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Another Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Breached
| MODS - I'm looking at the source doc, the PDF, and the Boston Butt Probe story... I do not see the second LNG breach. In other words, I think this is a 6 month old story that caused DOT to update procedures - and send out a bulletin regards lessons learned. If no one else sees the second breach, then delete, I guess. i.e. It's not news - unless the warning to LNG operators is "the news". |
December 28, 2006 Investigation revealed that the intruders had cut through the outer and inner perimeter fences and through the locked gate and gained access to the storage tank several days before the breach was discovered. A microwave intrusion system documented the intrusions on the computer monitoring system, which should have alerted operator personnel to the intrusions.
Operator personnel did not respond.
In the days following, personnel conducted several routine visual inspections of the area without noting the cuts in the fences. Although there was also video surveillance of the perimeter, personnel did not review the tape until they investigated the breach.
State authorities responded quickly to examine security at other LNG facilities in the state. These authorities inspected operator practices and procedures to ensure personnel and systems respond correctly during a security breach.
August 23, 2006: LNG Facility Break-in
Posted by: RD 2006-12-31 |
