Fuzhou Maritime Department organized joint oil spill emergency drill

In order to carry out the "Safe Production Month" activities in depth, to test and improve the emergency disposal capacities of dangerous goods terminals in the jurisdiction, on June 11, Fuzhou Fuqing Maritime Department organized three dangerous goods terminals(Minhai, Jianye and Zhongjiang) and related pollutant removal units to jointly carry out oil spill emergency drill in the foreshore waters of Bohai Wharf in Jiangyin Port Area, Fuqing.
 
According to reports, this drill was simulated when a ship carrying diesel berthing at Bohai No. 3 berth, the cargo oil was leaked into the sea, Bohai Terminal promptly launched the oil spill emergency response procedures, verified the accident according to the plan, reported to the maritime management agency and contacted the cleaning units to carry out rescue work, the Fuqing Maritime Department dispatched law enforcement officers and sea patrol boats to the scene to direct the rescue and organize the police to evacuate, and guided the cleaning units to dispatch professional cleaning vessels and cleaning equipment to leak. The cargo oil is congested, collected and cleaned by oil booms and oil absorbent pads, and the fire tugboat was dispatched to implement fire protection against oil spills and sea surface. Finally, the ship's oil spill was effectively controlled and collected, and the accident was effectively controlled without secondary safety accidents. In addition, this drill was also added public opinion response, security and other content.
 
Fu Zhaibin, deputy director of Fuzhou Maritime Bureau, said that the anti-pollution of ships and the construction of oil spill response capacities at port terminals are important tasks for the integration of Jiangyin Port Area into the “One Belt, One Road” strategy. All wharf units must continuously enhance the concept of safe production, improve safety production capacity, and maintain to safely produce red lines, we must aim at prevention and disposal, improve targeting, linkage, and effectiveness, and jointly build a safety production line.