On the afternoon of January 8, the Nan'an Maritime Department organized and guided the
passenger ship "Bafang" to conduct oil spill and emergency evacuation of passengers
comprehensive drill. Through the cooperation among the maritime department, port service
companies, passenger ships and cleanup units,the anti-pollution emergency response
capability of the cleanup unit was tested, and the handling capacity and emergency rescue
capability of passenger tank oil spill accidents were improved.
The drill accident was set up as follows: at 5:30 pm on the same day, a fuel oil leak occurred
due to misoperation by the "Bafang" ship moored at Shiquan Passenger Terminal in Shijing
Port. At 17:35, the crew on duty found that the fuel oil had leaked to the sea, then they
reported the situation to the captain immediately, the ship reported the fuel oil leakage
accident to Quanzhou Traffic Management, Nan'an Maritime Department and other relevant
units at 17:40. The emergency plan for oil spill and emergency evacuation of the ship
was started at 17:45, and the emergency command department was established. The
emergency team carried out related emergency treatment according to the emergency
plan for pollution accidents.They deploying oil booms and oil absorbent pads for controlling
and cleaning the spilled oil.