Recently,the law-executors of Lian Yungang MSA take a rapidly action, successfully dispose a tanker oil spill accident, to avoid
the harbour sea large pollution accident.
At 16:30pm, 9th,Nov.,2015, during unloading the diesel, a tanker docked in Lianyungang port 14 berths, because the
port 2 #, 3 # cargo hold a globe valve failure to cause the diesel oil spilled out from the valve,overflow the deck and then
flow into the sea, it forms an obvious oil belt between stroke-side and oil containment boom,and form a minor accidents
rank pollution.After the oil spill accident,ship side didn’t report to marine department at the first time, captain self-organize
crews to do the clean up work, unauthorized to use the oil spill dispersant that hope o remove the oil fouling on the sea.
When Lianyungang marine department received the information was close to dark,rapidly send the law enforce rush to
the scene, arrange the ship side and professional cleaning team go for clean up, and overtime work throughout the night
to carry out the investigation of the accidents.After emergency handling, in the morning of 10th,tanker’s deck and sea
surface spilled oil all completed.
By the vessel failed to timely report and unauthorized use of oil spill dispersants to form a case of illegal behavior,now,
Lianyungang maritime law forcer are do the further investigation for this oil spill accident.