IMTT-BAYONNE

Incident Narrative

ON 2/24/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM AN IMTT FIELD OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE FIELD INSPECTION AND NOTICE PRODUCT (GASOLINE) DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF AST # 5156. THE FIELD OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR. IMTT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED DISPATCHING IMTT'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND US ECOLOGY (IMTT'S OIL SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATION, OSRO). US ECOLOGY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PLACING SAUSAGE BOOM AND PADS AROUND THE TANK TO CONTAIN THE DRIPPING PRODUCT. IMTT'S OPERATIONS PERSONNEL BEGAN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING PRODUCT IN THE TANK TO ANOTHER SUITABLE TANK. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE LEAK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UPON INITIAL INSPECTION AS THERE WERE SEVERAL LOCATIONS WERE PRODUCT WAS DRIPPING HOWEVER THE RATE OF THE DRIPS WAS VERY SLOW. ONCE ALL THE PRODUCT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK IT WAS CLEANED, GAS FREED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED INSIDE AND OUT. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PART G OF THIS REPORT. IMTT HAS COMPLETED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THE TANK WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND A NEW TANK CONSTRUCTED. ALL EXCAVATED SOIL FROM THE CLEAN UP WAS CONTAINERIZED, TESTED AND DISPOSED AT AN APPROVED, PERMITTED FACILITY. IMTT MADE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF INVENTORY GAUGES AND DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT LOST WAS NEGLIBLE AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED AT THIS TIME.