Tar balls spreading in Phuket hit Patong Beach

[Thaiger]

Just in time for Phuket’s grand reopening, an oil spill has been depositing tar balls on beaches running the entire length of the island. Now Patong Beach, perhaps the island’s most popular seaside spot, has seen a slew of oil and marine debris washing up on its shores. The tar balls were first found on the northern tip of Phuket island at Mai Khao Beach where clean-up crews today attempted to pick up yet another wave of oil deposits on the beaches. Soon after first being spotted at Mai Khao beach, oil waste started washing ashore on the southernmost beach […]

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[Craig]

Better than my balls hitting Patong Beach. 

[EdwardV]

So the one thing Phuket can sell at this point is now covered in tar. What’s next locust? 

[Vwwv]

Those are part of the 600,000 domestic tourists that are supposed to arrive there.

[PhayakPeter]

A mountain of red tape and expense, restrictions on movement, phuket 95% closed and an oil slick. Sign me up

[Stardust]

Karma at work!