US EditionOil spill from sunken cargo ship washes up on Phuket’s tourist islands in Thailand
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Almost three weeks after the accident of a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, oil spills have been sighted on the beaches of the famous holiday island of Phuket. Authorities and residents are alarmed. The fear of an environmental disaster is over. Local MP Chalermpong Saengdee said on Friday that the oil residues have reached Ya Nui Beach and smaller islands in the province of Phuket. The oil pollutes the beach Banana Beach on Koh Hey popular among…
After a shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, oil remains are now washed to the beaches of the popular holiday island Phuket in Thailand.
An oil spill has hit the beaches of a tourist paradise after a serious accident. A cargo ship has sunk, and fuel is continuously leaking into the sea from the wreck.
Oil Spill from Cargo Ship Washes up on Thai Tourist Islands
An oil spill from a capsized cargo ship in the Indian Ocean is washing ashore on the pristine beaches of Thailand's most famous resort island, a lawmaker told AFP Friday. The Panama-flagged Sealloyd Arc sank off Phuket on February 7 while sailing for Chattogram in Bangladesh, Thai authorities said, spilling around 1,700 liters of oil. The coagulated residue has begun washing up on the island's Ya Nui Beach, as well as a smattering of smaller isl…
Two weeks after the shipwreck of a cargo ship off Phuket, oil residues reached several beaches in the south of the island and neighbouring islands. Local authorities fear a lasting impact on the reefs and the tourist economy.
Oil spilled from a cargo ship that capsized in the Indian Ocean is flowing onto the pristine beaches of Thailand's most famous resort island, a lawmaker told AFP on Friday.
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