The Yangtze River Jiangling Waterway Department and the Waterway Surveying and
Mapping Center jointly carried out a ship oil spill drill.
This drill was simulated the rupture of the refueling pipe during the refueling process
of Handao Standard 316 ship to Hangxun 201 ship, causing a small amount of oil to
flow into the river. Before the drill, the captain Xiong Chuanwu divided the personnel
into the drill, emphasized safety and related precautions, and required everyone to
implement the details and respond quickly.
At 18:03, "the oil leaked, the oil leaked, and the refueling pipe was broke." With an
emergency call for help, the oil spill drill was officially kicked off at the Jiangling wharf.
The captain immediately sounded the alarm signal and used the onboard broadcast
to notify all crew members to bring anti-fouling equipment to the oil spill point.
The engineer immediately cut off the fuel supply valves, and other personnel quickly
deployed the oil booms on the river surface, and at the same time, they dropped
the oil absorbent pads to abosbrbing oil and preventing the oil spill from drifting
and spreading. The cleaning work was carried out in an orderly manner. After
intense and orderly emergency actions, the spilled oil was completely cleaned up.