(AP) — The U.S. Navy says operator error caused it to release more than 1,600 gallons of jet fuel from a pipeline at its Red Hill fuel tank storage facility in Hawaiʻi. But it says the leak didn’t come from any of the massive tanks themselves. Navy Region Hawaiʻi says the Navy recovered all but 38 gallons of fuel from the leak on May 6. The Navy says an investigation determined that an operator failed to follow procedures to close valves in the fuel lines during fuel transfer operations. One of the storage tanks leaked fuel in 2014, generating concerns the facility could contaminate Honolulu’s water supply.

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