Navy cleans up heavy fuel spill

APRA HARBOR, Guam—Military personnel and contractors recovered approximately 250 gallons of intermediate fuel oil, commonly referred to as IFO-180, that were inadvertently discharged from USNS TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK 323) into Apra Harbor while moored at Kilo Wharf Feb. 23.

Responders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam, U.S. Naval Base Guam port operations and DZSP 21 LLC, which is the Navy’s base operations support contractor, responded immediately to assess the situation and begin recovery efforts. The cleanup was completed the same day.

This incident is unrelated to the Daiki Maru, which is the Japanese commercial fishing vessel that ran aground in Apra Harbor Feb. 13. (PR)