The assumed scenario was that a vessel, while anchoring at the port, and pumping DO oil from My Khe Harbor into a petroleum depot, suddenly experienced a leakage of the pipe, causing an oil spill about 1,500m from the shore. At the event After discovering the incident, functional forces and vehicles were mobilized to clean up the sea and to evacuate victims to safer areas. The drill was a chance for relevant agencies and forces in the city to promote coordination in such an emergency case, and improve abilities of each force in response to emergency situations, thus contributing to reducing human and property losses in possible oil spills, and protecting the marine environment. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about Da Nang conducts oil spill drill
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Oil spill from floating fuel station cleaned up
Workers from the Environmental Incident Response Center collect spilled oil. - VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh MinhViet Nam News HẢI DƯƠNG — About 85 per cent of an oil spill from a sunken floating fuel station in Hải Dương province’s Nam Sách District has been recovered, local authorities said. On Sunday, local agencies took measures to minimise the negative impact of the oil spill. The incident was reported to have occurred at 4.30pm on Friday in Nam Hưng Commune. The floating fuel station owned by a local family overturned and sank on a section of Kinh Thầy River running through Nam Tân Commune, Nam Sách District. The station was salvaged at 11pm the same day. According to Phạm Văn Sơn, director of the Environmental Incident Response Centre, the rescue unit has recovered 85 per cent of the spilled oil. The rest was still in duckweed and fish cages. “We will continue to deal with the remaining … [Read more...] about Oil spill from floating fuel station cleaned up
Ministry guides oil spill response
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a circular to regulate marine oil spill cleanup and recovery efforts.— Photo moitruongvadothi.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a circular to regulate marine oil spill cleanup and recovery efforts. Under the circular, an initial and preliminary investigation and assessment on the level of pollution will be made within the first 10 days after an oil spill is reported. If the investigation shows the level of oil in the water is higher than national standards, a more detailed assessment on environmental damage will be completed within 20 days after the preliminary investigation results. The detailed assessment result will be used to classify the oil spill’s impact on the environment. Individuals and organisations must make plans to deal with the oil spill if the area of water polluted beyond national standards is 25 per cent more than the total area … [Read more...] about Ministry guides oil spill response
Thanh Hoa oil spill affecting thousands
Residents draw water from a ditch in Quảng Hưng Ward, Thanh Hóa City.-- Photo dantri.vnViet Nam News THANH HÓA – An oil spill discovered on Sunday in Thanh Hoa Province is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people. Residents living in Quang Hưng Ward, Thanh Hóa City, on Monday informed local authorities that an oil spill from a local enterprise had affected their farming fields. Currently, the area stinks of oil smell and worse, on Monday a fire broke out on a ditch affected by the oil spill. The fire near a residential area was swiftly extinguished. Additionally, a 4ha-vegetable and rice field in Quang Hưng Commune was found affected by the oil. The spill has been blamed on a petroleum depot located in Lễ Môn Port, Thanh Hóa City, 4km from the city. The oil reached the affected area via the sewage system, which flowed into the ward. Dantri.vn online newspaper reported 4,000 litres of oil have leaked from the … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa oil spill affecting thousands
Border guards practice oil spill response
At the training course, instructors from SOS Environment Company equipped trainees with basic knowledge on setting up plans to prevent oil spills, implicit risks caused during the incident response, and steps to deal with an oil spill. At the exercise During the exercise, the city’s border guards in association with local functional forces practiced tackling an oil spill according to a specific scenario. The program aimed to promote those forces’ competency in responding to oil and chemical spill incidents so as to minimize loses in human and property. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Border guards practice oil spill response