On July 28,Yushan Port ship chemicals pollution emergency response drill was held
at Yushan waters of Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
The drill was simulated when the bulk chemical tanker "Petrochemical No. 1" was
loaded with toxic and flammable chemicals paraxylene at berth 4 of Yushan
Refining and Chemical Industry Zone, the cargo tank was capped during the
loading process, resulting in about 30 tons of Xylene leaked directly into the
sea. Under the action of tidal currents, the leaked Xylene drifted to nearby
sea areas, and marine pollution may expand at any time. At the same time,
the leaked Xylene is a toxic and flammable liquid. The second mate of
"Petrochemical No. 1" was poisoned while cleaning up the Xylene. Several
workers in the chemical zone were seriously threatened. The safety of
ships and crews operating in adjacent berths was also affected.
The "Petrochemical No. 1" ship simulated the cargo hold leaking and
immediately reported the accident to the Zhoushan Oil Spill Emergency
Center. After receiving the report, the Zhoushan Oil Spill Emergency
Center quickly activated the emergency plan in accordance with the
"Emergency Plan for Ship Pollution Accidents in Zhoushan City",
guided the accident simulation ship to carry out emergency
response in accordance with the "Marine Pollution Emergency Plan
for Ships", and instructed the Zhejiang Petrochemical Company
in its disposal work. At the same time, the on-site fire control and
personnel protection were strengthened, and the"Hai Xun 0732"
ship and other forces from Zhoushan Maritime Bureau rushed to
the scene to verify the accident.
Under the guidance of the on-site headquarters, Zhejiang Petrochemical
Company immediately carried out fire control of the incident area, stopped
all operations within the chemical zone, notified relevant ships in the chemical
zone to evacuate, organized the immediate evacuation of irrelevant
personnel near the incident wharf, and organized company clearance
pollution forces and boats to carry out oil containment(by deploying oil booms),
control and removal of pollution(by using chemical absorbent pads and
oil skimmers). At the same time, the on-site headquarters coordinated and
directed relevant ships, wharves, and professional cleanup teams to carry out
pollutant containment and removal operations, and organized fire surveillance,
sprayed water to dilute flammable poisonous gases, coordinated health
departments to provide medical assistance to poisoned persons, and
coordinated environmental protection department to monitor the
pollution of seawater and properly disposes of the recycled toxic
chemicals. After co-processing by all parties, the pollutants in the air
and water quality of the incident waters have been basically eliminated.