An Increase in Sea Related Accidents

​Confession by Ron

Due to the nature of my job, I would like to be anonymous. I can only tell you that my work involves coastal patrol.

People say in the 7th month, we should avoid swimming, and I think there’s some truth to that. For us, we noticed that especially during this period, there’s an exceptionally high number of water related accidents that take place, and the bodies aren’t always recovered.

Some of the common reports we receive are people falling overboard. So if you intend to be on a boat this month, I would advise you to wear a life jacket. Sometimes you may find that you are being careful and there’s no reason to fall over, but we have seen reports where people felt they were being pushed. At least with a life jacket on, you got one more layer of protection.

​Some of my colleagues mentioned that around the southern islands, it’s where there’s the highest number of sightings.