NT government rejects call for federal action on bungled US fuel tanks

NT government rejects call for federal action on bungled US fuel tanks

The Darwin facility's 11 massive fuel tanks have not been built to withstand a category three cyclone, and an environmental impact assessment was not undertaken.

Darwin port fuel tanks not built to withstand cyclones

Allen Newton AN ENGINEERING report obtained by the ABC claims fuel tanks built on Port of Darwin land won’t withstand a category three cyclone. The 11 tanks, known as Project Caymus, built for the US military, were designed to hold 300 million litres of flammable liquid and are owned by US company Crowley according to the ABC news report. The tanks which have never held fuel according to the ABC because water is seeping into them, were built by …