Fighting such an oil slick requires heavy equipment. During the exercise straw was used instead of oil. DAB fleet and a French ship with skimmers – fungers that scoop oil from the water surface – participated. The sniffer plane of the Mathematical Model Noordzee was also present to detect oil stains from the air.
Because no country is prepared for such a disaster, international cooperation is crucial. “There is an agreement with neighboring countries to help each other. Today the French are there,” said Germonpré.