Governor Chastises Navy for Fuel Spills
From Times Wire Reports
Gov. Gary Locke told the Navy he is alarmed at the growing number of fuel spills by warships and disappointed by the lack of cooperation in investigating them. In a letter to Navy Secretary John H. Dalton, Locke said six spills have dumped 10,000 gallons of fuel into Puget Sound this year. Locke said the Navy has refused to let state inspectors board the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, docked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.
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