Emergency drill

September 29, 2018 - 09:00

Quảng Ngãi Marine Port Authority yesterday organised a search and rescue drill at sea in Bình Thuận Commune, Bình Sơn District, central province of Quảng Ngãi.

Viet Nam News

Quảng Ngãi Marine Port Authority yesterday organised a search and rescue drill at sea in Bình Thuận Commune, Bình Sơn District, central province of Quảng Ngãi. According to the drill scenario, a 1,000-tonne ship carrying crew of six people, 850 tonnes of cement and 12 tonnes of diesel oil crashed into another vessel which has load of 1,660 tonnes, crew of nine and carries 1,360 tonnes of diesel oil. The crash started a fire on the first vessel, making the whole crew jump into sea while the other vessel sank, causing oil spill. After two hours, rescuers found the crew, extinguished fire and collected all spilled oil. — VNA/VNS Photo Phước Ngọc

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