There is an established phrase - "warm and gentle sea." However, it is not warm for everyone, and gentleness can be deceiving …
Water in general and the sea in particular must be respected. As they say to be on you. The ability to swim is not enough here. There are a few simple rules to follow in order not to become a victim:
Rule # 1. You should pay attention to the flags on the beach.
The world has long worked out and is using the following warning system for the safety of swimming on a specific beach using flags. They have the same number of colors as a traffic light: red, yellow, green.
The green flag indicates that the sea is now safe, there are no threats to bathers.
A yellow flag notifies that the sea is not entirely calm and that you should not swim far and, moreover, alone.
The red flag means an absolute ban on swimming, as it is now unsafe on this beach. Sometimes as many as two red flags are set, which means not only a ban on swimming, but even on the approach to the sea. The flag of this color serves as a warning not only about the storm danger of the sea, but also about the activation of its dangerous animals: sharks or jellyfish, as well as about the strengthening of underwater currents. So trust the lifeguards from this beach - they know what they are doing by checking the flags of a certain color.
Rule # 2. Do not swim while drunk.
This rule is known to everyone, and still, according to statistics, most of the drowning occurs with drunken bathers. The reason is obvious - a drunk person cannot correctly assess his position in the water and calculate the necessary efforts to rescue. It ends badly.
Rule # 3. No risk and no panic!
When the tide is high and the sea waves roll onto the beach, you don't have to sail far from it. Water does not always have time to move back to the sea, and then a kind of "corridors" are obtained, where there is a strong reverse current. They form near the coast and go straight to the depths.
It is because of this flow of water that most accidents occur. He can pick up a bather and quickly carry him out to sea. A person begins to panic and try to fight this current, trying with all his might to rake to the shore, and thereby loses strength. In such cases, you need to calm down, not try to overcome the current, but try to row parallel to the shore in order to leave the dangerous zone. The return flow is usually not very wide, about 2-5 meters. So the chances are pretty good.
If you get into the whirlpool, the best way is to take the deepest possible breath, go to the depth and try to swim out of the vortex.
This happens quite often with those who like to swim behind the buoys, swimming outside the designated swimming area. The danger is the higher, the worse the person swims. Air mattresses and circles here can be a disservice, deflating at the most inopportune moment.
So even an experienced bather should pay attention to these simple rules in order to avoid accidents at sea and return home safe and sound.
