UPDATE: 3:30 p.m.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the Young Brothers’ facility at the Port of Hilo was reopened between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. today. It was the only portion of the port that was closed due to Young Brothers lacking a water source for its fire suppression system.

The Coast Guard said an old water tank had been used preivously, but that was no longer operational. The company worked out a solution with the Hawaii County fire department, which is providing an alternate source of water in case of a fire, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Fisher said.

Young Brothers is working on a response to questions regarding the issue.

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Young Brothers has posted on its website that the Port of Hilo is closed today after an inspection found a problem with the port’s fire suppression system.

The inspection was conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the port is closed “until further notice,” according to Young Brothers.

The shipping company said it is working with the state Department of Transporation Harbors Division and the Coast Guard on mitigation and emergency repairs in hopes of “expediting the resumption of cargo acceptance and availability as soon as possible.”

No further information was immediately available.

The company said announcements will be made on special gate hours for cargo availability at the port.