Posted at 5:43 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2007
Diesel fuel spills into ground at Pearl Harbor
Advertiser Staff
The U.S. Navy is working with the state Department of Health to clean up the underground release of 359,000 gallons of diesel fuel used to power naval vessels, according to a news release.The spilled fuel does not pose any danger to the public or drinking water resources in the area, the news release said, and none of the fuel leaked into Pearl Harbor.
On Wednesday, gauges on a fuel storage tank located at Pearl Harbor indicated that the fuel level in the tank was dropping.
Unable to detect any visible leak, workers discovered the fuel was draining directly into the ground.
Using a variety of methods, including vacuum trucks, the Navy is cleaning up the spill.
The reason for the spill was not released.
