Yeosu Coast Guard Conducts Joint Oil Spill Containment Drill with Three Major Oil Companies

On the 18th, Yeosu Coast Guard conducted a joint oil spill containment drill with the three major oil companies. Photo by Yeosu Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu Maritime Police Station (Chief Song Min-woong) announced that on the 18th at 10 a.m., it conducted a joint drill for the ‘Crude Oil 3 Companies Oil (Hazardous Chemicals) Spread Prevention Cooperation System Operation’ at the Korea National Oil Corporation pier and nearby waters in Nakpo-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do.

This drill was conducted assuming a collision accident between a crude oil tanker and a chemical carrier in the waters in front of the oil storage base located in Nakpo-dong, Yeosu-si. A total of 10 organizations participated in the drill, including the Crude Oil 3 Companies?GS Caltex, KNOC (Korea National Oil Corporation), OKYC (Oil Hub Korea)?Yeosu Maritime Police Station, Yeosu Maritime Fisheries Office, and Yeosu 119 Chemical Rescue Center.

Through the response drill for a complex situation where crude oil spill and fire accidents occur simultaneously, the focus was on cultivating the operation capability of containment equipment and teamwork, improving collaborative response capabilities through complex accident response drills such as life rescue and fire suppression, and checking whether the oil spread prevention cooperation system of the three crude oil handling companies is practically operating.

A Yeosu Maritime Police official stated, “The initial response time in the event of a large-scale marine pollution accident is critically applied in determining the scale of the damage, and this system has been established accordingly,” adding, “We will continue to strive to create a clean and safe Yeosu sea.”

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