On November 15th, 2019 Eastern South China Sea joint search and rescue and
oil spill emergency joint drill was held in the waters off the dock of Huizhou Port
Logistics Base, which was jointly organized by Huizhou Maritime Bureau and China
National Offshore Oil (China) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch. There were 11 ships,
4 drones, 1 helicopter, and more than 200 people participated in this drill.
The drill was simulated the collision of a dangerous chemical ship and a bulk
carrier. Many crew members fell into the water, the ships were out of control,
and the dangerous chemicals ship broke through the oil spill. After received
the dangerous situation, the Huizhou Maritime Department immediately
coordinated a number of ships and helicopters for search and rescue, and
jointly cooperated with various emergency rescue forces to rescue. The
rescue contents include four emergency response subjects such as emergency
response, personnel search and rescue, marine oil spill containment by
deploying oil booms, and oil spill removal by throwing oil absorbent pads
and spraying oil dispersants.