News Forum - Oil spill threatening tourism recovery on Koh Samet

[Thaiger]

Koh Samet’s fragile tourism sector, already battered by Covid-19, now faces another threat from an oil spill heading for the island’s beaches. Sarinthip Tupmongkholsup from the Tourism Association of Koh Samet is reminded of a 2013 oil spill at the island’s Ao Phrao and is desperate to avoid a repeat scenario. “We do not want a repeat of the terrible spill at Ao Phrao Bay, as locals worked for years to clean it up.” She goes on to say the beach’s natural resources still haven’t recovered from the 2013 leak and, despite the incident taking place in just one area, […]

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[Jason]

These treasures need to be protected against these incidents. It begs the question, how did the leak occur? Why were ships travelling that route? Could they be diverted to another route so that environment jewels like this are  well away and out of harms way. Either way it's a real body blow for this place after Covid.

[ThailandBob]

This headline shows just where a lot of peoples' heads are at.  How about, "Oil Spill threatens to  kill plants and animals on Koh Samet"