Oil spill endangers fragile recovery on Koh Samet
published : 27 Jan 2022 at 07:22
An oil spill flowing towards Koh Samet is dampening the island’s tourism outlook as operators could face an influx of cancellations, as happened with a previous leak at Ao Phrao in July 2013.
“We do not want a repeat of the terrible spill at Ao Phrao Bay, as locals worked for years to clean it up,” said Sarinthip Tupmongkholsup, president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samet.
She said natural resources…