By Steve Beynon
The Navy officer in charge of overseeing a fuel supply facility in Hawaii, where recent spills have contaminated drinking water and displaced thousands of troops and their families, was fired, the service announced Tuesday.
Capt. Albert Lee Hornyak, head of the Navy Supply Command Fleet Logistics Center, was relieved of command by Rear Adm. Peter Stamatopoulos after a “loss of confidence in his ability to perform his duties following a series of leadership and oversight failures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility,” a statement from the Navy said.
Hornyak’s termination immediately followed news that “no more than 30 gallons” of fuel had been spilled at the storage facility on Friday…
