Heyuan was firstly carried out waters ship's pollution emergency drill

On December 14, 2018, Heyuan City ship pollution emergency drill was held at Wanlvhu Lake, Xin'an Pier. This is the first special drill for Heilongjiang City to launch unexpected incidents ship pollution.
 
The drill was hosted by Heyuan City Water Search and Rescue Center, and it was undertaken by Heyuan Maritime Bureau, Heyuan Municipal Transportation Bureau and Dongyuan County Government. The drill was included emergency command, drone monitoring, oil spill control, and elimination of oil spills these subjects. Ten boats from three units of Maritime, Transportation and Wanlv Lake Tourism Boat Company participated in the exercise. The drill was simulated the tourist ship "Wanlv 311" was collided with the reef due to the cold wave and the wind, it, and the ship's own oil was leaked. After received the report, Heyuan City Water Search and Rescue Center quickly launched an emergency plan to control the removal of oil on the surface by deploying oil booms and throwing oil absorbent pads. After 30 minutes of emergency disposal, the surface pollution was effectively cleared, the danger was lifted, and the drill was successfully completed.
 
The drill was examined the practicability and operability of the emergency response plan for ship pollution accidents in Heyuan City, improved the safety awareness and emergency response capability of emergency agencies and personnel, and provided valuable experience for water emergency response.