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Saturday. September 30, 2017
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ILOILO City – Capping the Maritime Week celebration in Western Visayas, a simulation on oil spill response was conducted yesterday.
Spearheaded by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the search and rescue operation and oil spill containment and recovery was conducted at the Iloilo River.
It aimed to enhance the coastguard’s response capability to oil spill, said PCG Iloilo commander Lieutenant Ramil Palabrica.
The activity also prepared them on how to control, mitigate recover spilled oil and rehabilitate an area in the event of an oil spill at the Iloilo River and other coastal areas.
Palabrica said four floating assets were deployed during the two scenarios of the simulation activity.
It included DF-7 that served as the vessel in distress and two aluminum and one rubber boats that acted as rescuers.
Personnel of the Coast Guard Special Operations Group and Marine Environmental Protection Unit in Western Visayas showcased their capability in both scenarios as rescuers.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Medical Service and students from St. Therese MTC Colleges provided medical expertise by demonstrating basic life support and administering first aid to victims during the search and rescue scenario.
The Maritime Week celebration kicked off in the region on Sept. 25. It wraps up today.
“Connecting: Ships, Ports and People” is the theme of the weeklong celebration.
The Maritime Industry Authority is spearheading the celebration in partnership with the coastguard, Philippine Ports Authority, maritime universities in the region, maritime associations and other maritime industry partners.
The National Maritime Week is celebrated by virtue of Proclamation No.1094 which consolidates the holding of the National Seafarers Day, National Maritime Day and National Maritime Week for a more significant and inspiring celebration. (PNA)
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