm or 20cm?
20cm gives more freeboard and absorbency for open water; 13cm is lighter and easier to deploy and retrieve for smaller, enclosed areas.
4. Do booms sink once they've absorbed oil?
No, they're designed to keep floating even when fully loaded with oil, since the fill stays hydrophobic and buoyant throughout its working life.
5. Are these boom suitable for chemical spills on water?
No, these are Oil Only booms designed for hydrocarbons - they are not built to resist aggressive chemicals on water.
All our products are dispatched from the United Kingdom, with 1000's available for next day delivery (order by 1pm) and many more in 2-4 working days. For custom-made or made-to-order items, delivery times may vary, and any exceptions will be clearly indicated during the checkout process.
