On June 26, the Lianshui local maritime department carried out the anti-pollution
water traffic emergency disposal drill in the Yanhe waters area under its jurisdiction.
At 2:30 pm this day, the emergency drill was launched in an orderly and orderly
manner. The 12395 staff on duty received an alarm from the crew, saying that the
ship touched the upstream of the Zhuma ship lock on the Waterway, and one of
the cargo ships was happened oil leakage. After received the report from the
emergency command center in time, the police immediately launched the emergency
plan for the ship's polluted waters emergenc, they used the VHF emergency call to
let the nearby Su sea patrol 0892 ship to quickly rush to the site for control and
investigation, and commanded the crew to carry out preliminary blockage treatment.
At the same time, they ordered Su sea patrol 0890 and the Su sea patrol 0891 boats
waiting for to carry the oil booms, oil absorbent pads, oil skimmers and other
equipment to arrive at the incident waters. 15 rescue commandos carried out sewage
operations according to their respective division of duties. Su sea patrol 0890 and the
Su sea patrol 0891 boats joined forces to release the oil booms for controlling the oil
continuously spreading; the kayak carried the oil collecting container and the oil skimmer
into the polluted waters for collecting the slop oil, then they deployed oil-absorbent pads
for oil spill clearance and finally cleaned the oil-absorbent pads on the water surface to
minimize the water pollution consequences caused by the accident. After nearly two hours
of intense fighting, the oil spills in the waters of the accident were all stored in the reserve
tank. The on-site detection of water pollution was in a safe and controllable state. The ship's
anti-pollution emergency drill was successfully completed.
According to the introduction of person in charge of the local maritime department of Lianshui
County, the total length of the Subei Yanhe River Waterway is 91.23 kilometers, including 51.36
kilometers in the Qinshui section. With the continuous improvement of the navigation channel
environment, the number of ships in the past has increased in recent years, and the task of water
traffic safety risk management and control is arduous.
Although this ship anti-pollution treatment drill was a simulation process,it effectively tested the
maritime emergency response plan, exercised the law enforcement team, and improved the safety
emergency response capability; it will lay a solid foundation for the sustainable and stable water
transportation safety for Lianshui.