About 50,000 liters of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Thailand on July 27 from a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc. The oil spill reached Samet island off Rayong province which is a popular tourist destination. Zanyasan Tanantpapat of Coconuts Bangkok wrote how the oil spill affected the livelihood of local residents: Small fishing boat families have been hit the hardest by the spill, as selling seafood caught in the waters around Koh Samet to restaurants on the island is their main source of income… and local restaurants are refusing to buy for fear of contamination. Motorbike and taxi rental businesses have also taken a hit as tourist numbers have reduced drastically. Civil society groups have issued a statement expressing concern about the lack of information regarding the disaster: Since the incidence has occurred, PTT GC has insisted that the situation is not worrying and is containable. Little information has been disclosed as to impacts of the oil spill on the environment, natural resources, the ecology and people’s and the chemicals used to dissolve it. The lack of disclosure as to potential impacts on the environment and people has left public in the dark as far as the harmful situation is concerned. Photo from Facebook page of Greenpeace Thailand
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:21:51 +0000
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