Imagine a collision between two tankers amidst the unforgiving waters of the Dover Straits. Factor in personnel injuries, cargo losses, and environmental risks. Fortunately, this isn't an actual crisis; it's a crafted part of ‘Exercise White Cliff’, a two-stage crisis management exercise that Odfjell is currently developing in cooperation with Shell.
In this complex simulation, Odfjell Ship Management takes center stage, showcasing its strategic prowess and collective strength in tackling the unthinkable.
The exercise is by far the largest and most complex crisis management exercise we have ever done in Odfjell, and it will be some intense and challenging days as it culminates in September.
Odfjell Ship Management was invited by Shell in March to join this large-scale two-stage crisis management exercise. The first stage was a collision between two tankers, including notification, mobilization, medical evacuation, firefighting, damage control, and drift calculation. This stage was played on June 15, and the scenario was set to the Dover Straits: Our vessel, ‘Bow Exercise’ (based on Bow Star) was in the scenario hit by a Shell tanker on the port side and suffered personnel injuries and damage to several cargo tanks. The cargo (Benzene and Neodine) was lost to sea. In this first stage, Bow Exercise was able to safely anchor, while the Shell tanker ran aground.
