IMTT-BAYONNE

Incident Narrative

ON 1/17/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:05 HOUR AN IMTT SECURITY EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED ABOVEGROUD STORAGE TANK 5604 LEAKING. THE SECURITY EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE OPERATIONS SHIFT SUPERVISORS WHO RESPONDED TO THE TANK AT 14:10 AND FOUND PRODUCT COMING OUT FROM THE LEAK DETECTORS. ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE IMTT TRAFFIC DEPT. TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH PRODUCT WAS IN THE TANK AND TO FIND A HOME FOR IT ASAP. TRAFFIC WAS LOOKING FOR A LOCATION TO PUT 70,000 BARRELS WHILE OPERATIONS SENT MEMBERS OF THE IMTT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) TO HEAD OUT TO THE TANK TO ISOLATE THE LEAK. THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED THAT A SUITABLE TANK TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING PRODUCT IN 5604 HAD BEEN LOCATED. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL MADE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO START THE TRANSFER. AS THE TRANSFER WAS GETTING SET, THE ERT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TANK FROM LEAKING WITH PLUMBERS PLUGS THAT WERE INSERTED INTO THE LEAK DETECTION PORTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 HOURS THE TRANSFER WAS STARTED AND GOING TO ALTERNATE TANK 4004. THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED THE ASSISTANT TERMINAL MANAGER, OPERATIONS DEPT. MANAGER AND OPERATIONS ASST. MANAGER OF THE SITUATION. IMTT'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRACTOR WAS NOTIFIED AND BEGAN TO RESPOND TO THE AREA TO BEGIN THE CLEANUP WHICH LASTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.