Fuel shortage Central OZ
I did mention this in January I think and for any cross thread whisperers it would pay to pass the word on.
seems our poor navy cannot take a trick at the moment, can't fly over the ocean or the land, or they need to carry a doggy bag. Media Release 13th March 2007 60/07 UP TENNANT CREEK WITHOUT A FUEL SUPPLY The overnight grounding of a Royal Australian Navy Sea King helicopter at Tennant Creek, due to a shortage of Jet A1 fuel, is positive proof of the need for the Martin Government to negotiate with Shell to ensure a permanent and adequate supply of the fuel at the Tennant Creek Airport. “The Government has again been put on notice that the withdrawal of Jet A1 fuel supplies from Tennant Creek poses a significant risk to the people of Tennant Creek and surrounding regions,” says Dr Richard Lim, a former pilot and CLP spokesman for Central Australia. “Had the grounded Sea King helicopter been involved in an emergency operation, lives could have been put at risk while the fuel was trucked in from Alice Springs. “The Royal Flying Doctor Service and Police Airwing both use Jet A1 fuel and both are adversely impacted by the lack of Jet A1 fuel in Tennant Creek. “Tennant Creek could not be used as a staging post for a major search and rescue mission when at best 200 litres - in other words, a 44 gallon drum - of Jet A1 fuel is stored there. “It is understood the RAN Sea King required at least 1600 litres of Jet A1fuel. “I warned the Martin Government, in January, of the need for a permanent and adequate supply of Jet A1 fuel at Tennant Creek. “The Transport Minister, Delia Lawrie, should immediately enter negotiations with Shell to ensure there is at least one tanker filled with jet fuel at the Tennant Creek Airport. “There is no excuse for Government inaction putting the health and safety of the residents of Tennant Creek at risk. “Tennant Creek is being treated like a poor cousin by the Martin Government. “Equally, the absence of a permanent and adequate supply of jet fuel is obviously hampering the Territory Government’s efforts to attract a regular passenger service to Tennant Creek. “Having engaged an aviation consultant early in its first term, the Martin Government has presided over the steady decline in commercial and other passenger air services in the Territory.” |
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