Tai'an city waterway traffic emergency drill was held

The 2020 Tai'an City water traffic emergency drill will be held on July 28 in the Laohu operation area of Dongping Port District, Taian Port. The drill includes three subjects: port flood control emergency drill, ship fire emergency rescue drill, and ship oil spill emergency response drill. Nearly a hundred of staffs from the Municipal Transportation Bureau and Dongping Port District participated in the exercise. This exercise is of great significance to accumulate waterway traffic safety management and emergency construction work experience, and strengthen waterway traffic emergency warning work.

The port flood prevention and typhoon emergency drill simulated the strong typhoon rainfall in the Laohu operation area of Dongping port area, which caused water accumulation in the lower section of the belt conveyor corridor and flooded equipment. Relevant units immediately activated the corresponding plan, arranged for rescue teams to rush to the scene for emergency treatment, drained and blocked water in the belt conveyor corridor, and strengtheedn the ship loader and belted corridor against wind.

Ship fire emergency rescue drill was simulated when a cargo ship was on its way to the port,it suddenly catched fire. After receiving the rescue request, the rescue team quickly put out and rescued the burning ship. The ship oil spill emergency drill was simulated a fuel oil leak from a cargo ship, it was caused a large area of pollution in the water surface. The rescue team immediately set up oil booms and oil absorbent pads to promptly remove oil on the water surface, controlled the spread of oil spills, and implemented oil spill recovery to prevent water pollution.