Ningbo and Yangzhou joint drill to complete the handling of crude oil spill

Recently, the Changhang Airlines Public Security, Maritime Affairs, and Transportation departments in Nanjing and Yangzhou jointly carried out port emergency drill to simulate emergency response of crude oil spills.
 
At 9:30 a.m., there was a leakage of crude oil loading at the wharf. The amount of leakage was large. Please notify the irrigation area to stop the pump immediately. Crude oil decomposes toxic fumes when heated, and large amounts of inhalation can cause nerve paralysis; its vapor forms an explosive mixture with air, which will cause combustion and explosion when heated.
 
The staffs quickly stopped the pump and closed the valves. However, at the end of the plugging stage, due to improper operation by the staffs, sparks suddenly appeared on the deck, causing a deflagration.
 
At 9:40 in the morning, the fire truck and boat were dispatched. There are fire trucks on land. In fact, there are fire boats on the side of the Yangtze River. All the water comes from the Yangtze River, and the water output per hour is about 1,200 tons. It is equivalent to five to seven cars on land.
 
Zhu Peibao, captain of the third water fire detachment of the Nanjing Branch of the Changhang Airlines Public Security Bureau, introduced that the firefighting boat has a displacement of 380 tons and a storage foam of 24 tons. A fire of 30,000 to 50,000 tons can be extinguished. The fire was gradually extinguished, and then the pollution control team was dispatched to deal with the oil pollution in the water body. Deng Jizhu, general manager of Nanjing Port Co., Ltd., introduced that crude oil leakage is one of explosive hazards and the other is pollution to water bodies. The oil branch will spread in water bodies and can be enclosed by professional oil booms, including absorption by oil-absorbing vessels., it both can effectively absorbed.
 
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the leak was blocked, the fire was extinguished, and the oil pollution on the river surface was basically handled without causing pollution. The drill was ended smoothly.