A Korean-owned liquefied gas carrier leaked in the waters and sank near Dongying Port

Date: 2019-01-13 Read: 3849



Some netizens broke the news: At around 13 pm on January 12, a collision incident occurred near the 106 buoys in the 10th district of Shanghai. The 10th district of Shanghai is also called the military road terminal! According to the netizen, the two ships that collided were: "Ning Lianhai 358" and "Xin Bolin 2". Among them, "Ning Lianhai 358" was sunk after being hit.



A Korean liquefied gas carrier leaked in the waters near Dongying Port, Shandong Province

CCTV reporters learned from the Dongying Maritime Search and Rescue Center in Shandong Province that at 10:30 on January 12, the duty room of the Dongying Maritime Search and Rescue Center received the report of the Korean No. 5 Steamboat: No. 5 Steamboat in Dongying About 25 kilometers northeast of the port, the safety valve of the cargo passage of No. 1 can not be completely closed, and liquefied gas leaks. At that time, the weather conditions on the scene were 5 grades of southwest wind, about 0.5 meters high, and 1,850 tons of liquefied gas were loaded on board. There were 15 people on board (5 in South Korea, 5 in Indonesia, and 5 in Myanmar).



Start the emergency plan, implement traffic control around the ship

After receiving the report, the Dongying Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately verified the details of the location of the leak, and launched an emergency plan to implement traffic control around the ship, and to protect the ship's personnel and surrounding warnings to avoid other accidents.

The flammable gas is detected around the site around the ship. The flammable gas concentration is 1.1ppm at a distance of 100 meters from the ship's downwind, which is lower than the lower explosion limit (2.0ppm). The tugboat "Chenggang Drag 18" has been guarded at the scene and ready to respond. Issue incidents and evacuate personnel.

The Dongying Maritime Search and Rescue Center will continue to strengthen traffic control around the ship, delineate the traffic control zone with a radius of 3 nautical miles, and issue a navigation warning once every hour to remind the passing ships to strengthen their duty and avoid avoidance.