On October 6, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines conducted an emergency response drill simulating a maritime accident on a "Cargo Transfer Vessel (CTV)" owned by its group company, SeaLoading Holding.
<Scene from a maritime disaster response meeting in the Crisis Management Office>
The training exercise was based on an accident scenario in which "a CTV (Cyclone-Terrestrial Vehicle) was transferring crude oil from a floating offshore oil production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) anchored off the coast of Brazil to a tanker when rough weather forced it to halt operations and make an emergency departure from the FPSO. During this emergency, the transfer hose between the CTV and the tanker ruptured, causing the remaining crude oil inside the hose, with a maximum estimated spillage of approximately 80 m³, to leak into the sea." The training confirmed emergency coordination between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its group companies.
<Schematic diagram of crude oil being loaded from an FPSO to a tanker via a CTV>
SeaLoading CEO Yoshiro Kubo and executives from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines participated in discussions on various topics related to responding to CTV accidents, deepening their understanding of the process.
In addition, external stakeholders, including the Maritime Disaster Prevention Center, were invited to share case studies and provide feedback on the training.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) states that it will accumulate emergency response know-how cultivated through training, raise safety awareness throughout the entire MOL Group, and pursue "world-class safe operations."
