Officials from Thailand’s Marine and Coastal Resources Department were yesterday sent to Bang Saen beach, in the eastern province of Chon Buri, to investigate the source of oil which has washed ashore.

 

The oil was found along two kilometers of the beach, with more slicks seen on the surface of the sea.

 

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Witnesses said they detected a strong smell of oil and found the oil on the beach after the 8am at high tide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/officials-investigate-oil-slicks-washed-ashore-on-bang-saen-beach/

 

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Maybe some of the oil spill from earlier in the year has risen from the sea bed and moved with the tides?

Brown envelope makes those slicks go away.