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Algae bloom turned seawater dark green

Rayong: A natural plankton bloom turned the seawater off the popular Mae Ramphueng beach a dark black-green, marine officials said, dispelling fears of an oil spill.

Bangkok Post · Jun 22

SPRC faces B39m suit over oil spill

RAYONG: Restaurant and hotel entrepreneurs at Mae Ramphueng beach and Koh Samet yesterday filed a lawsuit against Star Petroleum Refining Public Co Ltd (SPRC) to demand 38.8 million baht in compensation for recent oil spills that have harmed the area.

Bangkok Post · Aug 9, 2022

Rayong beach 'still unsafe' after oil spill

Despite efforts to clean up the oil spill from Star Petroleum Refining Public Co's (SPRC) pipeline, the concentration of heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons on Mae Ramphueng beach still exceed levels considered safe, the Rayong Pollution Control Centre said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 22, 2022

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Rayong beach billed unsafe

The seawater around Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong has been contaminated by two recent oil spills and is unsafe for recreational activities, according to the Rayong Pollution Control Centre.

Bangkok Post · Feb 15, 2022

Emergency centre to close as slick dissipates

RAYONG: Authorities will close an emergency centre after oil sludge was cleared from Mae Ramphueng Beach and the sea off the beachfront of this eastern province.

Bangkok Post · Feb 2, 2022

Blackened beach in Rayong off limits to public

Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong is now off limits to the public as a major clean-up continues of an oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline, provincial governor Charnna Iamsaeng said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 29, 2022

Thai Beach Declared Disaster Area after Oil Spill

A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand. The leak from the pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) started late on Tuesday…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022

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Oil spill the last straw for Rayong tourism

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.

Bangkok Post · Jan 29, 2022

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