Guangxi Beibu Gulf maritime search and rescue fire oil spill emergency response and environmental
emergency monitoring joint exercises were successfully held in Qinzhou Port.
At 9:50 in the morning, the drill was officially begun. The drill was simulated a collision between a
chemical ship and a sand pump while loading at the East Oil Asphalt Wharf of Qinzhou Port, caused
fire on the deck and living area of the chemical ship, the loading arm was broken, and leaking
chemicals was entered into the sea. The bow of the dredger was damaged and flooded and there
was a danger of sinking. A large number of people urgently needed rescue. After receiving the
report and verifying the danger, the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center (Qinzhou Oil
Spill Emergency Command) immediately activated the Qinzhou Maritime Search and Rescue
Emergency Plan and the Qinzhou Port Oil Spill Emergency Plan, and dispatched maritime,
firefighting, maritime police, agricultural and rural UAVs, fire-fighting tugs, professional oil
spill recovery ships and other clean-up ships, hospitals, social professional rescue teams and
otherforces rushed to the scene to organize and implement personnel rescue, marine
firefighting and oil spill control and recovery, and according to chemical emergency response
disposal requirements, to protect rescue personnel, and timely report to the Qinzhou
Municipal People’s Government and Guangxi Maritime Search and Rescue Center.
After receiving the environmental pollution report, the ecological environment department
immediately established an environmental emergency headquarters, activated the relevant
emergency monitoring plan, and dispatched an on-site investigation team to immediately
rush to the accident site to conduct an on-site investigation. After more than an hour of
multi-party coordination, the chemical tanker fire was extinguished, the sand pump was
towed to safe waters, the poisoned persons and those who fell into the water were
successfully rescued and transferred, the oil spill on the sea was recovered and
contained by oil booms and oil absorbent pads, and the spread of pollutants was
effectively controlled. All drill subjects were completed as planned, and the emergency
response actions were successfully completed.