An oil spill response drill was held on July 7 in the Cai TauRiver in the Mekong Delta by the Ca Mau Fertiliser Plant and Ca MauPower Plant 1 and 2 in Khanh An commune, U Minh district in Ca Mauprovince.
The scenario enacted the collision of twoferries in the Ca Mau Fertiliser Plant’s port, causing 500 litres ofoil to spill from the tank which then spread to the surrounding area,flowing from the Ong Doc River to the Trem and Cau Tau rivers andcovering the surface of the Cai Tau River in the northwest andnortheast direction.
Along with sounding the alarmin various forms, a steering committee for responding to the disastermobilised manpower and equipment to deal with the incident in eightplanned steps.
As many as 30 people and a number ofspecialised equipment, including a fire truck, an ambulance, canoes,buoys and a skimmer system were involved in the drill. The buoys weredeployed to the river to control the oil flow before the skimmer systemabsorbed the oil.
The drill aimed to ensure staffand workers at the plants understand how to cope with such an incidentas well as the need to coordinate with other forces to stand ready forpotential disasters and minimise environmental impacts.-VNA
The scenario enacted the collision of twoferries in the Ca Mau Fertiliser Plant’s port, causing 500 litres ofoil to spill from the tank which then spread to the surrounding area,flowing from the Ong Doc River to the Trem and Cau Tau rivers andcovering the surface of the Cai Tau River in the northwest andnortheast direction.
Along with sounding the alarmin various forms, a steering committee for responding to the disastermobilised manpower and equipment to deal with the incident in eightplanned steps.
As many as 30 people and a number ofspecialised equipment, including a fire truck, an ambulance, canoes,buoys and a skimmer system were involved in the drill. The buoys weredeployed to the river to control the oil flow before the skimmer systemabsorbed the oil.
The drill aimed to ensure staffand workers at the plants understand how to cope with such an incidentas well as the need to coordinate with other forces to stand ready forpotential disasters and minimise environmental impacts.-VNA
