On Christmas Day 2004, our reporter and underwater film-maker Tobias Dahlin was with his family in Khao Lak, Thailand. This is his personal account of what happened then.
The calm turquoise waters along Thailand's coast can look idyllic. But beneath the surface lurks a treacherous disease that is spreading and killing vital coral reefs.
Fishermen risk being left without income and with damaged fish stocks after the oil leak that occurred near the coast of rayong province in eastern Thailand on Tuesday
Between 20 and 50 tons of crude oil have ended up in the ocean since a pipeline began leaking about two miles from popular beaches in Thailand, among other places