Scenario Has Oil Spill Incident Involving Cargo Handling Equipment on Cargo Transfer Vessel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced that on October 6, it conducted a tabletop drill based on a simulation of a marine accident involving a cargo transfer vessel  owned by SeaLoading Holding , an MOL group company.

During the drill, MOL confirmed emergency coordination with its group company based on a simulated incident scenario. Furthermore, SeaLoading CEO Kubo, together with MOL executives and employees, engaged in multifaceted discussions regarding the two companies’ response to the CTV incident, deepening their mutual understanding.

The Maritime Disaster Prevention Center (MDPC) and other outside parties were also invited to introduce case studies and provide critiques of the companies’ emergency response training and procedures.

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The CTV operated by SeaLoading was offloading crude oil from a floating production, storage, and offloading  anchored approximately 100 nautical miles south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a tanker. During an emergency evacuation from the FPSO due to stormy weather, the offloading hose connecting the CTV and the tanker ruptured. As a result, the crude oil remaining in the hose-estimated at up to around 80 cubic meters-spilled into the sea.