Taizhou Yuhuan Maritime Department organized a maritime oil spill emergency drill

In order to improve the emergency response capability of sudden oil spill accidents and improve the construction of the port emergency pollution prevention team, the Taizhou Yuhuan Maritime Department organized a maritime oil spill emergency drill in the Damaiyu port area.
 
At 14:00, with the command of the general commander, the maritime oil spill emergency drill was officially kicked off. The drill was simulated when the ship was engaged in oil supply operations, it collided with another ship, causing about 5 tons of 380 heavy fuel oil to leak into the sea. The ship was immediately launched the "Soil Pollution Response Plan" and reported the accident to the maritime agency, and notified the cleaning agreement unit to organize the clean-up operations. After received the report, Taizhou Oil Spill Response Center instructed Yuhuan Maritime Department to go to the scene to carry out accident investigation, on-site warning and take over the on-site command. After received the order, the Yuhuan Maritime Department immediately launched an emergency response procedures and urgently called the social emergency response force support. At 15:30, under the concerted efforts of the participating departments, the oil spill was controlled and cleared and the drill was successfully completed.
 
This drill has more than 10 units participated, and 15 related vessels and 97 personnel were dispatched. It was lasted nearly 2 hours and used oil spill equipment such as oil booms, oil trawl nets, oil skimmers and floating oil bladders. The equipment used the oil spill drift simulation software. The exercise has fast response and effective disposal measures. The whole process was orderly, busy and not chaotic. It comprehensively tested the proficiency of professional cleaning companies and port enterprises in the use and operation of anti-pollution equipment, and improved the emergency response abilities of oil spills in the jurisdiction.
 
In the next step, Taizhou Yuhuan Maritime Department will continue to adhere to the principle of “prevention first, safety first”, strengthen ship oil spill emergency drills, exercise oil spill response team, improve the actual level of oil spill response, protect port water environment, and maintain the water safety situation in the jurisdiction.