At 10 am on September 9, the Municipal Transportation Bureau carried out the
2020 Bozhou tourist boat distress, fire protection and pollution prevention
emergency drill at Shidaying Ferry.
During the exercise, it was simulated that a cruise ship suddenly caught fire
while driving, the power equipment of the hull leaked oil and could not be
started, and two tourists fell into the water in a panic. When the crew
found that someone on the cruise ship fell into the water, they immediately
threw a lifebuoy to them who fell into the water and reported it to the
maritime department. The water safety emergency rescue plan was
immediately activated: emergency rescuers, ambulances, marine cruisers,
and fire engines were dispatched, the rescuers put the drowning tourists
flat on the rescue boat and quickly docked. After the drowning tourists
were rescued, the medical staffs immediately performed cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, and then quickly transferred the drowning tourists to the
ambulance to the hospital.
In response to the fire of cruise ship and tourists being trapped,
firefighting and rescue personnel skillfully rescued the trapped tourists
ashore and successfully extinguished the fire on the ship according to
the rescue deployment and progress. At the same time, two marine
patrol boats of the Maritime Department on the river are using oil booms
and oil absorbent pads to intercept and clean up the fuel leaking on
the river.
The entire exercise process lasted for more than half an hour. All links
were tense and orderly, busy but not chaotic. The exercise personnel
worked closely together and acted quickly, finally the drill was achieved
a complete success.