PUBLISHED: 8 September 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
The coastal natural method along the coastline of Chon Buri has not been harmed by a 60, 000 gallon crude oil flow in the upper Gulf of Thailand, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.
According to Apichai Ekvanakun, the department’s deputy chief, its teams surveyed coral reefs around five islands in the province: Koh Ta Meun( with 32.18 rai ),” Koh Kang Kao” with 76.69 acres,” Hok Si Chang ,”” with 57.38 acres ,” and” Coh Kham Yai.”
According to him, the department is currently closely monitoring a complete of 252.54 ray of coral reef websites.
They have all been protected from the crude contamination film thus far, he said. ” Fortunately, the ocean cleanup procedure is almost complete, so there may not be any impact on the coral reef websites.”
But he continued,” We’ll keep an eye on the situation.” ” If there are any results from an oil spill, we may even take legal action against the criminals.”
This quarter, the Thai Oil Company reported that one of its ships in the Gulf of Thailand was leaking oil. Although the seep reportedly lasted five minutes, 60 000 litres were able to flow into the ocean as a result. According to reports, the ship contained 273, 000 metric tons of crude oil.