1: using an odd number of booms and therefore the connection is in the apex which will cause oil loss.
2: absorbent boom is not a skimmer if it were then it should be in the apex. In this case it is a waste generator, the oil where these vessels were used was either emulsified or well weathered in either case the oil would be too thick and so the absorbent would just get dirty not impregnated with oil.
3: if oil were collected where on this shrimp fishing boat is it going to be stored.
This is one of those cases where the politics of the spill response are more important the spill response itself.