On October 24th, the largest maritime emergency search and rescue drill was held in the waters of the Guangdong Guohua Yuedongshan Power Generation Co., Ltd harbor.
This drill is the largest comprehensive maritime emergency search and rescue exercise
since Jiangmen City was established. It has the most subjects, the highest level of
danger, the most complicated environment, and the most participating power.
The drill was jointly organized by Jiangmen Maritime Search and Rescue Center,
Jiangmen Maritime Bureau and Taishan Municipal People's Government. The whole
drill was consisted of 19 scenes of four major projects. The drill invited the South
China Sea Rescue Bureau, the Guangdong Maritime Bureau Nanhai Sea Patrol
Enforcement Corps, the Zhuhai Maritime Bureau, the Yangjiang Maritime Bureau,
and other units to dispatch sea cruisers and helicopters to participate in the
exercise. The three-dimensional search and rescue mode was carried out.
A total of 26 ships were dispatched, more than 200 participants, 2 helicopters
and 1 drone. A total of 18 units including the Jiangmen Maritime Search and
Rescue Center and the Port and Shipping observation units were invited. All
the drill took 2 hours and 30 minutes, and it was finally successfully disposed
the maritime danger.
The drill was simulated the sudden loss of the mechanical damage of a large
100,000-ton coal-carrying ship, and it was collided with a high-speed passenger
ship in the waters of Taishanchuandao, causing the “Shunda Tourism 301”
high-speed passenger ship to enter into the water. There is a danger of sinking.
90 passengers on board (including 2 foreigners) and 6 crew members are
seriously threatened to transfer their lives, and successive ship firefighting,
marine lifesaving, ship detachment, oil spill pollution disposal this subjects.
After received the “Dangerous Situation” report, the duty room of Jiangmen
Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately launched an emergency plan,
combined with the smart maritime platform to verify the distress information
analysis crisis, and assessed and confirmed it as “specially significant marine risk
situation”, initiated emergency response according to procedures, and united
multiple departments to conduct comprehensive operations for land, sea and
air search and rescue. After received the rescue request, the Jiangmen Maritime
Bureau quickly dispatched the sea patrol boats to the accident sea area to
alert and organize search and rescue on the spot. The maritime personnel
immediately organized “Shunda Tourism 301” ship to transfer all passengers
safely to the sea cruise ship and the “Shunda Tourism 302” passenger ship.
A total of 83 passengers were transferred, including one British passenger
and one American passenger. The medical staffs treated two injured Chinese
tourists.
In order to rescue 7 people who fell into the water, the headquarters
immediately coordinated the dispatch two search and rescue helicopters
from the South China Sea Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport and
the Nanhai Sea Patrol Enforcement Corps of the Guangdong Maritime Bureau
and the search and rescue drones from the Jiangmen Maritime Bureau to
the search and rescue area. "Sea Patrol 09173"ship arrived at the scene to
alert. Helicopters and drones searched for people in the water with "China
Fishery 44202" ship, "Sea Patrol 04428" ship and "Shunda Travel 302" ship.
The sea, land and air three-dimensional search and rescue was carried out
in the waters of Chuandao. In a very short period of time, the ship rescued
6 people, and the other person was drifted far away. The maritime helicopter
searched and found the signal guidance. After that, the rescue helicopter
directly lifted the drowning personnel according to the guidelines. Finally, the
person was rescued All seven people in distress were successfully rescued.
Then, it was simulated the fire of coal cargo tank of the “Nanxin 5” p, caught
fire and the fire was getting bigger and bigger. The "Sea Patrol 04727" ship,
the "Jinlang" ship, and the "Yintong" ship arrived immediately after received
the order. They were arranged in a figure-eight shape near the upper side
of the "Nanxin 5" ship, and sprayed with a high-pressure water gun toward the
fire point. The fire was quickly extinguished, and it was verified that there was
no danger of re-ignition.
Subsequently, it was simulated that the large coal ship “Nanxin 5” was stranded
on the starboard side. Under the command of the drillers, the emergency survey
vessel "Dream Blue" first carried out emergency surveys on the large coal ship
stranded, and first grasped the topographic data of the sea near the stranded
vessel, provided detailed information for the scientific decision of the emergency
headquarters for Data support. Subsequently, “Jinlang” shipand “Yintong” ship
pushed Nanxin 5 ship pushed by the high tide level, which successfully assisted
the ship to successfully detach.
Finally, the "Longteng 322" ship was worked in the clean-up of the ship, used the
oil absorbent pads to remove the oil, deployed oil booms to control the sea-level
oil pollution, During the period, a small amount of oil dispersant was used, and the
residual oil was cleaned. Both parties confirmed by the sea surface working group
that the fire extinguishing has been completed and all the oil spills have been cleared.
The "Nanxin 5" ship has been successfully detached and there are no other abnormalities.
Finally, all the participating ships were uniformly compiled and neatly reviewed. All subjects
of the maritime search and rescue emergency comprehensive drill were successfully
completed and the drill was achieved a complete success.