A man walks at Karon beach on Phuket Island, Thailand on April 1, 2021. Photo by Reuters
Photos and video clips of three Chinese divers picking up starfish and stepping on coral reefs during a south Phuket island diving tour on Koh Racha were posted on Tuesday on the Facebook page “Monsoon Garbage Thailand”, and quickly went viral on social media.
This prompted many calls on Thai authorities to investigate the act of environmental transgression, and Thai law states anyone who harms or disturbs such wildlife may be fined up to 100,000 baht and jailed for up to two years.
Two of the divers have already confessed and turned themselves into police, while the third suspect remains at large, as The Phuket News reported. The diving tour group included 30 members.
