NYK conducted a crisis-response drill based on the scenario of a serious accident occurring on an LNG vessel managed by NYK.
This drill is part of the company’s “Remember Naka-no-Se Campaign”, which has been conducted every year to remind NYK Group members of the importance of safe operations and to ensure that lessons remain learnt from the oil spill that occurred in July 1997 from VLCC Diamond Grace.
In a mock scenario a blackout occurred on an LNG vessel while the vessel was sailing. The ship collided with another ship, resulting in its stranding. The LNG vessel could not refloat because seawater was flowing into the ballast tank.
Press Release, September 5, 2014; Image: NYK