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There were 50 personnel who took part last year and, in 2020, MPA could conduct only a tabletop exercise due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Monday's exercise, held in conjunction with the annual International Safety at Sea conference from Tuesday to Friday, involved more than 200 personnel from various agencies - including the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Ministry of Health , the police and the Republic of Singapore Air Force - and private companies such as Batam Fast Ferry.
The exercise held off the western coast of Sentosa and at HarbourFront Passenger Terminal had a scenario based on a collision between a ferry and a harbour craft. Some passengers were transported to a nearby ferry, simulating how the process would be like if such a craft was within reach, while others were transferred to a life raft deployed from the distressed vessel.
Also involved in the exercise was the MPA Guardian, which was launched in April. It is a hybrid diesel-electric vessel that can conduct search and rescue, oil spill response and other salvage operations.On land, medical personnel and triage facilities by Singapore Civil Defence Force and MOH were deployed at HarbourFront, with police and immigration officers providing security and immigration clearance.
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