Oil spill the last straw for Rayong tourism
Mae Ramphueng beach declared a disaster area as clean-up gathers pace
Oil washing up on Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong could be the “nail in the coffin” for hotels and restaurants already brought low by the pandemic, local hospitality business operators said on Saturday.
The navy and pollution experts are scrambling to clean up the mess created by the spill that took place in the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday after at least 60 tonnes of crude leaked from a pipeline about 20 kilometres off the coast.
Crews in yellow plastic protective suits fanned out along the beach on…
