Gulf of Thailand spill scare: 60,000 litres of crude oil, but Chon Buri coast unharmed

[webfact]

 

The upper Gulf of Thailand has experienced a crude oil spill of 60,000 litres, however, marine ecology along the coast of Chon Buri remains unscathed, as reported by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

 

Deputy Chief of the department, Apichai Ekvanakun, confirmed that the department’s teams had examined the coral reefs across five islands in the province.

 

These islands include Koh Ta Meun, which is home to 32.18 rai (51,488 square metres) of coral reef, Koh Kang Kao with 76.66 rai (122,656 square metres), Koh Dokmai hosting 19.69 rai (31,504 square metres), Koh Si Chang containing 57.38 rai (91,808 square metres), and Koh Kham Yai with 66.63 rai (106,608 square metres). Apichai highlighted that the department is currently keeping a close watch on a total of 252.54 rai (404,064 square metres) of coral reef sites.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo by Dan Cristian Pădureț on Unsplash

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/gulf-of-thailand-oil-spill-leaves-252-54-rai-of-coral-reefs-unaffected

 

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[Pique Dard]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The upper Gulf of Thailand has experienced a crude oil spill of 60,000 litres, however, marine ecology along the coast of Chon Buri remains unscathed, as reported by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

 

...remains unscathed! have you talked to the fishes?

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Pique Dard said:

...remains unscathed! have you talked to the fishes?

Indeed, the Chonburi coast may be 'unharmed' at the moment, but I doubt it, the sea is already damaged and more harm to come. 

[mikebell]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

marine ecology along the coast of Chon Buri remains unscathed,

Phew - lucky escape there!

[Tarteso]

Shhh ! ???? High season is coming..

[NextG]

There is definitely something in the water…

Maybe that plankton bloom to which they referred earlier..

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, NextG said:

There is definitely something in the water…

Maybe that plankton bloom to which they referred earlier.

Looks kinda silky shiny... 

[RichardColeman]

If some famous painted did this it would be worth millions 

[impulse]

11 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

If some famous painted did this it would be worth millions 

Especially if it comes with a juicy political appointment.

[natway09]

The Thai Bight is struggling to stay alive anyway.

This just adds to the pressure.

Must have recovered a bit though with 20,000,000 less Chinese poos being pumped in

[Purdey]

Every time there is an oil spill there is a report telling everyone it had no effect on the environment. Every time.

Until it is revealed later that.... 

[ExpatOilWorker]

A bit of oil is no match for the sewage system in Pattaya.