HONOLULU — The Navy is investigating another spill near an underground fuel storage facility in Hawaii.
About 14,000 gallons of fuel and water spilled from a drain line near the troubled Red Hill facility that serves Pearl Harbor over the weekend, the Navy said in a statement.
The Navy said there were no signs the fuel had escaped into the environment and drinking water was safe.
The Navy said it initially believed the leak was only water, but fuel was later detected. Officials said the leak had slowed as of Sunday night and the mixture of water and fuel was being captured and put in a nearby storage tank.
Officials said the leak was downhill from the Red Hill fuel facility and not directly connected to the main tanks.
The facility has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years after a series of leaks.
Earlier this month, the four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation asked the Department of Defense’s inspector general to investigate the Navy’s handling of the facility.
Red Hill holds 20 underground fuel storage tanks, which sit above an aquifer that supplies drinking water to Oahu. A 2014 leak from one of the World War II-era tanks caused concern the facility could be contaminating drinking water.
U.S. President Joe Biden said cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea shows “our readiness to take on all threats together.”
During its last deployment, which concluded in October, the Reagan not only operated in U.S. 7th Fleet but also 5th Fleet to support the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan.
Wesley Goode died earlier this month in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Cmdr. Brett Johnson has been temporarily reassigned to the staff of Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic.
CTF-150 is one of four task forces now operating in the Mideast to counter maritime threats.
Partial dislocation allowance will defray some of the costs of moving off post when troops have to leave barracks.
Legislation would promise veterans get the same increase as Social Security recipients later this year.
Denmark will arm Ukraine with with modern Harpoon anti-ship missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine.
Public attendance at ceremonies had been limited the last two years by the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden, at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/P44FZ2FB5VGQVPLJDODPZDZF7I.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/YVKUFBBJHJFNHCT3653E2QC7OA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/ZSC72KLVAVCY5FSRWOMBDVIJUY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/OXR5PWXKBJF2RDQAUPQAXNEULY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/VCDG4VOWGVAU7LHBX66LKEYH3Q.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/LYTJM77X5REG7EIMFY4NVYTREI.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/YYVEMVGHQVBMZN7WECJAH5GORQ.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/V2BGPEQWCFE2FC7YATAP2Q7TYI.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/VXBMZGA3HJHUXN3M6EIRSOXWKU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/S6SNGOTBTFE6NIWALLKITSLO4E.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/OM5BPYODRJD3ZISTQAWODVQORA.jpg)