In order to thoroughly implement the concept of "ecological priority, green development"
of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, promote the construction of beautiful
Yangtze River and improve the level of emergency response. Recently, Tongling Maritime
Department organized a chemical tanker cargo leakage drill and a ship oil spill drill at Jinde
Wharf. The Tongling Maritime Department, Jinde Wharf, Tongling Miaopin Company and
the relevant vessels in the jurisdiction participated in the exercise, and they also invited the
dangerous goods transportation companies such as Jinjianghai Company, Heyou Company
and Tongguan Logistics Company to observe the situation.
The drill was simulated when the heavy-duty operation ship “Jinghanghua***” was carried
out loading operations by the docking of the Jinde terminal. The sulfuric acid conveying
pipeline is detached from the cargo hatch due to wind and waves, and the sulfuric acid
overflew to the cargo deck, and the wheel rudder machine has failed and cannot be
moved. After received the report, the law enforcement officers of Tongling Maritime
Department carried rescue equipment and arrived at the scene by boat. Jinde Wharf
carried out emergency handling of cargo leakage in accordance with the requirements
of the terminal emergency plan, and dispatched pollutant receiving units to handle
sulfuric acid leakage. After the finish of disposal, the Tongling Maritime Department
dispatched the search and rescue units to drag the "Building Aviation ***" tanker to
the safe waters by using tugboat "Jiangsu Dragging".
Then, the ship’s oil spill drill was carried out to simulate when the heavy-loading
work ship’s “Jinghanghua***” tanker was docked at the Jinde Wharf for loading
operations, and it was collided by another berthing docking work ship, resulting
in the tail hull of the ship was damaged and some oil sewage was leakd. After
received the report, the Tongling Maritime Department organized on-site disposal,
dispatched law enforcement officers to the accident site to rescue the oil spill to
help prevent the spread of oil spills; the on-site operators of Jinde Wharf have
carried out the preliminary emergency response work according to the requirements
of the terminal emergency plan. They deployed oil booms and threw the
oil absorbent pads in the oil spill area. At the same time, the “Tongchangjing
***” ship and “Changjie ***” ship were dispatched to the scene to reinforce.
In the end, all the leaking oil and water were effectively controlled and did not
cause proliferation. The “Tongchangjing***” was salvaged and recovered the
throwing pads, and the drill was finished.