Chongzuo Maritime Department organized ship pollution accidents emergency dril
24/Jan/2019
In order to test the emergency response capability of Chongzuo ship pollution accidents, further improve the organization, coordination, command and emergency response capabilities of Chongzuo City in water emergencies, and give full play to the duties of Chongzuo City Water Search and Rescue Center. Recently, Chongzuo Maritime Department organized relevant departments of Chongzuo City to carry out ship pollution accidents emergency drill in the waters near the Qishan Tourism Pier in Jiangzhou District, Chongzuo City.
The drill was simulated when a sand ship was carrying out sand-scraping operations in the waters near Qishan Wharf, it was occurred oil spill accident due to operation errors, resulting in about 1 ton fuel leakage, and coordinated emergency actions around this incident. After received the police, the Maritime Department quickly implemented law enforcement personnel to carry anti-pollution equipment to the accident waters, and carried out on-site traffic order maintenance in accordance with traffic control requirements. At the same time, they coordinated the nearby emergency forces (ships) to participate in on-site rescue, controlled the oil spill range by laying out the oil booms, and they threw the oil absorbent pads to recover the oil. With the joint coordination of all parties, the ship's pollution "accident" was effectively controlled and the drill was achieved a complete success.
Through this emergency drill, it was improved quick response, emergency response and coordinated operations comprehensive abilities of Chongzuo City, effectively accumulated practical experience in dealing with emergencies, and laid a solid foundation for maintaining the environment of Chongzuo waters.