Guangxi Beibu Gulf maritime search and rescue fire oil spill emergency response and environmental emergency monitoring joint exercises were successfully held in Qinzhou Port.
At 9:50 in the morning, the drill was officially begun. The drill was simulated a collision between a chemical ship and a sand pump while loading at the East Oil Asphalt Wharf of Qinzhou Port, caused fire on the deck and living area of the chemical ship, the loading arm was broken, and leaking chemicals was entered into the sea. The bow of the dredger was damaged and flooded and there was a danger of sinking. A large number of people urgently needed rescue. After receiving the report and verifying the danger, the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center (Qinzhou Oil Spill Emergency Command) immediately activated the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Emergency Plan and the Qinzhou Port Oil Spill Emergency Plan, and dispatched maritime, firefighting, maritime police, agricultural and rural UAVs, fire-fighting tugs, professional oil spill recovery ships and other clean-up ships, hospitals, social professional rescue teams and other forces rushed to the scene to organize and implement personnel rescue, marine firefighting and oil spill control and recovery, and according to chemical emergency response disposal requirements, to protect rescue personnel, and timely report to the Qinzhou Municipal People’s Government and Guangxi Maritime Search and Rescue Center.
After receiving the environmental pollution report, the ecological environment department immediately established an environmental emergency headquarters, activated the relevant emergency monitoring plan, and dispatched an on-site investigation team to immediately rush to the accident site to conduct an on-site investigation. After more than an hour of multi-party coordination, the chemical tanker fire was extinguished, the sand pump was towed to safe waters, the poisoned persons and those who fell into the water were successfully rescued and transferred, the oil spill on the sea was recovered and contained by oil booms and oil absorbent pads, and the spread of pollutants was effectively controlled. All drill subjects were completed as planned, and the emergency response actions were successfully completed.
