Worldwide, some 530 million gallons of oil enter the oceans each year. The Gulf War oil spill released 1,360,0001,500,000 tonnes of crude oil into the ocean. The Bombay oil spill released 879 tonnes of oil. Common spill containment methods include booms to surround oil slicks and skimmers to remove oil from the water surface, while in-situ burning can be used to burn oil on the water surface. The VYT UMBRELLA is a proposed self-propelled oil spill cleanup technology that uses a chemically treated umbrella-like device attached to a vessel by a central rod and piston system to collect oil.