webfact Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Photo: DMCR By The Phuket News PHUKET: The oil spill that has washed ashore Phuket beaches over the past week as tar balls is unlikely to have originated from the cargo vessel ‘X-Press Pearl’, which burned and sank off Sri Lanka last month, a leading Phuket marine life expert has explained. Local environmental group Sustainable Mai Khao reported large tar balls strewn across large sections of Nai Yang Beach yesterday, while The Phuket News received independent reports of tar balls starting to wash ashore at Patong. Oil first started washing ashore Phuket at Mai Khao Beach Sunday last week (June 13), but by Wednesday and Thursday last week (June 16-17) was starting the plague other popular beaches such as Kata and Nai Harn beaches, some 37 kilometres away at the southern end of the island. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-tar-balls-unlikely-from-sri-lanka-80416.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-06-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Should start a rumour it's heavy smoking whale vomit for a few weeks to get the public to come in search of a fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just sand box balls laid out to welcome the masses a Phuket custom dating back a thousand years no doubt ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Why no explanation on why it is unlikely?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, pacovl46 said: Why no explanation on why it is unlikely?! You should read the main article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumGun Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, pacovl46 said: Why no explanation on why it is unlikely?! What ? They did ... Quote “Some people link this phenomenon to Sri Lanka. However, we have checked the model for the tides and found that any oil spill [from the ‘X-Press Pearl’] should not affect the west coast of Thailand,” he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Probably a vessel out in the Bay of Bengal cleaning it's heavy-fuel tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Insane. One more reason to not come to Phuket after July 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 7 hours ago, BumGun said: What ? They did ... Ok, my bad then. I’ve read the article, but somehow I’ve missed that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, beechbum said: You should read the main article. I did, but somehow I missed that part. Normally I skip the first paragraph of the actual article that’s linked because I’ve already read that on Thai Visa, so I must have skipped too much! ???? Edited June 22, 2021 by pacovl46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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