Recently, an alarm was suddenly sounded off the waters off the Qianjiang Wharf in Nan'ao, Shantou. A fishing boat lost control while sailing and crashing into an offshore wind power planning project platform, it was caused some oil pollution to flow into the sea. This situation sounds very "urgent". But don’t be nervous, this is just an oil spill emergency drill.
The "Huadongyuan 306" platform, located in the 50-80 nautical miles of Nanao Island, is currently the deepest adaptable sea area, the strongest wind and wave resistance, and the most complete offshore wind power survey operation platform in China. At the beginning of the drill, a fishing boat had an accident during its voyage and the ship was collided with the platform, then it caused the platform's fuel tank to rupture and some fuel oil leaked into the surrounding waters.
After receiving the danger, the "Eastern China Institute 306" platform immediately started emergency deployment, carried out personnel rescue, and deployed oil booms to prevent the oil spill from spreading further. At the same time, it requested the maritime department for reinforcements. Then they sent professional ships to spray oil spill dispersants for cleaning, and then threw oil absorbent pads to absorb all the oil in the enclosed sea area, and then picked up the oil absorbent pads and put it on the shore for treatment.
After an hour of intense treatment, the oil spill was successfully removed. According to reports, there are more than 400 ships passing by in the waters of Nan’ao every day, and the navigation environment is extremely complicated, and safe production operations cannot be relaxed. In this emergency drill, a total of 8 ships and more than 70 rescuers were dispatched to effectively test the emergency response capabilities and efficiency of oil spill accidents in Nan’ao waters, and accumulated practical experience for participating units.
