In 2020, the Zhongshan City ferry emergency rescue comprehensive drill will begin.
The drill subjects include "ferry machinery failure and loss of power, rescue of
downing personnel", "water firefighting and personnel evacuation" and "fuel
leakage treatment" three subjects.
The drill was simulated when the "Cuiheng" ship carrying 10 passengers was
sailing to the Cuiheng National Wetland Park ferry, the ferry suddenly lost
power and could not control the ship. Passengers in the ferry were in chaos,
and three of them got off the ferry (port side) due to panic. ) and then fell
into the water. After the occurrence of the “dangerous situation”, the
Zhongshan Maritime Safety Administration immediately issued a navigation
notice to remind past ships to pay close attention to the danger on the
water. The Cuiheng New Area Water Emergency Rescue Headquarters
launched the “Emergency Plan for Water Traffic Accidents in the Zhongshan
Cuiheng New Area” and dispatched “Marine Cruise Haixun 09378 ship,
Haixun 09422 ship, Haixun 09424 ship, Zhongshan Search and Rescue
No. 2 ship rushed to the scene of the incident to carry out rescue operations.
Water search and rescue personnel and medical rescue personnel were in
place quickly, rescued the drowning personnel and carried out medical
rescue at the first time; the water and land alert group and the ferry
order group carried out emergency evacuation and order maintenance
work to ensure that the rescue channel was unblocked; after the new
area fire brigade received the danger report, they immediately rushed
to the scene to put out the fire source at the stern of the ferry;
professional cleaning personnel from the water cleaning team rushed
to the incident water area to clean up the oil spill area by using
oil booms and oil absorbent pads; the accident investigation team
collected evidence and materials from relevant persons in time,
analyzed the cause of the accident, and compiled Investigation report.