On the morning of 22 October, the 2019 Hong Kong Oil Spill Response Joint Exercise was held in the waters of Ha Mei Wan on Lamma Island. The drill was organised by the Hong Kong Government, with the participation of more than ten government agencies, including the Hong Kong Marine Department, the Fire Services Department, the Marine Police, the Water Supplies Department and the Flying Service, as well as more than 20 vessels and more than 100 people.

The exercise simulated an oil spill that occurred when the tanker "BMZ 0159A" was sailing through Ha Mei Wan, and the command vessel on the scene was "Marine 59" (MD59).

Upon receipt of the alarm, the Hong Kong Marine Department (MD) promptly gave instructions. It disposed of marine oil using the Marine Oil Pollution Emergency Response Plan. The Hong Kong Marine Department immediately coordinated with the clean-up forces under its jurisdiction to rush to the operation scene. The tugboat "HAI AN" of YIU LIAN Shipyard and the staff of the oil company "Chevron" set up oil booms near the shore at the accident site, while several other decontamination vessels set up oil booms and sprayed degreasing agents beside the oil-spill boat and in the nearby waters for oil-spill containment and removal. One and a half hours later, the oil spill at sea was effectively clear.

According to the introduction, the participating organisations also included the Customs and Excise Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Environmental Protection Department, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Government Logistics Department and other organisations, as well as the oil companies "Sinopec", "EMHK" and "shell". "Sinopec", "EMHK" and "shell" oil companies.

Meanwhile, it was the first time for YIU LIAN Shipyard's tugboat to participate in the joint oil spill contingency exercise organised by the Hong Kong government, and also the first time for Hong Kong government agencies to use a high-powered tugboat in the joint contingency exercise over the years.

The oil spill emergency joint exercise successfully completed the training, which effectively tested the emergency response capability of our company's tugboat joint exercise. The exercise not only strengthened the maritime emergency response capability and on-site co-ordination between the relevant units in Hong Kong waters but also enhanced the emergency response capability of the Company's shore-based and crew teams, as well as the emergency response capability to unexpected incidents, which will contribute to the protection of vessels, facilities and marine life in Hong Kong waters and the safety of the marine environment.