On September 3, Mr. Luu Thanh Nhan - Vice Chairman of Nha Trang City People's Committee said that he had directed units to inspect and handle the situation of oil clumps drifting onto Nha Trang Bay beach.
From September 1 to September 2, tourists discovered clumps of oil washing up on the shores of Nha Trang. Some tourists even accidentally stepped on the oil while jogging.
Lumpy oil washed ashore in Nha Trang, appearing in the area of 2/4 Square and the area opposite the Four Seasons Nha Trang cafe.
According to the leader of the Department of Sea and Islands under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Khanh Hoa, the black lumps on Nha Trang beach are likely bilge water (a mixture of many substances including seawater, oil, mud, chemicals...) discharged into the sea by ocean-going ships.
Over time, this compound settles at the bottom and changes its chemical properties into black lumpy oil, which then flows to the coast. The oil has changed its chemical properties so it is difficult to dissolve in water, it does not have too much impact on the environment.
Head of Nha Trang Bay Management Board Huynh Binh Thai added that after receiving information from tourists, the unit coordinated with Nha Trang Urban Environment Joint Stock Company to clean up the clumped oil that washed ashore.
According to Mr. Huynh Binh Thai, every year at the beach of Nha Trang city, there are still recorded cases of waste oil clumping and washing up on the shore. Immediately after that, the functional units collect and clean it up, but the cause has not been determined.
