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Tallinn Shipyard, one of BLRT Repair Yards, held a series of joint emergency response drills in Floating Dock 2 as part of its ongoing commitment to ship repair safety, operational readiness and cooperation with emergency services.

The drills took place in a real shipyard environment and focused on a possible emergency scenario: the rescue of an injured person from a confined compartment inside Floating Dock 2. The exercise included access to a hard-to-reach area, coordination between response teams, initial medical assessment, safe evacuation from the dock, and handover to the ambulance crew.

Floating Dock 2 has recently been part of Tallinn Shipyard’s infrastructure modernisation. The emergency response drills demonstrated that modern shipyard infrastructure must always go hand in hand with trained people, clear procedures and practical cooperation between all parties involved.

The exercise brought together Päästeamet | Estonian Rescue Services Agency crews, Tallinna Kiirabi ambulance crews, operational supervisors, site security and the shipyard’s dock operations team. Each participant played an important role in testing how emergency response works in a complex industrial environment.

Ship repair operations often involve confined spaces, tanks, heavy structures, lifting operations, machinery and simultaneous work by multiple teams. In such conditions, emergency preparedness is an essential part of safe and reliable shipyard operations, and should never be treated as a formality.

The drills helped practise cooperation between external emergency services and the shipyard’s own personnel. Emergency responders brought rescue and medical expertise, while Tallinn Shipyard’s team contributed detailed knowledge of the dock structure, access routes, working environment and operational conditions.

The goal of the training was to improve coordination, strengthen preparedness and make sure that, in the event of a real emergency, people receive the fastest, safest and most effective help possible.

Watch the video and see how the emergency response drill unfolded in Floating Dock 2.