[CPEO-MEF] FUEL, SHIPS: "Nimitz Drinking Water Contaminated With Jet Fuel, Navy Acknowledges"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Nimitz Drinking Water Contaminated With Jet Fuel, Navy Acknowledges

By  Konstantin Toropin
Military.com
September 21, 2022

The Navy has confirmed that the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz suffered an issue that led to jet fuel contaminating its drinking water after reports and images appeared on social media.

Lt. Cmdr. Adam Demeter, the ship's spokesman, confirmed in a statement released Tuesday evening that, on Sept. 16, the crew "identified traces of jet propellant-5 (JP-5), used to fuel carrier-based aircraft, in the ship's potable water supply while operating off the coast of southern California."

Demeter's statement went on to say that "the crew immediately took action to secure access to the ship's potable water and provide bottled water to the crew" and that "after conducting a thorough flush and inspection of its potable water system, fresh water has been restored to the ship."

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For the entire article, see
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/09/21/nimitz-drinking-water-contaminated-jet-fuel-navy-acknowledges.html


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Lenny Siegel
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