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shiva Apr 7th 2009 8:46 am

Beach open or closed
 
is it open or closed, is it safe or not.
my suspision, red tide is in fact in BUT beaches closed is bad for business so guess what.......

"Two beaches in Dubai closed as traces of Red Tide surfaces"
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10301692.html

just a few hours later
"Dubai beaches are clear of red tide, says official"
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10301667.html

shiva Apr 7th 2009 8:47 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
http://www.gulfnews.com/images/09/04..._tide_gn_5.jpg

i see no red algae

Inselaffen Apr 7th 2009 8:52 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
must be true that its safe if its in Gulfnews!

Roadking Apr 7th 2009 8:55 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 7458423)
is it open or closed, is it safe or not.
my suspision, red tide is in fact in BUT beaches closed is bad for business so guess what.......

"Two beaches in Dubai closed as traces of Red Tide surfaces"
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10301692.html

just a few hours later
"Dubai beaches are clear of red tide, says official"
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Envir.../10301667.html

I think it's clopen, but I could be wrong.

Inselaffen Apr 7th 2009 9:17 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
Hope its open by Friday otherwise you'll have a lot of frustrated labourers having to go elsewhere for a glimpse of some female skin!

seraphnina Apr 7th 2009 9:33 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
Apparently thoses pics are not here.

Inselaffen Apr 7th 2009 9:39 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by seraphnina (Post 7458527)
Apparently thoses pics are not here.

now you mention it, it doesnt look like Dubai

shiva Apr 7th 2009 9:45 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 7458540)
now you mention it, it doesnt look like Dubai


true, actually looks like fujeirah. should have looked closer before linking

Kim67 Apr 7th 2009 9:55 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 7458552)
true, actually looks like fujeirah. should have looked closer before linking

I took the kids down the beach for a swim yesterday and we're all still alive and kicking - didn't see any algae - the water was crystal clear.

seraphnina Apr 7th 2009 9:56 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
Yeah I was at the beach on the weekend it was fine but cold.

shiva Apr 7th 2009 10:05 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
arabian business
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/55184...of-dubai-beach

Kim67 Apr 7th 2009 10:11 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by seraphnina (Post 7458572)
Yeah I was at the beach on the weekend it was fine but cold.

Yeah, the water was cold yesterday too. Let's hope all remains fine for the start of nippers this weekend. The surf lifesaving paddle boards are still in question because the the surfing regulations so let's hope they don't close the beach altogether.

Inselaffen Apr 7th 2009 10:17 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 7458569)
I took the kids down the beach for a swim yesterday and we're all still alive and kicking - didn't see any algae - the water was crystal clear.

better luck next time

seraphnina Apr 7th 2009 10:18 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 
There were kite surfers? when I was there.

seraphnina Apr 7th 2009 10:21 am

Re: Beach open or closed
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 7458593)

That pic is from NZ.


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