Hunan Chenzhou water transportation safety emergency rescue and water
transportation pollution prevention drill was held in the waters of
Changyingtou Wharf in the Dongjiang Lake reservoir area.
The drill was simulated when the "Xiangzi Xinghuo 00011" ship was on
its way to Changyingtou Pier 7, the ship lost control and deviated from
the channel and hit the rocks from 500 meters away the pier, the
ship's bulkhead was damaged, resulting in diesel leakage and fire,
and a crew member on board fell into the water. After receiving
the alarm, the emergency command center immediately activated
the emergency response plan according to the danger, and
ordered the passing ships to come to rescue through the VHF
communication system. According to the principle of nearby
rescue by sub-area, the emergency rescue team immediately
notified the emergency rescue team to rush to the scene.
At the same time, maritime rescue personnel rushed to the
scene as soon as possible to participate in and guide
emergency rescue work, organized to rescue the drowning
crew member, and do a good job of fire fighting, ship
plugging and preventing pollution(by using oil booms
and oil absorbent pads). Finally, after all the rescue
efforts of all parties, the drowning crew went ashore
safely, the firing ship was put out, the oil spill on the
lake surface was contained and cleared, and the ship
in distress was safely towed away to the designated
safe area, and the danger was relieved.