"Beaches"

Summer heat saw crowds of daytrippers descend on U.K. coastal resorts, leading one southern town to declare a major incident and Health Secretary Matt Hancock to warn that he could close beaches to head off any potential new round of coronavirus cases.

ASBURY PARK, N.J. - Joe Bongiovanni has been patrolling Asbury Park's wide beaches for more than a half century, beginning as a lifeguard when he was 18 and now, at 70, as Beach Safety Supervisor. He has seen vicious riptides and beach brawls, hurricanes and circling sharks, rough surf rescues and even a few marriage proposals.

Two-and-a-half years ago, the International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA), the world’s leading lifeguard development organisation, filed a formal appeal to Prime Minister Prayut on behalf of Phuket’s lifeguards. The message from experienced local lifeguards was simple:

Illegal structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket are to be demolished after officers seized encroached-upon land in parts of the Narkerd Reserve Forest on Sunday.

Phuket lifeguards on Monday warned all swimmers at the island’s beaches of strong waves and rip currents.

The Krabi provincial government appears to be attempting a “band-aid” solution to stop wastewater from running freely onto one of the most popular beaches in the region.

The remains of two young Omura whales were separately found on Songkhla’s beaches. They were probably from the same herd.

Carita, Indonesia - A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further.

Swimmers have been banned on all beaches in Phuket while the crocodile-hunting operation for a missing animal is still ongoing.

Phuket lifeguards are warning swimmers after Portuguese man o’ war jellyfish were spotted on the island’s west coast beaches on Monday.

A Green Turtle and two Hawksbill Sea Turtles were found washed up on Phuket’s Laypang, Kata and Kamala Beaches on Saturday.

Officials on Thursday began strictly enforcing a ban on smoking on beaches, with offenders facing a possible year in prison and a Bt100,000 fine.