St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies Head of Security Max Phelipa told The Daily Herald the exercise, conducted with cruise ship Norwegian Epic, port security, police, ambulance and other emergency personnel had gone well.
Police spokesman Inspector Ricardo Henson said this training had been "a success and showed that all emergency services are capable of responding in time and through proper coordination getting the job done with as few casualties as possible."
Phelipa said he had learnt from the ship's personnel during the debriefing after the exercise that St. Maarten had been chosen for this large-scale drill because its port security and emergency response crews were of "a very high level." Similar exercises will be conducted here in the future. Tuesday's drill was the first large-scale one.
The debriefing session also emphasised the need for communication among all security and emergency personnel from the side of the ship and the ground crew. Consistency of training for port security and the ship's crew also were highlighted.
The drill simulated a fire being set aboard the ship by two disgruntled crew members who were "apprehended" later. The security and emergency response personnel had to evacuate some 1,400 crew members from the vessel as the fire was contained and extinguished by the ship's security.
Port security was tasked specifically with crowd control and other duties while the ambulance team had to tend to two "heart attack victims" who had to be transported to the medical centre.
The exercise started around 10:00am and ended at 11:45am.
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