Changwon Coast Guard and Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation Conduct Joint Oil Spill Response Drill for Accident Vessels

Gyeongnam Changwon Coast Guard and Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation staff are conducting an emergency rescue joint response drill.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam conducted a joint emergency salvage response team training with the Busan Branch of the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation at the Busan New Port government ship pier on the 25th.

According to Changwon Maritime Police, this training was the first expanded and reorganized joint exercise of the year, implemented to strengthen emergency containment measures such as preventing oil spills in advance in the event of a marine accident.

On that day, the Maritime Police and the Corporation practiced safely transferring the oil loaded on the accident vessel to the land.

The vessel was located in shallow water, making it inaccessible by boat, so two pumps were connected in series to transfer the loaded oil to a land tanker truck.

The Maritime Police-Corporation Emergency Salvage Joint Response Team, launched in June 2019, has been systematically organizing and operating personnel and equipment to strengthen emergency salvage field response capabilities and conducts annual drills for actual accident response.

Kim Donghak, the Mobile Containment Section Chief, said, “When a marine accident occurs, we will further solidify cooperation with related organizations to enhance the oil transfer expertise and on-site command capabilities of the Emergency Salvage Joint Response Team.”

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