Phuket beach back to normal after oil-spill clean-up

[snoop1130]

Phuket beach back to normal after oil-spill clean-up

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTOS: The Phuket PR Office

 

A beach in Ao Makham is almost back to normal following a big cleanup was launched to clear a black oil spill that had polluted 300 metres of shoreline yesterday.

 

The oil spill was located along a beach at Ao Makham in Wichit over the weekend. It is believed to be from a big ship.

 

Navy officers along with hotel staff in the area were helping to clean the beach and remove oil-stained sand.  Beachgoers and tourists were still enjoying the beach during the clean-up operations, despite a strong smell coming from the oil.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-beach-back-to-normal-after-oil-spill-clean-up

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-12-18

[LivinginKata]

"Beachgoers and tourists were still enjoying the beach during the clean-up operations, despite a strong smell coming from the oil"

 

TAT spin. Laughable. Who enjoys the strong smell of oil .... ????

[lovelomsak]

Yes looks like the new normal. Not a tourist in sight.

[Lingba]

• Yup...its amazng..everything back  normal....except for the smell, stench, unswimmable water, and oil drenched wildlife...No worries

[WildBillHiccup]

"Phuket beach back to normal after oil-spill clean-up"

Had this headline have read Pattaya it could have been said that - "Good News & Bad News"

Good News: Oil spill cleaned up // Bad News: Beach back to normal.

[Vacuum]

13 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Who enjoys the strong smell of oil .... 

I can enjoy the smell of a two-stroke bike passing by...

[Mises]

3 hours ago, Vacuum said:

I can enjoy the smell of a two-stroke bike passing by...

Even better if it is using Castrol R

[Oziex1]

OK, so more dolphins dying from natural causes 

[NamKangMan]

 

Before smart phones, social media, and instant message apps, authorities here could get away with releasing false information in the media, to temp tourists back.

 

People would believe "Beach back to normal" or similar, in the past, so the authorities continued lying to the public on a range of things.

 

They can't get away with that now.  They have to actually fix the issue, which we all know costs money, or upsets people, so the issue doesn't get fixed.  Thus, photos, messages, posts, videos etc, in real time, tell the real story to the world, which is now having the effect of people making informed decisions about whether to holiday on Phuket, or detour Phuket.