lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Do not see any news or headlines, but one of my guests visited Koran Island the other day and said, there is a major oil spill. Strangely enough no headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Did they take any photos that they could share with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 They talked about it on the Looktung radio network this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Did they take any photos that they could share with us? I did not think to ask, but apparently were given some kind of special soap to shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 They talked about it on the Looktung radio network this morning. According to the guest, the spill is actually pretty big and crews were there cleaning it already. I guess its been kept silent in English speaking media to avoid further damage to tourism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Where is this island? I just tried Google, but nothing showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ko Lan outside Pattaya..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ko Lan outside Pattaya..? Lol, yes sorry, i spelled it wrong, doing triple shift, brain not fully functioning Ko Lan it is NOT Koran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Where is this island? I just tried Google, but nothing showed up. Please change OP title, it is Ko Lan, i spelled wrong Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Where is this island? I just tried Google, but nothing showed up. Please change OP title, it is Ko Lan, i spelled wrong Thanks Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devolad Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Haven't seen this reported - but have noticed over last week or so (maybe coinciding with political unrest) that some media organisations seem to have almost closed up shop. Online for one of the newspapers it seems, with the exception of updates on political situation, that no crime or local news has occurred. Is this a case of some Newspaper head offices being located in areas affected by political rallies/ unrest maybe? Apologies for swerving topic a little but wondered if there is any link in non reporting of possible spill and what seems (maybe just my imagination) to be a slow down in local reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chippen Dong Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 must be ko laan http://goo.gl/maps/hp1DU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namdocmai Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 We just booked a resort there for next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Where is this island? I just tried Google, but nothing showed up. Please change OP title, it is Ko Lan, i spelled wrong Thanks Done. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yeah Devolad, I have noticed it too, almost no news for the last couple weeks. Maybe everyone is on holiday, or just decided not to print any news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Indeed, not as many general news stories in the English press. Suspect their limited resources are fully stretched. Wonder just how bad this oil spill is? Was thinking of heading over there for the day tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you have booked a room there or just want to know maybe you can call the Pattaya Help Call Center at 1337, or maybe even the TAT. You sure this isn't stemming back from the big oil spill a couple of months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devolad Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 WitaWatWataWit, you could be on the money with it being a resources issue that is leading to reduced level of local (non political)news. Fakename - cheers for backing up the observation - am starting to get a bit bored with reading only about primary colours - love the local news - some of the stories are too outrageous to be anything but the truth. OP -If you get there tomorrow could you give us an update on this thread if you get the chance. Hope it is rumour or over exaggeration - small tourist businesses have a bit to deal with at the moment without beaches being potentially damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 WitaWatWataWit, you could be on the money with it being a resources issue that is leading to reduced level of local (non political)news. Fakename - cheers for backing up the observation - am starting to get a bit bored with reading only about primary colours - love the local news - some of the stories are too outrageous to be anything but the truth. OP -If you get there tomorrow could you give us an update on this thread if you get the chance. Hope it is rumour or over exaggeration - small tourist businesses have a bit to deal with at the moment without beaches being potentially damaged. I have not seen it with my own eyes and not plans to go, i was told by my guest who took a trip there. According to him, its a pretty big spill stretching a fair bit. I do not think media is over stretched, i think its more the case of not telling to avoid further cancellations, as high season is no longer high for this year. Would not even surprise me if in the mist of all the trouble, company responsible for the spill did not even report it and doing the clean up on side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 So are these just unconfirmed rumors or is there actually someone that has seen an oil spill, or the aftermath of one?Granted it's a few days since I was out there, but on the 5th (i.e. last week), the water out there were as pristine as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 So are these just unconfirmed rumors or is there actually someone that has seen an oil spill, or the aftermath of one? Granted it's a few days since I was out there, but on the 5th (i.e. last week), the water out there were as pristine as it gets. My guest was there a few days ago, he has seen it, was given special soap/oil to shower with to get the oil off. I personally have not seen it and hence the post to verify if anyone else has heard or seen anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not downplaying the possibility of an oil spill, but even a few liters of bilge oil from a passing boat looks like a "significant" oil spill. Sadly, it's pretty common practice (though illegal) for boat captains to dump bilge oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 There's a story about an oil slick here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) If it's not in the media I don't believe it. The media has no need to cover up. Maybe the guest was refering to the old oil spill as I said and they are still talking about it and supplying special soap. Maybe he/they missunderstood someone talking about it. oops I did not see the above link from BB1950. Now I see. Edited December 10, 2013 by Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) Oil Slick Spotted Off Ta Waen Beach Koh Larn Island The topic continues HERE //CLOSED// Edited December 10, 2013 by cdnvic Fixed link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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