Patent ID: 7736505

Claim:
A floating petrochemical absorber for positioning about a bilge fluid outlet in a bilge of a marine vessel, comprising: a grated member defining a closed geometric shape having an open interior area sized for positioning around a fluid inlet, the grated member having a grated outer sidewall; at least one buoyant member disposed within the grated member and having a continuous sidewall that is solid between a top edge and a bottom edge and that extends continuously around the open interior area of the grated member, wherein said at least one buoyant member is sized to maintain a surface level of fluid in a bilge of a marine vessel between a top edge and a bottom edge of the sidewall and provides a physical barrier to the entry of floating petrochemicals into the open interior area of the grated member; and a petrochemical absorbing material disposed between the grated outer sidewall and the continuous wall of the buoyant member for absorbing petrochemicals floating on said fluid.