Oilex and HNS exercises test marine pollution responses (with photos)

The annual marine pollution joint response exercises, codenamed "Oilex 2026" and "Maritime Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) 2026", were conducted by various government departments this morning (October 22) in the waters off Mo Tat Wan of Lamma Island to test their marine pollution responses in the event of a spillage of oil and HNS in Hong Kong waters. In the test scenario, an oil tanker collided with a container vessel, resulting in fuel oil spilling from the oil tanker, and five containers loaded with Maleic anhydride falling overboard. Subsequently, an oil spill response team arrived on the scene and cleaned up the spilled oil on the sea surface. The Fire Services Department (FSD) and other response groups were also tasked at the scene to contain and handle the probable spilled Maleic anhydride as necessary to prevent threats to the nearby environment and facilities. During the exercises, various participating parties carried out a series of simulated response actions. After the simulated oil spill, the oil tanker anchored in the waters off Mo Tat Wan, while a salvage team transferred the fuel oil from the damaged tank and patched the leak to stop further oil spillage at t

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