The departmental fisheries committee of Côtes-d'Armor has filed two appeals before the administrative court of Rennes to suspend and then cancel a decree authorizing work on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm, its lawyers announced on Friday.
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The recourse for excess of power and the summary suspension “
respectively request the suspension and then the cancellation of the order of the maritime prefect of the Atlantic authorizing the ship Aeolus to go to the site of the marine wind farm in the bay of Saint- Brieuc
”, specified Me William Bourdon and Vincent Brengarth in a press release.
The hearing date for the interim suspension has been set for October 7, they specify.
Breach of the Environmental Charter according to fishermen's lawyers
Owned by the Dutch company Van Oord, the drilling vessel Aeolus was responsible for two hydraulic fluid leaks on June 14 and July 28. Fluids "
easily biodegradable with a low impact on the environment
", according to the promoter of the Aile Marines wind turbine project.
“
Today (the ship) is struggling to drill, especially because the rocky soils are harder than initially expected by Ailes Marines. However, it was during drilling operations that the leaks occurred. Despite the risk of the Aeolus leaking, it is still authorized to go to the site and to drill, in violation of the Environmental Charter and the precautionary principle
, ”say the lawyers in their press release. Me Bourdon and Me Brengarth underline "
that the urgency, necessary condition in matters of summary suspension, is all the more characterized as the scallop fishing season begins on Monday October 4
". "
However, it would be unacceptable for the Aeolus vessel not to be immobilized during this very important period for the fishing sector, given the very serious risks mentioned
”, they add.
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The wind farm of the bay of Saint-Brieuc must be erected 16.3 km from the coast.
With a total capacity of 496 MW, with 62 wind turbines, it is supposed to produce 1,820 GWh per year, the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 835,000 inhabitants, according to Ailes Marines.
Its commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2023.
