In order to test the ship oil spill emergency response and coordination ability with foreign entities of the
Three Gorges Maritime Department to, and ensure the safety and cleanliness of the waters in the area
under its jurisdiction, on April 27, 2018, the Three Gorges Maritime Department was carried out the 2018
Yichang Three Gorges Dam area oil spill emergency drill in the Nanjinguan waters of Gezhouba in accordance
with actually requested.
At 14:42 p.m. this afternoon, The hurried “alarm” sounds from the duty room of the Nanjinguan Inspection
Team of Gezhouba District Marine Department: “Nanjinguan Customs Law Enforcement Brigade, Nanjin
Customs Law Enforcement Brigade, I am the “Oil Transport” ship in the front waters of the Nanjinguan
Quay , the diesel leakage was occurred, we requested for rescue." The onduty personnel of the Nanjinguan
Law Enforcement Brigade required the ship to fully engage in selfrescue and keep the communication. They
immediately dispatched a sea patrol No.12923 and a sea patrol No.12911 ships to rush to the affected waters
to start rescue. At the same time, they requested water emergency assistance center to immediately carry out
the out of stock, loading of the oil spill emergency equipment and quickly rush to the accident waters, then
the Nanjinguan law enforcement brigade reported "danger" to the Three Gorges Maritime Department duty
room.
At 14:46 p.m., the sea patrol boats were arrived at the incident waters and then carried out temporary traffic
control and on-site rescue. At 15:00 p.m., after the coordination of the maritime department, the An oil boom-laying vessel, the Three Gorges Environmental Protection No. 1 ship and the Yamaha Assault Boat arrived
at the scene to cooperate with the pollution disposal team for emergency operations and then emergency rescue operations were carried out In accordance with the following pollution disposal procedures; An oil
boomlaying vessel was placed in a “Ushaped” oil booms within 200 meters legnth in the incident area; It was
used the hoisting crane of the “Three Gorges Environmental Protection No. 1” ship for hoisting the oil boom
by using multifunctional oil skimmer for largescale oil spill recovery. "Three Gorges Environmental Protection
No. 1" ship entered the area immediately for starting cleaning. The “Yamaha Assault Boat” was thrown oil absorbent mats on the river to absorb the spilled oil on the river. Then “Yamaha Assault Boat" was used a fishing
hook to recover the oil absorbent mats between the oil barriers. At 15:30 p.m., all the oil on the surface was
recovered, all the oil absorbent mats which was put into the water were salvaged, and the “Three Gorges
Environmental Protection No. 1” ship was assigned to hand over the pollutants to the receiving department for
harmless treatment, then the participating units counted personnel and materials ,stood in line. At 15:35 p.m., the
exercises were all completed and the exercise was a complete success.
In recent years, in order to truly improve the water emergency treatment capacity, the Three Gorges Maritime
Department has required each maritime law enforcement brigade to carry out various drills in strict accordance
with plans, high standards and strict requirements each month. It will simulate various distressed environments
and bind all personnel together. After longterm efforts and training, they have created a maritime law enforcement
team with clear division of labor, strict organization, and rapid response. It can quickly pull out in the event of a
sudden situation and can play a key role, and ensure the navigation safety of the area and the clean of the waters.