Staff of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources check fish nets that will be used to collect garbage from the sea off Prachuap Khiri Khan. Koh Talu is a popular shallow-water dive site in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. When plastic garbage sinks, it could cover and kill coral, he added. He said he believed it was the biggest floating garbage patch ever seen in Thai waters. Earlier report: Huge floating garbage patch vanishes overnight

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2017 11:26 UTC