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Tanker ran aground at Koh Mai Si

On Sep 17, 2024, at around 6 a.m. the 'Thai Laemthong 8', with 12 crew members on board, ran aground at Koh Mai Si, off the coast of Koh Kood off the Soneva Kiri Resort in the Trat province. Strong waves had caused an engine failure and disabled the ship, which then drifted ashore. The Koh Kood District Chief and the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center (Sor Chor Ror) of Trat were working together to assess the damage and provide assistance, after the Trat Marine Security Center (Sor Chor Ror Trat) received a distress call from the captain. The vessel suffered a breach, causing water to flood the engine room. The stormy winds and waves raised concerns about the potential sinking of the tanker and the environmental impact of an oil spill in the Koh Kood area. The heavy seas around Koh Kood initially prevented any rescue boats from reaching the grounded vessel. They eventually arranged for a boat from the nearby Soneva Kiri Resort to approach the 'Thai Laemthong 8'. Two fishing boats and a Navy ship tried to tow the tanker back into open waters. However, operations were difficult due to the poor weather and swollen waves.' All crew members were then evacuated from the ship. They had earlier pumped out water to keep the tanker from sinking. The ship had made an overnight stop between Koh Mai Si and Koh Kut islands to shelter from a storm on the evvening Sep 16 evening, before its engine died the following morning. There were no reports of oil leakage as the tanker, which had been transporting fuel from the Rayong province, had delivered it to fishing boats operating in Trat’s border waters, and was en route back to Rayong. Report with photos and video: https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/oil-tanker-runs-aground-at-koh-mai-si-off-koh-kood-coast-in-trat-472813 https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/oil-tanker-runs-aground-on-rocky-outcrop-amid-storm-in-thailand/vi-AA1qPbbc?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds