Everything started with a memory from a few years ago. This man has a long memory. “I remembered, not long ago, an idea of floating barriers suggested by an American. It seemed interesting to me in more than one way.” The benefits of this system immediately caught his eye: “Its number one quality: it is self-stabilizing. Moreover, it keeps the risk of kerosene inflammation on the landing strips at bay and allows for fuel to be preserved for 90 days.” He insists, “Currently, storage is limited to two days. The difference is stark.” A key element for Jean Auguste Icart: “I want to avoid a possible tragedy at all costs.”
The engineer points out another advantage of his project: “Thanks to these floating tanks in the Mediterranean, oil companies can be refueled by sea. Thus, we avoid the current congestion of roads by trucks, especially those whose content can prove dangerous.”
Armed with this concept, the general counselor decided to send a letter yesterday morning to the Chamber of Commerce, the prefect, and the oil companies. The objective is “to sit around a table and discuss it,” he specifies.
Click to view the project. The only shadow on the board: there is currently no estimate of the cost of installing these floating reservoirs. Jean Auguste Icart recalls that “it is after discussing it with the concerned parties that we will be able to estimate the cost.” As for the project proposed by the Chamber of Commerce, he finds it obsolete: “it will not fix the current situation.”
The prosecutor, concerned about potential risks to passengers, has already put the airport and the oil companies under pressure. He urges the concerned parties to find a viable solution as soon as possible. Response expected in the coming weeks.
