Recently, the Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration, together with the port and shipping department and the traffic administrative law enforcement department, conducted a port pollution prevention emergency drill in the waters of the Fenghua River in Ningbo for the first time.
This drill was simulated when an empty-loaded ship was evading a platform at a pier on the Fenghua River. The rope broke and drifted away from the pier. The ship ran aground at the front of the pier. The ship’s slop tank was damaged, and slop oil overflowed on the water surface, and hindered the normal navigation of the waters in front of the Fenghua River Wharf. After the danger occurred, the maritime affairs, port and shipping departments quickly dispatched and successfully dealt with the danger, effectively prevented environmental pollution in the waters of the Fenghua River.
The contents of the drill cover such as the oil booms containment and control of oil spills at sea, the towing of the ship away from the channel, the simulated oil collection with oil absorbent pads, the use of portable spraying devices to dissipate oil, as well as the self-rescue of the wharf, the upstream and downstream alert of the accident water area, the recovery of oil spill equipment and the ship’s equipment and orderly evacuation of ships, etc., it was comprehensively inspected the emergency response capabilities, material support capabilities, communication capabilities of relevant terminals and units, the actual operation capabilities of emergency personnel, and the maintenance and operation of emergency equipment.
