Fuzhou City carried out river water traffic emergency rescue drill

In order to test and improve ship shore and water accident emergency rescue, anti-pollution emergency disposal and water emergency information support capabilities, at 9:00 am on September 10, 2019 Fuzhou City river water traffic emergency rescue drill was held in the waters between the Huai'an Bridge and Hongshan Bridges. The drill was hosted by Fuzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, undertaken by Fuzhou Local Maritime Bureau, Fuzhou Rescue Base of Donghai Rescue Bureau, Fuzhou Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment, Fujian Shuguang Rescue Center, Fujian Bafang Maritime Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. And Fuzhou Haizhisheng Trade Co., Ltd. co-organized the drill.
 
A total of 136 people participated in the on-site drill. The drill was dispatched a total of 7 maritime boats and professional rescue boats, 3 drones, 1 floating rescue remote wing, 7 assault boats, 1 amphibious hovercraft, 4 maritime law enforcement vehicles and ambulances. They adopted the actual combat mode, through the drone search, high-pressure water gun fire extinguishing, personnel search and rescue, anti oil pollution, emergency towing and other subjects, the participating forces cooperated with each other to extinguish the ship fire within one hour, they successfully rescued the people in distress and completed the clean-up of pollutants by using oil booms and oil absorbent pads. Finally the out of control ship was safely out of danger.