On August 21st, the maritime department participating vessels gathered in the exercise area.
On the same day, the 2018 maritime search and rescue and oil spill emergency joint drill was
jointly organized by the maritime departments of Hebei, Tianjin and Shandong, which was held
in the waters near the anchorage of No. 1 Huanghua Port, Cangzhou, Hebei. The drill was included
helicopter transfer of injured and sick people, search for rescue drowning personnel, suppression
of ship fires, oil spill treatment by deploying of oil booms, etc., 13 boats, 1 helicopter and more
than 200 people from 15 related units participated in the drill, aiming to construct the maritime
emergency defense line and effectively respond to maritime emergencies in the contiguous sea
areas of the three places.