2021 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Navy says Red Hill [HI] fuel spill due to human error, not aging tanks"
 
Navy says Red Hill fuel spill due to human error, not aging tanks

By Sophie Cocke 
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
October 26, 2021 
       

The U.S. Navy has concluded that a May 6 spill at its Red Hill underground fuel farm was due to a control room operator’s failure to follow correct procedures.

Navy officials said today, after releasing the results of its investigation, that additional safeguards have been implemented at the facility and that “appropriate action” has been taken against the civilian employee who made the error.

“This release was not due to age of infrastructure, corrosion or the equipment condition,” said Capt. James Meyer, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Hawaii.

…

For the entire article, see
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/26/breaking-news/navy-says-red-hill-fuel-spill-due-to-human-error-not-aging-tanks/

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