Recently, the Rizhao Maritime Bureau organized an offshore oil spill accident emergency drill
in the operation area of the Lanshan Port District. A total of 9 ships and 82 emergency
personnel participated in the drill.
According to reporters, this drill was carried out by Rizhao Maritime Bureau and it was in
coordination with Rizhao Port Barge Company and Rizhao Mingda Ship Service Co., Ltd.,
and dispatched 2 sea patrol boats, 2 fire tugs, 2 professional decontamination vessels
and 3 auxiliary decontamination vessels. A total of 82 personnel personnel participated
in the exercise. In addition, the drill was also mobilized 3 oil skimmers, more than 1,000
meters of oil booms, 200 meters of oil-absorbing towlines, 2 sets of spraying devices,
oil absorbent pads and oil dispersants.
The drill was simulated the deflagration of a company's liquefied hydrocarbon spherical
tank area in the Lanzhong operation area of Rizhao Port, which affecting the surrounding
crude oil tank area and unloading ships in the port, then it was resulted in oil spills
from the ships in the port and accompanied by oil fires. After the accident, the Rizhao
Offshore Oil Spill Emergency Disposal Command Center launched the Rizhao Ship Oil Spill
Incident Emergency Response Plan, and all relevant departments responded quickly,
and mobilized emergency forces to rush to the incident area for disposal. The participating
emergency ships and emergency personnel rushed to the site in accordance with the
disposal plan, and carried out site survey, traffic control, equipment deployment, fire
fighting, oil booms controlling, oil skimmers recovery, oil-absorbing towlines sweeping,
oil absorbent pads throwing and oil spill dispersants spraying, finally they successfully
completed the removal of oil spills.