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Table 1 The size in ellipse and position of oil slick starting at South Bongkot 5 oil drilling rig at different times.

From: A numerical study of oil spill prediction in the Gulf of Thailand using ocean wave model

Time

Center

Distance (km)

Major axis (km)

Minor axis (km)

Beginning of incident

(7.3678°N, 102.6004°E)

30 minutes later

(7.1556°N, 102.3150°E)

39.48

10.80

8.97

60 minutes later

(6.9412°N, 102.0290°E)

39.67

13.76

10.67