Ningbo Zhoushan Port hip chemical pollution emergency disposal drill in the Northern Part of
Zhoushan Sea Area was kicked off in the waters in front of the Liquefaction Wharf of the
Yushan Green Petrochemical Base in Zhoushan.
The drill was simulated that when the "Daiyan 1" ship was loading the dangerous chemical
styrene at Yushan, the ship-to-shore connection of the loading arm was loosened and
separated due to the ship's heave, sway, and arm vibration, and about 20 tons of styrene
was leaked. When the deck merged into the sea, it seriously threatened the marine
environment and the safety of nearby ships and personnel.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the drill was officially begun. After "Daiyan 1" ship discovered
the danger, it immediately reported to the general duty office of the Zhoushan Maritime
Search and Rescue Center (Zhoushan Oil Spill Emergency Center). After receiving the
report, the general duty room of the Zhoushan Maritime Search and Rescue Center
(Zhoushan Oil Spill Emergency Center) quickly initiated emergency response, guided
the accidental ship and Yushan Green Petrochemical Base to actively respond in
accordance with their respective plans, and urgently assigned the "Hai Xun 0735" ship
,Hai Xun 0732"ship, "Hai Xun 07348" ship and "Hai Xun 07335" ship from Zhoushan
Maritime Safety Administration rushed to the scene to carry out on-site inspection
and vigilance tasks, and coordinated 8 professional ships including "Haian Qing 1" ship,
"Zhou Gang Tug 22" ship, "Sinochem Emergency" ship and "Xin Hai Qing" ship these
8 cleanup forces to rush to the scene to assist in disposal. At the same time, the Vessel
Traffic Management Center (VTS) of the Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration
implemented traffic control on the waters where the incident occurred.
After arriving in the sea area where the incident occurred, the "Hai Xun 0735" ship
served as the on-site commander, and all maritime patrol boats immediately carried out
security work to prohibit irrelevant ships from entering the sea area in which the incident
occurred. Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. organized fire control of the incident wharf
area, stopped all operations within the liquid chemical wharf, and notified unrelated
ships and personnel near the incident wharf to evacuate immediately.
Under the coordination and command of the on-site headquarters, various professional
pollution-removing forces quickly carried out emergency pollution-removal and containment
clearance by using oil booms and chemical absorbent pads after arriving at the site, and
implemented fire monitoring, flammable and poisonous gas dilution, etc. The health
department provided medical assistance to the poisoned persons, and the environmental
protection department provided medical assistance to the poisoned persons. The pollution
of seawater was monitored, and the recovered toxic chemicals were properly disposed.
At 10:55, the accident was effectively controlled after the co-processing of all parties, the
pollutants in the dock and the nearby sea area were removed, and the drill was ended. It
was understood that a total of 17 ships of various types were dispatched in this exercise,
and 150 people participated in the emergency response of the oil spill. The set subjects
were successfully completed and the expected results were achieved.