http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/36182 ... rds-rayong
This is about 200kms from Hua Hin Beach, but I prob wouldn't eat seafood or swim in the water for a bit...
Oil Spill near Rayong
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Over 100-rai of coral at risk
More than 100 rai of the staghorn and giant clam coral reef surrounding Kudee Island, 6 kilometres to the east of Samet Island, is now threatened by the oil spill if efforts to contain the leak fail.
Theerapat Prayoonsith, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), said he had instructed officials to set up a 24-hour surveillance centre to monitor the spread of the oil in the Gulf of Thailand.
"We are monitoring three key spots around Samet. We are worried that hundreds of rai of the most precious coral reef - which is one of the top tourist attractions - will be severely damaged if the control measures put in place by PTT Global Chemical [PTTGC] fail," he told The Nation.
Sumet Saithong, chief of the Khao Laem Ya-Mu Koh Samet National Park, said it would be almost impossible to revive the coral reef if the spread is not contained.
"That would be the worst incident for us," he said.
Source: The Nation
More than 100 rai of the staghorn and giant clam coral reef surrounding Kudee Island, 6 kilometres to the east of Samet Island, is now threatened by the oil spill if efforts to contain the leak fail.
Theerapat Prayoonsith, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), said he had instructed officials to set up a 24-hour surveillance centre to monitor the spread of the oil in the Gulf of Thailand.
"We are monitoring three key spots around Samet. We are worried that hundreds of rai of the most precious coral reef - which is one of the top tourist attractions - will be severely damaged if the control measures put in place by PTT Global Chemical [PTTGC] fail," he told The Nation.
Sumet Saithong, chief of the Khao Laem Ya-Mu Koh Samet National Park, said it would be almost impossible to revive the coral reef if the spread is not contained.
"That would be the worst incident for us," he said.
Source: The Nation
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Being somewhat local to where it happened, I can attest it is a bloody mess. Poor Koh Samet west side, the beaches are destroyed. No clue how long it's going to take to clean up. No sign of dead bird or fish life, mainly because few fish left and virtually no sea birds in this area of Thailand.
Each and every government and company official lied their asses off....until the spill came ashore and now they have gone silent and disappeared. Typical Thai bullshit.
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Each and every government and company official lied their asses off....until the spill came ashore and now they have gone silent and disappeared. Typical Thai bullshit.
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There was some video on Thai TV last night about it. If that shows their best effort in cleaning it up, then they would be better staying at home. 
This happened several days ago, and it appears that the usual "mia phen rai" was the first reaction. In one shot they were attempting to rig what appeared to be an inflatable sausage shaped containment boom from the bloody oil soaked beach, while paddling around in the oil!
The barstewards responsible for it should be dragged through the crap and left to find their own way out.
This happened several days ago, and it appears that the usual "mia phen rai" was the first reaction. In one shot they were attempting to rig what appeared to be an inflatable sausage shaped containment boom from the bloody oil soaked beach, while paddling around in the oil!
The barstewards responsible for it should be dragged through the crap and left to find their own way out.
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From international media:
Source link; http://news.yahoo.com/thailand-resort-b ... 10834.html has a slide show gallery showing the destruction and clean up attempts.
"Thailand resort beach blackened by oil spill
BANGKOK (AP) — Black waves of crude oil washed up on a beach at a popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite attempts to clean up the oil up over the weekend after it leaked from a pipeline, officials said Monday.
Tourists on Samet island were warned to stay away from the once-serene beach, marred by inky globs as hundreds of workers in white jumpsuits labored to scrape the sand clean and remove oil from the water.
About 50 tons of oil spilled into the sea off Rayong province on Saturday morning from a leak in the pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc.
The leak was the fourth major oil spill in the country's history, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said.
Streaks of crude oil about 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide marred the shore of Prao Bay on Samet Island, one of the most popular beach destinations for Thai and foreign tourists in the Gulf of Thailand, Rayong Deputy Gov. Supeepat Chongpanish said Monday.
He said authorities closed the bay as 300 workers attempted to remove the oil from the white beach and the water.
"The top priorities right now are to get rid of the oil on the sand and the seawater, and to make sure the spill doesn't spread to other shores," Supeepat said. "This is a very beautiful, white, sandy beach, so we want to make the spill go away as soon as possible."
"The black waves started rolling in since last night and by the morning the beach was all tainted with oil," said Kevin Wikul, the assistant front desk officer at a resort in Prao Bay. "We have advised our guests against going near the beach and some of them have asked for early check-outs."
The nearby area has been declared a disaster zone by provincial authorities, and those affected by the spill will receive immediate assistance.
The company said it detected a leak when crude oil from a tanker moored offshore was being transferred to the pipeline, 20 kilometers (11 miles) from a refinery in Map Ta Phut, one of the largest industrial estates in Southeast Asia.
The company said in a statement Sunday that it has flown in oil spill management experts and a plane from Singapore to remove the crude oil. Thai navy vessels also joined the cleanup efforts.
Authorities said it would take some time to assess the environmental damage.
"The spill is definitely having an impact on the environment, but we have not detected any deaths of marine animals yet at this point," provincial Gov. Wichit Chatphaisit said. "PTT will have to take responsibility for the damage this has caused."
He said pollution control department officials had expressed concern about the effects of the chemical used to clean up the spill.
PTTGC apologized for the incident and said the cleanup will likely be completed within three days.
"We acknowledge this incident has damaged our reputation and we will not let it happen again," CEO Anon Sirisaengtaksin told a news conference.
In 2009, another PTT subsidiary was involved in the Montara oil spill, one of Australia's worst oil disasters, in the Timor Sea off western Australia."
Source link; http://news.yahoo.com/thailand-resort-b ... 10834.html has a slide show gallery showing the destruction and clean up attempts.
"Thailand resort beach blackened by oil spill
BANGKOK (AP) — Black waves of crude oil washed up on a beach at a popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite attempts to clean up the oil up over the weekend after it leaked from a pipeline, officials said Monday.
Tourists on Samet island were warned to stay away from the once-serene beach, marred by inky globs as hundreds of workers in white jumpsuits labored to scrape the sand clean and remove oil from the water.
About 50 tons of oil spilled into the sea off Rayong province on Saturday morning from a leak in the pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc.
The leak was the fourth major oil spill in the country's history, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said.
Streaks of crude oil about 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide marred the shore of Prao Bay on Samet Island, one of the most popular beach destinations for Thai and foreign tourists in the Gulf of Thailand, Rayong Deputy Gov. Supeepat Chongpanish said Monday.
He said authorities closed the bay as 300 workers attempted to remove the oil from the white beach and the water.
"The top priorities right now are to get rid of the oil on the sand and the seawater, and to make sure the spill doesn't spread to other shores," Supeepat said. "This is a very beautiful, white, sandy beach, so we want to make the spill go away as soon as possible."
"The black waves started rolling in since last night and by the morning the beach was all tainted with oil," said Kevin Wikul, the assistant front desk officer at a resort in Prao Bay. "We have advised our guests against going near the beach and some of them have asked for early check-outs."
The nearby area has been declared a disaster zone by provincial authorities, and those affected by the spill will receive immediate assistance.
The company said it detected a leak when crude oil from a tanker moored offshore was being transferred to the pipeline, 20 kilometers (11 miles) from a refinery in Map Ta Phut, one of the largest industrial estates in Southeast Asia.
The company said in a statement Sunday that it has flown in oil spill management experts and a plane from Singapore to remove the crude oil. Thai navy vessels also joined the cleanup efforts.
Authorities said it would take some time to assess the environmental damage.
"The spill is definitely having an impact on the environment, but we have not detected any deaths of marine animals yet at this point," provincial Gov. Wichit Chatphaisit said. "PTT will have to take responsibility for the damage this has caused."
He said pollution control department officials had expressed concern about the effects of the chemical used to clean up the spill.
PTTGC apologized for the incident and said the cleanup will likely be completed within three days.
"We acknowledge this incident has damaged our reputation and we will not let it happen again," CEO Anon Sirisaengtaksin told a news conference.
In 2009, another PTT subsidiary was involved in the Montara oil spill, one of Australia's worst oil disasters, in the Timor Sea off western Australia."
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
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Oil is moving on and sure to hit the coast east of Rayong shortly. Thais have asked for international help. Pete
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So were PTT lying?
PTTGC apologized for the incident and said the cleanup will likely be completed within three days.
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This gives an indication of what the beach looks like - terrible!!
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Bloody hell DB, "terrible" is an understatement. 
I don't for a minute believe the 50,000 thousand liters story if I look at the picture you posted.
I don't for a minute believe the 50,000 thousand liters story if I look at the picture you posted.
Don't try to impress me with your manner of dress cos a monkey himself is a monkey no less - cold fact
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Yes, they probably missed off at least one 0 in their figures!! Hers another photo of "hell".Takiap wrote:Bloody hell DB, "terrible" is an understatement.
I don't for a minute believe the 50,000 thousand liters story if I look at the picture you posted.
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Saw on this mornings news sacks of oil sodden sand being loaded onto an amphibious naval vessel for removal.Being my usual cynical self wondering where this stuff will end up? expect to hear that all the authorities have done is move the problem on to a new location.
Complexity is so simply overrated