Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on October 6, it conducted a tabletop drill based on a simulation of a marine accident involving a cargo transfer vessel (CTV, Note 1) owned by SeaLoading Holding AS (SeaLoading; CEO: Yoshiaki Kubo), 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.

Crisis Response Room during the drill

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.

The CTV operated by SeaLoading was offloading crude oil from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO, Note 2) 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.

Schematic diagram of crude oil offloading from an FPSO to the tanker via a CTV

MOL is working to raise the safety awareness of the entire MOL Group in pursuit of “the world’s highest level of safety,” in addition to accumulating emergency response know-how cultivated through training and periodic tabletop drills.
Source: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines