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Major disaster... Baltimore, MD, US.
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From the looks of the photos it's going to be a big mess. Doesn't look like the Thai Gov'mint is making a big effort to clean it up. Oil Spill Hits Longest Beach in Rayong Oil spill hits Mae Ram Phueng Beach in Rayong province on Saturday. The oil spill, covering a stretch of two kilometers on the beach. The beach at 12 kilometers, is the longest beach in the eastern coast of Thailand and a popular tourist attraction. The 160,000 liters of oil is now just 11.5 kilomters west of the tourist island of Koh Samet and is about nine times the land size of island. The spill occurred on Tuesday when a pipe under the sea belonging to Star Petroleum Refining Company (SPRC) leaked off the coast of Rayong province. The company said 80 percent of the oil has been treated with dispersant. . . . It's Trench War in Rayong Against Oil Spill The authorities on Saturday dig up a long shallow trench along Mae Ram Phueng Beach, the longest beach in Rayong province. They hope to trap the oil spill, now covering a stretch of five kilometers on the beach and expanding. Source: https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/