Oil slicks attack Thai island island coast

On July 29, about 50,000 liters of oil spilled onto the beach of Ao Phrao of the famous tourist island of Ko Samet, leaving many tourists to leave the island.

According to AFP news agency, Khao Laem Ya National Park officials, including Ko Samet Island, said the oil flow covered 300m of the sea surface. Currently, hundreds of Thai naval soldiers, National Park staff, local people . are trying to salvage the oil slick.

Oil slicks against the coast of Ko Samet Island - (Photo: The Nation)

A series of tourists choose Ao Phrao island as a holiday destination and decided to pay a hotel room to return to Bangkok capital. This is a tourist destination loved by many Bangkok people.'Oil licks at the beach. Tourists are continually paying rooms, 'said a resort staff member Ao Phrao Resort.

This oil comes from a leaked pipeline of PTT Global Chemical. This is a subsidiary of Thailand State Petroleum Corporation PTT. Recently PTT Global Chemical said it has deployed 10 ships to clean up the oil slick.

On the same day, Greenpeace has called on the Thai Government to end drilling on the Gulf of Thailand after this large-scale leak. ' Gulf of Thailand, a source of food for the country, is under threat from oil due to hundreds of oil rigs operating here' - Greenpeace claims.