50 tons of crude oil leaks from pipeline in Thailand’s popular tourist island Prao Bay

Streaks of crude oil cover the shore of Prao Bay on Samet Island in Rayong province eastern Thailand Monday, July 29, 2013. The oil spill that leaked from a pipeline has reached the popular tourist island in Thailand’s eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up over the weekend, officials said Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Daily News>

In this photo taken Saturday, July 27, 2013, a cleaning vessel clears the oil after about 50 tons of crude oil leaked from a pipe spilled into the sea off Rayong province, eastern Thailand. The oil spill that leaked from a pipeline, operated by a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc, has reached a popular tourist island in Thailand’s eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up over the weekend, officials said Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/The Nation-Atchara>

Workers remove crude oil on the beach of Prao Bay on Samet Island in Rayong province eastern Thailand Monday, July 29, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Daily News>