Thailand’s Navy Strives To Prevent An Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Thailand

Thailand reportedly ordered the country’s navy to join the efforts for rescuing an oil storage vessel run by a Chevron unit that was impaired earlier in the week during a routine maintenance activity in the waters of the Gulf of Thailand.

The navy is going to focus on helping crew members plug a leakage that is led to water seeping into the vessel’s hull, as government spokesman named Anucha Burapachaisri mentioned on Thursday.

They’ll also take measures to prevent oil spills as the crude carrier was loaded with 400,000 crude oil barrels.

Sea water had seeped into the FSO Bechamas 2 on Tuesday after a machine explosion during routine maintenance work.

A crew member had been in the explosion, whereas the remaining 28 individuals were safe and secure, and the vessel was stable, per Anucha.

The vessel is now stationed about 129 miles from the Sattahip naval base in the eastern Chonburi province. The country’s navy will assist in recovering the deceased crew member’s body and has also readied action plans in an oil spill event, Anucha mentioned, adding that there were until now zero reports of crude oil leakage.

It follows a separate incident in January 2023 where an underwater hose used to load tankers reportedly ruptured at a facility run by Star Petroleum Refining Company (SPRC), spilling several thousands of litres of oil into the Gulf.

References: The Print, Energy Voice

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