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2 Men Bypass Security, Climb LNG Tank In Lynn (CBS4) LYNN There are new details about the security breach at a liquefied natural gas storage facility in Lynn last week. CBS4 has learned two men cut a hole in the fence on the parking lot side of the facility. They climbed to the top of the LNG tank, found a toolbox and took it. CBS4 has also learned there are motion sensor cameras on site. The cameras are designed to automatically zoom when motion is detected and sound an alarm. A Keyspan worker is also assigned to watch this camera. Sources tell CBS4 that alarm failed. The break-in occured on August 16 but Keyspan did not report it to the state until Monday. No damage was done to the facility and state officials says there was no evidence the incident was terrorist related. KeySpan has said it will conduct an intensive internal review of their security system. The company also released the following statement. "KeySpan is continuing its complete internal and external review into this incident. In addition, KeySpan is working with local, elected officials in Lynn along with local police to coordinate our review of this incident. KeySpan has also reached out to officials and law enforcement in other communities with similar facilities to make sure that they are aware of our security efforts to ensure safety at those facilities as well. Public safety and law enforcement officials have clearly stated that this incident was the result of an act of trespassing and not terror-related. We are taking this matter very seriously and ensuring that our security efforts at the Lynn facility are increased accordingly." Congressman Ed Markey is calling on Governor Romney to order a comprehensive review of security plans at L-N-G and other critical infrastructure facilities in the state to prevent future security breaches. (C MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) clockAug 23, 2006 10:21 pm US/Eastern I-Team: KeySpan Had Plant Workers Handle Security Image <http://cbs4boston.com/bios/local_bio_074170409> Joe Bergantino Reporting (CBS4) LYNN CBS4 has learned an alarm should have gone off during the break-in at an LNG facility in Lynn last week. But either that didn't happen or no one heard it. But this was not the only security failure. The I-Team has some exclusive information on just who is monitoring the gas tank. A high level source tells the I-Team for the past three years, the only security checks at this plant have been done by the KeySpan employees who are the plant operators. Once during a 12 hour shift, one of the operators would leave his or her post in the plant's control center and do a perimeter check. KeySpan gives these employees some training in security but these are workers trained primarily to operate the plant, not guard it. During the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift, the time the break-in occured, there is only one worker on duty. Now it's interesting to note that right after the September 11th attack, KeySpan brought in the Lynn police to guard the plant for about six months. KeySpan replaced those officers with private security for about a year. But since around 2003, there has been no formal security at this plant. KeySpan chose to do it that way and there are no state or federal regulations requiring the company to do anything more. There is a state regulation requiring that the KeySpan employee who monitors the plant operations remain in the plant's control center at all times. It appears that by assigning those workers to leave their post and do a perimeter check, KeySpan migiht have violated state regulations. In recent days, KeySpan has ordered those workers to do security checks once every hour during their shifts. A KeySpan spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny any of this information. (C MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) clockAug 23, 2006 4:42 pm US/Eastern Who's To Blame For LNG Security Lapse In Lynn? Image Joe <http://cbs4boston.com/bios/local_bio_052115306> Shortsleeve Reporting (CBS4) LYNN Five days passed before the state learned of the security breach at a liquefied natural gas storage facility in Lynn. Two men were captured on surveillance tape cutting through a fence and climbing to the top of the tank on August 16. Keyspan could face a million dollar fine from the state. After a close look at the federal regulations it's clear something went very wrong here. There were at least two failures. One: No one was monitoring an alarm or the alarm failed. Two: Someone clearly dropped the ball when it came to perimeter inspections. The liquified natural gas at the Lynn terminal is used only in the state of Massachusetts. There are federal rules but state officials are in charge. In this case, members of the state Department of Telecommunications and Energy. They are investigating this serious breach of security. D.T.E. has the power and authority to fine Keyspan. At the Lynn facility, the security building is just steps away from the fence that was breached. Security that is supposed to be monitored 24 hours a day. James Fay is a mechanical engineering professor at MIT. He says LNG terminals can't be adequately protected regardless of what companies do. Fay says all of them should be moved off shore. "The solution is very clear. The cost of replacing the obsolete terminals with new ones offshore is negligible compared to the damage that might happen," said Fay. There are 20 LNG storage facilities in Massachusetts. Including Lynn, Keyspan has 8 other loctions: Dorchester, Haverhill, Salem, Tewksbury, South Yarmouth, Wareham and Westford. And when it comes to keeping a close eye on those locations, the federal regulations are clear. They say security personel should be given instructions for actions to be taken, including notification of law enforecement when there is any indication of an actual or attempted breach of security. In this case that took five days. This kind of negative publicity comes at a time when Keyspan can least afford it. Keyspan is trying to merge with National Grid. And a lot of people, including the unions, are not happy about a possible merger. A development like this gives ammunition to the people who say a merger is a bad idea. (C MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) Camera Catches Break-In At Lynn's LNG Facility (CBS4) LYNN The Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS) is asking police to take extra security precautions after an alarming discovery at the liquefied natural gas storage facility in Lynn. According to the EOPS, Keyspan contacted state officials and told them a chain link fence surrounding the LNG storage facility in Lynn had been cut. When the facility's surveillance cameras were reviewed, two people were captured cutting through the fence and climbing to the top of the storage tank on August 16. Authorities say they are not happy with the time between the actual breach and when Keyspan reported it to the state. But according to Keyyspan, they reported the incident as soon as they found out about it. The EOPS says there is no evidence that would connect this incident to a terrorist act. The Commonwealth Fusion Center has been asked by the EOPS to contact all police departments with LNG storage facilities in their area to take extra precautions. Keyspan says they will conduct an intensive internal review of their security system. The company says there was no damage done to the facility. "I am very troubled by this security breach at an LNG facility in Lynn," said U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who is a senior member of the House of the Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees. "This incident raises serious questions about the adequacy of the perimeter security and surveillance monitoring in place at this facility. While I am hopeful that the ongoing investigation by the Lynn Police Department and the State Police Anti-Terror Unit determines that this incident was not related to an act of terrorism, the stakes are too high to simply warn people to do better next time." We're told the governor was briefed on the incident Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson tells us the governor will take appropriate steps after the investigation is complete. According to the EOPS, the Lynn Police Department and the State Police Anti-Terrorism Unit are investigating the incident. (C MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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