Public Notice: Avoid going between buoys

Swimmers and sea bathers are urged to avoid going between the channels created by buoys, which have been installed by the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) at beaches across the island.

The buoys are being used to identify dedicated routes to allow water sports vessels to traverse to, and from the water sports area and the beach, without interference to other users.

It is part of an exercise being conducted by the CZMU to ensure the safety of all beach users, and is in accordance with the pending Shipping Domestic Vessels legislation.

At present, lanes designated for the entry and exit of water sports craft can be found at Speightstown; Cholera Bay; Mullins; Gibbs Bay; Thunder Bay; Mount Standfast; Glitter Bay; Heron Bay; Colony Club; Discovery Bay; Zaccios; Sandy Lane; Payne’s Bay North; Tamarind Cove; Crystal Cove; Payne’s Bay South; Waves Hotel; Batts Rock; Paradise; Brighton Beach; Boat Yard; Pebbles Beach; Dover Beach; Maxwell North; Maxwell Central and Maxwell South.

In those channels, swimming, sea bathing, paddle boarding, or other beach activity is strictly prohibited.