Operation ordered to contain oil on sunken oil tanker 24 miles from Chumphon estuary

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Thailand’s Marine Department has been ordered to coordinate with the Royal Thai Navy to take immediate steps to contain oil spilling from a sunken tanker in the Gulf, before any reaches the shoreline of the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

The Thai oil tanker, Por Aandaman 2, which was reportedly carrying 500,000 litres of diesel oil, started to take on water as it was anchored in the Gulf to provide fuel to trawlers, about 24 nautical miles from the Chumphon estuary.

 

The tanker eventually sank at about 7.15pm yesterday (Saturday) in 50 metres of water, but the captain, Wayu Moryadee, and five crew members were rescued by nearby vessel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/operation-ordered-to-contain-oil-on-sunken-oil-tanker-24-miles-from-chumphon-estuary/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-24

 

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[SAFETY FIRST]

Geeze, all the <deleted> on the seabed, bottom of the gulf. 

The ghost ship not to long ago and now this tanker.

It appears that Thailand has ships on their seas in similar condition to the cars and trucks on their roads. 

Edited January 23, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST

[RichardColeman]

If only we had ordered those submarines sooner

[hotchilli]

Thailands becoming known as the clunker boat graveyard.

[DefaultName]

It can't be contained permanently; it needs to be removed.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Fear not. With the lure of all that diesel fuel Somchai will be out there in his sampan figuring a way to suck it up!

[Partenavia]

Lack of maintenance on sea valves probably in the engine room.