Went to check on my freezer. I have three batches fermenting in it. To my dismay my cream ale fermentor seems to have sprung a leak. I have about two gallons left in the fermentor and the rest in the bottom of the freezer.
So, time to rack it over to a good fermentor and mop up my mess. What a tragedy! I’ll have to investigate the cause and not repeat it.
That happened to me last winter with a russian imperial stout. Between a boil over and overflowing fermenter, I lost about 2 gallons. At least cream ale costs less. 
It was my spigot. Broke off in my hand. Must have over tightened it. Was able to rescue the yeast.
Like the spigot on a bottling bucket? I’ve had them break before too when bottling. Luckily it was just a slow leak then.
Ya plastic spigot. I use them on fermentor, installed just above where the trube line is. Of course that’s a variable but I normally don’t have a problem. Anyway, problem found problem solved.