The UK offshore renewables sector has been put through its paces in a major emergency response exercise designed to test coordination among industry, government, and emergency services during a large-scale offshore incident.Organized
The UK offshore renewables sector has been put through its paces in a major emergency response exercise designed to test coordination among industry, government, and emergency services during a large-scale offshore incident.
Organized by the Offshore Renewable Energy Emergency Forum (OREEF), the triennial TRIREX exercise — titled Exercise Blyth — brought together Ocean Winds, Police Scotland, HM Coastguard, Esvagt, Vestas, and other stakeholders at the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm to conduct realistic emergency response drills.
The two-day exercise, held earlier this year, simulated a serious offshore accident involving two injured persons, one fatally, and missing personnel after a vessel struck a wind turbine following machinery failure. Real search and rescue resources, including a helicopter and onshore actors, were used to make the scenario as realistic as possible.
Authorities, operators, and emergency services coordinated on response procedures, communication flows, and a mock media briefing to test crisis-management protocols. Evaluators noted strong performance from individual teams but highlighted the need for further improvement in inter-agency coordination during complex multi-stakeholder incidents.
“Participating in Exercise Blyth gave us a valuable opportunity to truly test our emergency procedures and identify practical improvements – from communications flow and decision-making to handovers between command and on-scene
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