The problem, however, is that authorities did not respond in the critical first few hours and days following the spill. This failure focused renewed attention on poor coordination between the central and local governments. In a public opinion poll, nearly 70 % of respondents indicated dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the oil spill.
然而，事件的善後，已錯失危機處理的黃金時間，導致生態嚴重污染，顯示各部會、地方政府整合應變能力不足，民意調查也顯示近七成民眾不滿政府處理油污事件的效率與過程。