A sea oil scoop is provided for a vessel having a hull in a body of oil contaminated water, which consists of a housing having an oil inlet port. A mechanism is for hinging the housing to the side of the hull of the vessel. The housing can be angularly positioned with respect to the hull of the vessel, to gather the oil from the top surface of the body of oil contaminated water into the oil inlet port, when in one instance the vessel travels forward and in another instance when the vessel is anchored and the current in the water drives the oil past the vessel.