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Samet SOS: fight to keep oil slick at bay

A Marine Department ship is moved into position on Sunday to help contain a crude oil slick off the Rayong coast caused by a leak in an undersea pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Plc. (AFP photo)

Authorities are trying to contain an oil slick that has already damaged a stretch of coast in Rayong before it reaches the western shore of famous island Koh Samet.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said on Sunday multiple agencies were deploying teams to try to contain the oil slick as it drifted towards Ao Phrao, a small bay on the holiday island's western shore.

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