Yellow storm-warning flags go up on Pattaya beaches

[Rimmer]

Yellow storm-warning flags go up on Pattaya beaches

PATTAYA:--Yellow flags went up on Pattaya-area beaches to warn swimmers to take care as tropical storm Bebinca impacted the area.

The storm moved into Thailand’s North and Northeast Aug. 16-17 with its effects being felt in the East and South.

 

City spokesman Pinit Maneerat said yellow warning flags went up advising caution while swimming. Red flags, by contrast, tell people to stay out of the water. Additional lifeguards also were dispatched to beaches.

 

Pinit acknowledged that the flags weren’t a perfect system because people either didn’t understand what they meant, didn’t see them or just ignored them. Swimmers even ignored lifeguards who approached them to explain the risk.

 

He said the flags often are spaced far apart with ignorant swimmers thinking that if they go to an area where there is no flag visible it was safe to swim, he said.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-08-24

[Justgrazing]

29 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Red flags, by contrast, tell people to stay out of the water

 

[Moti24]

"He said the flags often are spaced far apart with ignorant swimmers thinking that if they go to an area where there is no flag visible it was safe to swim, he said."

 

Well, you can do something about that!  Just stick-in a few more flags!  It's not rocket science!

 

17 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Pinit acknowledged that the flags weren’t a perfect system because people either didn’t understand what they meant.....

Stick-up a few signs at the same time; if it's not too much trouble.

 

Thanks

 

 

[impulse]

Red flags in the south, yellow flags in Pattaya.  A little consistency would probably be helpful if you're really trying to get the message across.

 

Or do they have a meaning along the lines of "don't eat yellow snow and don't swim in yellow water"?

 

[Media1]

Did the rats also take cover

[mikebell]

On 8/24/2018 at 6:38 PM, Rimmer said:

Pinit acknowledged that the flags weren’t a perfect system

So a misunderstood system; fatally flawed; roundly ignored; how much did this Health and Safety measure cost?

[AlexCanada]

If the Yellow warning flags go up all the Chinese will charge towards the beach thinking it's their tour guide leader.

[Henrik Andersen]

who cares only stupid people want swimming in this unhealthy water 

I don't need a flag to stay away from the water the smell, plastic and color do the trick for me.... 

[kwan]

Not only but also . . . .