Tourists shocked as Phuket beach water turns rancid again in Karon, this time black

[Thaiready]

Nothing but using the Ocean as a Septic Tank......well all I can say is the name fits "Pukete"

[stevenl]

“I don’t know know what has caused this much outflow, but I think business operators in Karon dumped a lot of wastewater into the canal,” he said.

Hmmm, two things, lets try : (i) Untreated effluence building up during the dry season and no control (ii) Heavy rain last night across the west coast.

There we go. QED.

Heavy rain where?

[Sam Gold]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

Problem is, it takes more than that to scare Russians away. More and more of them pour relentlessly into Pattaya and Phuket each year, as they now feel more at home there than the Thais do - it's actually worth seeing once as it's so overwhelmingly absurd.

[bigbamboo]

had to go to phuket on business a couple of years ago, why anyone would go there for a holiday amazes me.

Bits of it are OK but there's too much that is naff and certainly doesn't feel like an island let alone a paradise.

[Noi657]

Could someone pass me another nail please!

[hgv driver]

Rancid. A good description of Phuket

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And in my opinion a very apt place for it to happen

[samjaidee]

I'm shocked of all the ignorant people with in the trashed world ( including such comments )

What?

[Sayonarax]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

Do think Tony got that message? This will be the GB before ya know it!

[Alwyn]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

We have said this before there is no long term planning and there never will

There is so much going wrong now then it's a quick cheap as possible fix and keep your fingers crossed and dont forget the lucky charms.

Slow but surely they are killing the place.

Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam will eventually take over I often have a late afternoon walk along Patong beach and see the Russian sun worshipers getting there fix ,

all the above countries have the same sun

and you believe these countries have a better infra-structure in place to deal with waste etc? Nope, been to them all and they don't.

[Faranguy]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

An old Cree Indian saying would be very appropriate here IMO;

" Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find money cannot be eaten." ~ Cree

Here is another Cree quote for people who need to get their priorities straight

What is life?

the flash of the firefly in the night

the breath of the buffalo in the wintertime

The little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset

Chief Crowfoot shortly before his death

[MaxYakov]

Looks fine to Google ...

All seriousness aside, If one wants to look for the suspect canal yourself or pick out a swimming hole(?):

Link to Google Maps Karon Beach (7.84N/98.29E) - labels disabled.

Then again, there is the Bay of Bangkok:

Edited February 25, 2014 by MaxYakov

[dontejo]

Rancid. A good description of Phuket

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No, not a good description of Phuket. Rancid is

a very good punk band.

[DrTuner]

The amount of beaches in Thailand I'm willing to go have a swim at is steadily decreasing. Soon it's holiday in Cambodia/Myanmar/Malesia if I want to go to the beach, I suppose. With the living costs going up all the time and the constant political BS here .. the value of Thailand is getting lower.

[MaxYakov]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

An old Cree Indian saying would be very appropriate here IMO;

" Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find money cannot be eaten." ~ Cree

Here is another Cree quote for people who need to get their priorities straight

What is life?

the flash of the firefly in the night

the breath of the buffalo in the wintertime

The little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset

Chief Crowfoot shortly before his death

Update:

"When you are following me on Twitter*, you are literally following my life." - Justin Beiber

* Presumably because one doesn't have a life of his own ...

Edited February 25, 2014 by MaxYakov

[cronus]

They only care coz the water is BLACK...bad for business, no money... bacteria and pollution only, nobody would give a ....

[Briggsy]

You could have mass murder of tourists on Phuket and the sheep will still flock there. The cash cow will never cease.

[jimbeam1]

Oh Black Water, keep on rollin'

Phuket moon won't cha' keep on shining on me....

Oh Black Water, keep on rollin'

It reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies theme tune.

Up from the ground came a bubbling crude, black gold, Texas tea, that is.

jb1

[cloudhopper]

Just another 3 star beach in Phuket.

[jimbeam1]

The amount of beaches in Thailand I'm willing to go have a swim at is steadily decreasing. Soon it's holiday in Cambodia/Myanmar/Malesia if I want to go to the beach, I suppose. With the living costs going up all the time and the constant political BS here .. the value of Thailand is getting lower.

You could always try Yarmouth (UK) last time I swam there a turd came floating past me. That was about 30yrs ago. lol

jb1

[chiang mai]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

An old Cree Indian saying would be very appropriate here IMO;

" Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find money cannot be eaten." ~ Cree

Meanwhile, various problems in life emerge and they have to be dealt with, the time for being poetic and reflective is when the game is over, it's not yet that time!

[sawadee1947]

...bring THAINESS to the world (tourists)...hahahhaha

[MaxYakov]

On the other hand, the relatively darker seawater south of Karon beach doesn't inspire confidence:

Link to Google Maps General Karon Beach area and south

Is it due to deeper water or deeper something else?

Phuket Overview:

[Emster23]

"What goes around, comes around"

I have lived in Jomtien for about 8-9 years and have never ever gone in the water. Life is already short enough.

[andreandre]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

An old Cree Indian saying would be very appropriate here IMO;

" Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find money cannot be eaten." ~ Cree

Meanwhile, various problems in life emerge and they have to be dealt with, the time for being poetic and reflective is when the game is over, it's not yet that time!

Not poetic and reflective at all , the way i see it

I think it is indeed a truism..in Phukets case for sure.

[bbbbooboo]

us rancid blacks being picked on again i see

[ghworker2010]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

thai's know the price of everything but the value of nothing

[joebrown]

"Darling. is that man out there really swimming, or just going throught the motions??"

[chooka]

If you abuse your environment for greed what do you expect. Once you have destroyed it completely you will be left sitting alone and asking the question, why don't the tourists come any more.

Problem is, it takes more than that to scare Russians away. More and more of them pour relentlessly into Pattaya and Phuket each year, as they now feel more at home there than the Thais do - it's actually worth seeing once as it's so overwhelmingly absurd.

Have the Russians taken over, it was once an Aussie place, well they made up the largest number of tourists. Bali and Phuket.

Anyway who cares about both places. My wife and I catch cheap flights to the west coast of Australia 75 Aud per person ex bkk 4 hours and you have nearly 2000 kms of prestine coast line. No deck chairs, no soi dogs or garbage and hardly a person to be spotted. We hire a camper van for a week and it beats Phuket hands down and all for around the same price overall.

I come from the east coast so I am not promoting W.A

[me313]

The last time I swam at a beach in Phuket was a few years ago, when a host of rubbery plastic "things" were floating in the entire Nai Harn beach area (it was during summer months, low season). The few times I swam at the beach in Phuket, I used goggles and observed ropes, plastic bags, pieces of material floating near the bottom---

since then, I much prefer using swimming pools, and then I can't be sure if the pools are being chlorinated correctly

[orosee]

So if you rush from your hotel toilet to the beach... You can have your poo and eat it too?