June 30, 2019 | 20:45 (GMT+7)
Da Nang conducts oil spill drill
PANO - The Da Nang City People’s Committee on June 29 organized an oil spill drill in 2019 with the participation of some public security units, border guard units, and the Da Nang City Military Command.
The assumed scenario was that a vessel, while anchoring at the port, and pumping DO oil from My Khe Harbor into a petroleum depot, suddenly experienced a leakage of the pipe, causing an oil spill about 1,500m from the shore.
After discovering the incident, functional forces and vehicles were mobilized to clean up the sea and to evacuate victims to safer areas.
The drill was a chance for relevant agencies and forces in the city to promote coordination in such an emergency case, and improve abilities of each force in response to emergency situations, thus contributing to reducing human and property losses in possible oil spills, and protecting the marine environment.
Translated by Lam Anh