Jeju Coast Guard Conducts Joint Maritime Oil Spill Response Drill Assuming Oil Spill Incident

Published 19 Jun.2024 13:36(KST)

Jeju Maritime Police Station (Chief So Byung-yong) announced on the 19th that it conducted the "2024 Joint Maritime Oil Spill Response Drill," simulating an oil spill accident caused by a tanker collision at sea in front of Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. Jeju Power Plant the previous day.

Jeju Maritime Police Station conducted a "Joint Maritime Oil Spill Response Drill" on the 18th, simulating an oil tanker spill caused by a ship collision in the waters in front of Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. Jeju Power Headquarters.
[Photo by Jeju Maritime Police]

This drill was jointly hosted by Jeju Maritime Police, the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, and Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. Jeju Power Plant, involving more than 120 participants from 14 organizations and companies, deploying 11 vessels, 4 oil recovery machines, and 780 meters of oil fences in a large-scale exercise.

The scenario assumed that a tanker approaching the Jeju Power Plant for oil unloading collided with mooring facilities, resulting in approximately 7.5㎘ of bio-heavy oil spilling into the sea.

Starting with the rapid mobilization of response forces and requests for cooperation and communication with related agencies, the joint maritime oil spill response drill was conducted realistically, including sealing the hull breach by the Jeju Maritime Police rescue team vessels, installing oil fences at sea using ships, and recovering pollutants through the operation of oil recovery machines.

Jeju Maritime Police stated, "Through the response drill, we checked the roles of each organization and force, established oil spill response strategies tailored to the characteristics of the Jeju region, and focused on strengthening the region's response capabilities by identifying operational issues through evaluation meetings and making improvements."