This year’s disaster simulation was based around a major hurricane that brought heavy winds, rains and storm surge resulting in coastal and inland flooding, environmental pollution, major infrastructure damage and displacement of people.
Scenarios included an oil tanker breaking loose from its mooring and crashing into a refinery causing a major oil spill, the rescue of 100 casualties from Solent Water, the rescue of dozens of children from a collapsed school and an influx of refugees fleeing from the storm.