A new Navy investigation concluded ineffective leadership soon after fuel leaks from the Red Hill fuel storage facility led to contamination of drinking water in Hawaii.
The response fell"unacceptably short of the Navy standards for leadership, ownership, and the safeguarding of our communities," Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William Lescher wrote in an endorsement of the investigation.
The water contamination crisis began in May 2021 when operators improperly conducted a fuel transfer at the facility that leaked thousands of gallons of fuel. The fuel sat unaccounted for in a fire suppression line until an operator hit the line with a passenger train cart on Nov. 20, 2021, releasing the fuel.
Paparo said Thursday that leaders at the scene in November were slow to communicate that the leak contained fuel, not water, and presented"overly optimistic" assessments of the extent of the spill.
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