Beached oil pipes still a mystery for Chumphon

By Prasit Leerahakhunakorn 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

Oil from 14 large pipes that washed ashore at Chumphon’s Ban Bang Bird Beach on February 12 is being tested to try and determine the debris’ origin.
 

Chumphon Governor Narong Pholla-iad said the results of tests on the oil – and on sand from the beach in Pathiu district to check for contamination – would be known in one month.

 

 

Initial testing at the beach turned up no trace of toxins, he said.

 

No one has yet claimed ownership of the pipes.

 

The Ministry of Energy’s Department of Mineral Fuels is checking with oil and gas exploration concessionaires and other owners of tanker ships.

 

The pipes – each 11 metres long and 80 centimetres in outer radius – are being stored at a Map Ammarit Police Station patrol rest stop 25 kilometres from the beach until the owner is found.

 

If the owner is not found within three months, further action will be taken.

 

 

Narong thanked provincial officials in charge of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment, and Marine and Coastal Resources, PTT, IRPC’s Chumphon petroleum plant for assisting in the removal of the pipes from the beach, an operation that took five days, from February 19 to 24.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30339861

 

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There are only a few manufacturers of this specialist hose. They are individually numbered for traceability. Google is your friend.

1 hour ago, tompelli said:

There are only a few manufacturers of this specialist hose. They are individually numbered for traceability. Google is your friend.

Makes sense.

 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

would be known in one month.

Better hope there's no oil escaping from where ever this pipe originated.

One month can be a lifetime with regard to ocean pollution from oil.

3 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Better hope there's no oil escaping from where ever this pipe originated.

One month can be a lifetime with regard to ocean pollution from oil.

Don't worry, they've asked all the possible polluters if it's theirs.

5 hours ago, tompelli said:

There are only a few manufacturers of this specialist hose. They are individually numbered for traceability. Google is your friend.

Thais aren't that smart, especially the boys in brown...

Well , we all know that they did not fall from a Thai fishing boat!

Geezer

On 01/03/2018 at 7:05 AM, tompelli said:

Don't worry, they've asked all the possible polluters if it's theirs.

Here's a wild guess, not

Could have come from a long way away.

SMB Loading hose/pipe.

On 01/03/2018 at 7:01 AM, Srikcir said:

Better hope there's no oil escaping from where ever this pipe originated.

One month can be a lifetime with regard to ocean pollution from oil.

So you're thinking that somewhere out there an 80 cm diameter 'oil line' has somehow lost a section and the open ends are spewing oil into the ocean and no-one has noticed.

Edit.

Just read the OP.

Radius 80cm would mean 1.6 metre diameter so the guy in the photo must be a giant.

Ref the SMB hose post I made, if the OD is 80 cm that's just over 31 inches, doesn't mention the ID so that makes it a good candidate for a SMB loading hose.