Ninh Binh province holds oil spill response drill

The event was jointly organised by the provincial people’s committee and Provincial Border Guard High Command.

According to the hypothetical scenario, an oil spill occurred due to a collision between two tankers in the waters near the Cua Day Border Post’s Port.

The incident posted a serious risk of fire and explosion, and had two crew members to be rescued urgently.

Right after the incident, the Kim Son border guard asked for support from the environmental incident response centre, the provincial Steering Committee for Oil Spill Responses security force and related agencies.

Immediately, 2 boats, 3 canoes and dozens officers and soldiers onboard were dispatched to the site to guide boats away from the oil-spilled area, and two crew members were taken to hospital.

Other efforts were made to minimise the amount of oil spilled into the sea and isolate the spilled oil by using floats to surround the crashed vessels, and pumps to collect the spilled oil.

Nguyen Cao Son, Vice Chairman of provincial people’s committee, Head of Steering committee of the drill said the drill was successfully organised with smooth coordination among rescue forces.

It contributes to raising public awareness of the importance of oil spill incidents, thus giving effective assistance to relevant forces to deal with oil spills in real situations.

Five collectives, ten individuals who made great contributions to the drill, were awarded certificates of merit by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.