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by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin, 22 May 2007
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In the vicinity of the False Bay beaches there have been a spate of attacks, some fatal, by Great White Sharks in the recent past. The Cape Town Metropolitan Council has now introduced a shark watch with spotters on the hill sides overlooking the beaches, supported by periodical helicopter patrols, to warn of sharks in the vicinity of the beaches. The shark spotters are equipped with walkie-talkies and report any sightings to the life savers on the beaches.
Warning flags are then hoisted to warn the bathers:
image by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin, 22 May 2007
A Green flag indicates that visibility for the spotters is good and no sharks
have been seen.
image by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin, 22 May 2007
A Black flag indicates that visibility for the spotters is poor, but no sharks
have been seen.
image by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin, 22 May 2007
A Red flag indicates that a shark has recently been seen but it is no longer
visible to the spotters.
A White flag charged with a black shark indicates that a shark has been sighted
and bathers should calmly and immediately leave the water. The hoisting of this
flag is accompanied by a loud siren blast.
If no flag is hoisted, then the spotters are not on duty.
This information is published in a pamphlet available to the public. It contains
no information on the dimensions of the flags, but an actual black flag flying
seen by me, was about two feet by three.
Andries Burgers, 23 Feb 2007
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