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Weather, cleanup keep oil slick away from Thai resort island

Workers clean themselves down after scrubbing oil off rocks on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Favorable wind and sea conditions kept an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand on Sunday, according to authorities, but concerns remained that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers scrubbing oil off rocks on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Favorable wind and sea conditions kept an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand on Sunday, according to authorities, but concerns remained that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers scrub oil off rocks on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Favorable wind and sea conditions kept an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand on Sunday, according to authorities, but concerns remained that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers scrubbing oil off rocks on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf of Thailand from an undersea hose used to load tankers at an offshore mooring point owned by the Star Petroleum Refining Co. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf of Thailand from an undersea hose used to load tankers at an offshore mooring point owned by the Star Petroleum Refining Co. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Workers carry out a cleanup operation on Mae Ramphueng Beach after a pipeline oil spill off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf of Thailand from an undersea hose used to load tankers at an offshore mooring point owned by the Star Petroleum Refining Co. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)