Chinese rescue drill conducted in South China Sea
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E-mail CRI, August 24, 2016
China's Ministry of Transport has conducted a rescue drill in the waters off Hainan.
![Rescue vessels and a helicopter take part in an emergency rescue drill held at the sea area near the Fenghuang Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 23, 2016. The drill aimed at enhancing emergency response skills of maritime rescue teams. [Photo: Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/png/site1007/20160824/00016c42b4161927373b0f.png "Rescue vessels and a helicopter take part in an emergency rescue drill held at the sea area near the Fenghuang Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 23, 2016. The drill aimed at enhancing emergency response skills of maritime rescue teams. [Photo: Xinhua]") |
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Rescue vessels and a helicopter take part in an emergency rescue drill held at the sea area near the Fenghuang Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 23, 2016. The drill aimed at enhancing emergency response skills of maritime rescue teams. [Photo: Xinhua] |
Eight rescue ships, 2 rescue helicopter, an unmanned drone and more than 100 crew members took part in the 75-minute drill.
Zhang Guiping, deputy head of the Nanhai Rescue Bureau, says the drill is meant to keep its personnel sharp.
"We need to see the results of our daily training every once in a while, while at the same time, work through different scenarios in the case of emergencies."
One of the rescue ships which took part in the drill is going to be open to the public this Wednesday in Hainan.
There are over 30 Chinese rescue vessels currently patrolling southern Chinese waters.
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