Yunlin stages full-scale drill at Mailiao port to test response to chemical and oil disasters

At Mailiao Industrial Port, Yunlin County staged a live exercise built around what it called five real elements: real people, location, scenes, equipment and time. Thirty central and local units took part.

The drill treated the port as the setting for a chain of overlapping emergencies. Scenarios included a malfunctioning ship information system, interference by an unidentified drone, a pilot falling overboard and an elevated port security level under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.

The exercise also imagined a chemical tanker being damaged, releasing acrylonitrile and marine fuel oil. The leaks led to simulated fire and marine pollution incidents, allowing agencies to test joint operations at a facility that handles oil products, chemicals and raw materials frequently.

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The exercise used composite disaster scenarios to verify the results of routine preparedness.

Yunlin Environmental Protection Bureau Director Chang Chiao-wei said the exercise placed special emphasis on technology and professional integration. Authorities used drones, unmanned vessels and underwater unmanned vehicles, while technical teams from the Ocean Conservation Administration and the Ministry of Environment’s chemicals agency supported the response.

Chang said Yunlin’s oil-recovery equipment can handle 259.51 metric tons per day, while its response materials can contain up to 54,113.9 metric tons of oil pollution. Deputy County Magistrate Chen Pi-chun said the drill would help refine notification, command and support arrangements among central and local authorities, the port and private teams.

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This year’s exercise placed special emphasis on technology-based disaster prevention and the integration of professional expertise.