Luzhou waters carried out oil spill emergency rehearsal

Yesterday morning, the 2018 Luzhou waters oil spill joint rehearsal was held in the Huangjiaqi waters. The rehearsal was jointly organized by the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Transportation, and the People's Government of Ganzhou City.
 
The rehearsal was simulated during the dry season, the oil tanker hit the reef and then tanker was damaged in the Shipeng waters of the Luzhou section, it was caused about 60 tons of diesel leaked into the river. After it, it was also resulted in a 10 kilometers oil belt between Shipeng and Hejiaba waters, and there was a tendency to rapidly spread trending, Luzhou water environment and the downstream direction of multiple water intakes had a serious threat. After received the report, the Luzhou Changjiang Water Search and Rescue Center promptly started an oil spill emergency plan and carried out oil spill disposal. The entire rehearsal was included site exploration and monitoring, water traffic control, deployment of oil booms, and oil disposal and recovery of oil spills by using oil absorbent pads and oil skimmer.