Rough seas impede oil spill cleanup
Thailand’s Marine Department on 27 February said it had not been able to clean up the oil spill from the capsized cruise liner Ocean Dream off Koh Nok in Chon Buri’s Si Racha district due to high winds and waves impeding their operations.
In a press statement, the department said the spill evaded oil booms because of strong winds and currents. The rough sea also obstructed the mooring of a suction skimmer close to the Ocean Dream which would help to recover some of the 20 tonnes of spilled oil.
