Abstract: Apparatus for treating a shoreline against contamination from an oil spill on adjacent waters comprising a first vehicle for laying down a web of oil absorbing material on said shoreline and taking up said web after it has absorbed oil, a second vehicle for transporting said first vehicle and said webs to the area of said shoreline, and a third vehicle for storing oil extracted from said web by extraction mechanism on said first vehicle. An all-terrain vehicle for laying a web of oil absorbing material on a shoreline including a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels, means on said body for supporting a coiled web of said oil absorbing material and for guiding said web onto said shoreline, and means for coiling said web back onto the vehicle and extracting oil therefrom.

Abstract: A data collecting system is provided to produce a record of data relating to sequential occurrences for subsequent and/or remote processing. The system includes clock means for generating a time or service representative signal, at least one means adapted to generate a signal in response to an external random input, and scanning means adapted to sequentially scan the generating means and interconnect the generating means and clock with a recording medium if a random input signal is detected.