22 oil leaks, 507 tonnes of waste in one year

Pollution Control Department officials work to clean up the oil spill that washed ashore along a 2-kilometre stretch of Rayong’s Mae Ramphueng beach in January last year. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has reported 22 incidents of oil leaks in the Gulf of Thailand and a total of 507 tonnes of rubbish collected from the seas around the country last year, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Taisaranakul.

Ms Traisulee said the cabinet has acknowledged the report from the ministry offering an overview of the country's marine environment situation in 24 coastal provinces last year.