Patent ID: 8337695

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a vessel including a rimmed opening, wherein the rimmed opening is facing a bottom of a body of water, and a flexible skirt that extends from the rimmed opening of the vessel so that the flexible skirt provides a flexible extension of the rimmed opening enabling the flexible skirt of the vessel to be in direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water so as to isolate a contained area of the vessel from the outside of the vessel, wherein the vessel has been configured to contain and suspend materials inside the vessel, and wherein the vessel allows for removal of contamination in place with continuous monitoring and minimal exposure of the contamination to the surroundings; a first pipe coupled to the vessel and configured to transport the contained and suspended materials from an interior of the vessel to an exterior of the vessel, wherein the first pipe includes an attachment selected from the group consisting of a filter and a drill head or auger; and a second pipe coupled to the vessel and configured to return the suspended materials to the interior of the vessel.