JAPANESE shipping giant NYK together with the Coast Guard and the Maritime Disaster Prevention Centre has conducted a crisis-response drill based on a serious LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) carrier accident].
NYK chose an oil spill as a drill scenario to highlight lessons learnt in the Diamond Grace disaster 20 years ago when 15,000 tons of crude oil spilled into Tokyo Bay.
During the drill, NYK's crisis management headquarters simulated timely press releases and reconfirmed the importance of immediate and correct information disclosure to the public.
The situation called for a blackout to occur on an LPG carrier while the vessel was sailing within Tokyo Bay, making it unable to sail under its own power.
After that, the vessel collided with a domestic container vessel, then followed by a fuel oil spill from the LPG carrier.
NYK will further advance its safety management systems, positioning navigational safety as one of its most important tasks, and will aim to be a leading company in the safety field.
This exercise has been conducted every year to remind NYK Group members of the importance of safe operations and to ensure that lessons remain learnt from the oil spill that occurred in July 1997 from tanker Diamond Grace.
