Rayong: A natural plankton bloom turned the seawater off the popular Mae Ramphueng beach a dark black-green, marine officials said, dispelling fears of an oil spill.
Suthep Juala-or, director of the Eastern Gulf of Thailand Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre, said the agency received public reports on Sunday afternoon of discoloured seawater, foul smells and dark patches along the shoreline in Muang district.
