| December 3, 2010 - Eco Koh Tao Joins the Thai Navy Cleaning Koh Tao |
It was a mixed bag of weather that greeted Koh Tao as the Thai Navy made a pit stop en route through the Gulf of Thailand visiting the local community of Koh Tao. We took the opportunity to join them in a touch of community service helping the navy boys clean the road between Chalok Baan Khao in the south and Mae Haad in the centre of Koh Tao.
It was a special day as local community members were offered complimentary medical & dental care. The navy donated their time and also some sporting supplies for use at the school.
Students of a current Marine Resource Management course with IDCS Nathan Cook took the day off to get involved in cleaning of our streets and our beaches. |
Members of Eco Koh Tao with the Thai Navy after joining forces to clean the streets of Koh Tao. |
The weather was less than ideal but a few brave divers batled the conditions to help clean the waterways.
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In the afternoon our cleaning efforts took us to Mae Haad where we cleaned the beach and the waterways. Participants in the water scooped up dozens of plastic bags and glass bottles full of sand and silt that turned the water black. It wasn’t a pleasant job and after two solid hours underwater MRM students Stefanie Anderl and Sirasa 'Pearl' Kantaratanakul had done a power of work. There’s still more to do but we’ll have to save it for another day!
Thank you to everyone who took part in a very successful day out. |
Our land team helped to make sure the beach was looking a treat by the time we were done with it.
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Stefanie Anderl emerging from the water with yet
ANOTHER bag of trash |
Divemaster trainee Mia was helping to spread the word
with this Project Aware banner
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Local boy Kailash Cook was also in the thick of things helping with the clean up and setting up some signage on our recycle bins |
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