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In preparation for the summer season Sea Rescue emergency contact signs have been erected at Richards Bay's popular beaches, including dangerous bathing areas. The signs, in isiZulu and English, are numbered and have been GPS plotted so that emergency services can respond to the correct location in case of emergency.Thank you to Alfred H Knight for the kind sponsorship of the signs and to the municipal officials who made it possible to erect the signs in the correct places.Richards Bay emergency signsRichards Bay emergency signsRichards Bay emergency signs
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