Phuket beaches closed as Portuguese man o’ war wash ashore

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Phuket beaches closed as Portuguese man o’ war wash ashore

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Phuket's Nai Yang and Nai Thon beaches have been closed to swimmers following Portuguese man o’ war and box jellyfish being washed ashore. Photo: Phuket LIfeguard Service
 

PHUKET: Officials at Sirinath National Park have closed Nai Thon and Nai Yang beaches after box jellyfish and Portuguese man o’ war have been found washed ashore by storm surf.

 

The two beaches are closed and beach-goers are urged not to enter the water, Park Chief Kitipas Tharapibal confirmed to The Phuket News today (Sept 24).

 

Park Chief Kitipas issued an urgent warning yesterday (Sept 23) after lifeguards discovered Portuguese man o’ war and box jellyfish washed at Nai Thon, Nai Yang and several other beaches. (See story here).

 

“Please, don’t play in the water or engage in any water activities at these beaches. Also, please don’t touch creatures found on the sand,” Mr Kitipas said.

“These species are among the most toxic in the world,” he added.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-beaches-closed-as-portuguese-man-o-war-wash-ashore-59229.php#MbgEqXjGqUC4try7.97

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-09-25

 

 

 

 

[zaZa9]

Any map Ive ever seen about the distribution of Box Jellyfish ( Cubozoa ) show the West Coast of Thailand is NOT part of their habitat ...

https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Distribution+box+jellyfish&rlz=1C1CHZL_enTH708TH708&espv=2&biw=1317&bih=614&tbm=isch&imgil=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%3BlyaK5c9LsGZj7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%252Fanimals%252Finvertebrates%252Fbox-jellyfish%252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%2ClyaK5c9LsGZj7M%2C_&usg=__MPS-Db760fDMvhrFWnztG5XrJ10%3D&ved=0ahUKEwj14fzn06nPAhWHv48KHW1uAPUQyjcIOQ&ei=_E7nV_XzKYf_vgTt3IGoDw#imgrc=2EIhUzYzSCqGCM%3A

[stevenl]

11 minutes ago, zaZa9 said:

Any map Ive ever seen about the distribution of Box Jellyfish ( Cubozoa ) show the West Coast of Thailand is NOT part of their habitat ...

https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Distribution+box+jellyfish&rlz=1C1CHZL_enTH708TH708&espv=2&biw=1317&bih=614&tbm=isch&imgil=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%3BlyaK5c9LsGZj7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%252Fanimals%252Finvertebrates%252Fbox-jellyfish%252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%2ClyaK5c9LsGZj7M%2C_&usg=__MPS-Db760fDMvhrFWnztG5XrJ10%3D&ved=0ahUKEwj14fzn06nPAhWHv48KHW1uAPUQyjcIOQ&ei=_E7nV_XzKYf_vgTt3IGoDw#imgrc=2EIhUzYzSCqGCM%3A

Still they are here sometimes. Not often, but it does happen.

[Bob12345]

This can't be good for tourism, why not let the people in the water anyways and just hunt down everybody who reports about the accidents caused by these animals as they "jeopardize the stability of the country"?

[StefanBBK]

Swimming Pools are safest bet.

[beechbum]

2 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Any map Ive ever seen about the distribution of Box Jellyfish ( Cubozoa ) show the West Coast of Thailand is NOT part of their habitat ...

https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Distribution+box+jellyfish&rlz=1C1CHZL_enTH708TH708&espv=2&biw=1317&bih=614&tbm=isch&imgil=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%3BlyaK5c9LsGZj7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%252Fanimals%252Finvertebrates%252Fbox-jellyfish%252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=_lJ8IApsMKy5sM%3A%2ClyaK5c9LsGZj7M%2C_&usg=__MPS-Db760fDMvhrFWnztG5XrJ10%3D&ved=0ahUKEwj14fzn06nPAhWHv48KHW1uAPUQyjcIOQ&ei=_E7nV_XzKYf_vgTt3IGoDw#imgrc=2EIhUzYzSCqGCM%3A

Your maps wrong.

[Nurseynutcase]

Hi everyone - the Portugese man-o-war can turn up anywhere.  The Daily Mail a UK newspaper had reports of these oritters washed up on a beach in the UK.  sorry can't remember the exact location.

[swanny321]

Guess the Portuguese really need to update their navy!

[eliotness]

Will TAT put a spin on this or just totally ignore it, but I bet the international press will report it ?

[zaZa9]

I note there is no pictures of the Box Jellyfish in the report above.

Only what I was brought up to call 'Blue Bottles'. While painful , these jellyfish do not kill , unlike the 'Box'.

 

Any evidence beechbum ??