Our thoughts are with the swimmer who lost his leg to a shark while swimming at Fish Hoek yesterday, and we wish him strength over the tough times of recovery, rehabilitation and physio. Apparently the beach had been closed to swimmers after a shark had been spotted earlier. With such a large beach and multiple access points, its possible he wasn't even aware. I am sure there are a number of people who don't know the meaning of the different flags. Heres a guide. Thanks to the City and the Shark Spotters program for keeping a eye out for us. GREEN is good visibility and no sharks have been spotted. BLACK means poor visibilty, but no sharks seen, RED means a shark has been seen recently, but is no longer visible and WHITE with a Black Shark and a siren means a shark has been sighted, leave the water calmly, but immediately.
No flag means no spotters. The spotters are dedicated and help us to be safer, but using the sea is at your own risk. Hope this helps - be safe out there
Deon
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