Asuspended mop skimmer uses one to several mops that go through a skimmer head suspended over the skimming area. The smallest of these devices uses a single mop. It is easily positioned by one man and discharges by gravity into an oil drum. The largest have four to six mops and are suspended over the skimming area with a large crane. Because these devices use several mops, they have a much larger skimming capacity than conventional mop skimmers. The suspended rope mop is a stationary skimmer.