Improving the sea emergency rescue ability and ensuring the harmony and stability of maritime traffic

On August 21st, around the theme of “improving emergency response capability, ensuring the safety of life and property, and protecting the clean environment of the marine environment”, Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center held 2018 Qinzhou emergency volunteers for water fire rescue and oil spill disposal drill in the waters off the Dafengjiang Fort. This drill was aimed to further improve the danger disposal ability and exercise the emergency response capability of Qinzhou emergency volunteers in the face of ship fire accidents.
 
On the morning of the same day, the simulation ship “Sand Ship No. 1” reported to the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center through VHF: The engine room was on fire, one person was injured, one person was drowning, and oil was found at the stern. After received the report, the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center commanded and coordinated the drone to the waters of the incident to conduct aerial search and positioning of the drowning personnel. The simulation ship "Sand Boat No. 2" carried out fire fighting operations to "Sand Ship No. 1". The Sanniangwan Volunteer Brigade and the Dafengjiang Volunteer Group of 6 search and rescue volunteers took the speedboat No. 1 and the speedboat No. 2 to the waters of the incident to carry out search and rescue, and the wounded were transported to the shore by the “Sea Patrol 10223” ship and carried out emergency treatment by medical staff. On the downstream side of the “sand boat No. 1” water flow, the cleaning vessel No. 1 placed oil booms and put on the oil absorbent pads to carry out the oil cleaning operations. The mobile emergency command vehicle was also used as the communication guarantee. The real-time picture of the exercise was transmitted back to the search and rescue center office through the drone, providing technical support for the leadership command team members to timely command and decision. The entire drill was closely linked, the process was efficient, and the expected results were achieved.
 
According to Huang Yufeng, deputy director of the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center Office introduced that this drill was involved incidents waters traffic control, marine firefighting, search and rescue of distressed people, transfer of distressed people in distress and medical assistance and oil spill emergency dispose.
 
The drill was a practical exercise without scripts. It focused on practical exercises and did not have a rehearsal. It well trained the emergency rescue capability of Qinzhou emergency volunteers and improved the emergency response capability and level of ship fire accidents.