Part of the floating garbage patch in the Gulf of Thailand. On Thursday evening an aerial survey located the 800 metre by 1 kilometre floating mass about eight kilometres east of Koh Talu, a popular shallow water dive site in the province. The huge garbage patch might be composed of debris in water draining off the land after the recent floods, especially from Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon provinces, Mr Sopon said. It was the biggest floating garbage patch ever seen in Thai waters. Once located again, crane equipped boats with big nets, assisted by divers, would scoop up the garbage for proper disposal, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2017 07:18 UTC